,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hgfc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ag1       
#bjbj,mr4 ,krishnamoorthi 7for himself  
and ,mr4 ,stewart7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,permanent ,select ,committee on    
,intelligence  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the
 ,director of ,national ,intelligence to
 award contracts or grants1 or enter    
into transactions other than contracts1 
to encourage microelectronics research  
in support of artificial intelligence4  
#a4 ,seedling investment in             
next-generation microelectronics in     
support of artificial intelligence  7a7 
,findings ,congress finds that-- 7#a7   
developing faster1 more energy          
efficient1 and more resilient computing 
is important to the future of the       
national security of the ,united ,states
 and the leadership by the ,united      
,states in artificial intelligence2 and 
7#b7 multidisciplinary teams            
co-designing microelectronics for       

artificial intelligence will lead to    
unprecedented capabilities that will    
help ensure that the ,united ,states    
maintains its superiority in this       
worldwide competition for economic and  
national security4  7b7 ,awards for     
research and development ,the ,director 
of ,national ,intelligence1 acting      
through the ,director of the            
,intelligence ,advanced ,research       
,projects ,activity1 shall award        
contracts or grants1 or enter into      
transactions other than contracts1 to   
encourage microelectronics research4    
7c7 ,use of funds ,the ,director shall  
award contracts or grants to1 or enter  
into transactions other than contracts  
with1 entities under subsection 7b7 to  
carry out any of the following3 7#a7    
,advanced engineering and applied       
research into novel computing models1   
materials1 devices1 architectures1 or   
algorithms to enable the advancement of 
artificial intelligence and machine     
learning4  7#b7 ,research efforts to--  

7,a7 overcome challenges with           
engineering and applied research of     
microelectronics1 including with respect
 to the physical limits on transistors1 
electrical interconnects1 and memory    
elements2 or  7,b7 promote long-term    
advancements in computing technologies1 
including by fostering a unified and    
multidisciplinary approach encompassing 
research and development into algorithm 
design1 computing architectures1        
microelectronic devices and circuits1   
and the chemistry and physics of new    
materials4  7#c7 ,any other activity the
 ,director determines would promote the 
development of microelectronics         
research4  7d7 ,award amounts ,in       
awarding contracts or grants1 or        
entering into transactions other than   
contracts1 under subsection 7b71 the    
,director may award not more than a     
total of #ae1jjj1jjj4