S.Amdt. 1816

1. Adds SEC. ___. IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO NATIONAL NETWORK FOR MICROELECTRONICS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT wherever appropriate

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   Inserted: SEC. ___. IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO NATIONAL NETWORK FOR MICROELECTRONICS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

   Inserted: Section 9903(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283) is amended--

   Inserted: (1) in paragraph (1), in the matter before subparagraph (A), by striking "may" and inserting "shall"; and

   Inserted: (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:

   Inserted: "(3) Structure.--(A) In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, through a competitive process, select--

   Inserted: "(i) three eligible entities to carry out the core activities described in paragraph (2) as part of the network established under paragraph (1);

   Inserted: "(ii) up to ten eligible entities to carry out the hub activities described in paragraph (2) as part of the network established under paragraph (1);

   Inserted: "(iii) an eligible entity--

   Inserted: "(I) to conduct the competition for selecting the core activities and the hub activities; and

   Inserted: "(II) establishing and managing the network established under paragraph (1).

   Inserted: "(B) The Secretary shall ensure that the eligible entities selected under subparagraph (A) collectively represent the geographic diversity of the United States.

   Inserted: "(C) The Secretary shall ensure that each eligible entity selected under subparagraph (A) leads a distinct area of research determined by the Secretary.

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   Inserted: "(D) In carrying out activities described in paragraph (2) as part of the network established under paragraph (1), an eligible entity selected under subparagraph (A) may award a subcontract to an additional entity to carry out work on behalf of the eligible entity.

   Inserted: "(E)(i) In this paragraph--

   Inserted: "(I) a core activity is an activity that is capable of producing 300 millimeter silicon wafers to enable direct technology transfer to domestic state of the art fabricators of silicon wafers; and

   Inserted: "(II) a hub activity is an activity specialized in one or more microelectronics innovation areas and is capable of producing 200 millimeter silicon wafers to enable technology transfer to a core activity.

   Inserted: "(ii) For purposes of this paragraph, both core activities and hub activities are activities that support the maturation and transfer of leap ahead, new computing concepts, devices and materials, and beyond approaches, in effect as of the date of the enactment of this paragraph, for the complementary-symmetry metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) fabrication process.

   Inserted: "(4) Eligible entities.--(A) For purposes of clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph (3)(A), an eligible entity is--

   Inserted: "(i) an institution of higher education (as defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)); or

   Inserted: "(ii) a consortium led by an institution of higher education (as so defined) and one or more nonprofit or not-for-profit research institutions, operators of a federally funded research and development center, or for-profit entities.

   Inserted: "(B) For purposes of paragraph (3)(A)(iii), an eligible entity is a suitably qualified nonprofit or governmental organization.

   Inserted: "(5) Priority.--In selecting eligible entities under paragraph (3)(A), the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities that are located in close proximity to existing semiconductor manufacturing and research and development entities.".

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