MATCH Act

This bill requires the U.S. government to identify and control exports of certain semiconductor manufacturing equipment and components, and to engage allied countries to adopt similar controls, with a deadline for implementation and a national security waiver option.

Sec. 3, Identifying chokepoints: Within 60 days and annually, the covered agency heads must review and list all covered semiconductor manufacturing equipment and covered facilities, and submit the list to Congress.

Sec. 3, Diplomatic engagement: The covered agency heads must immediately seek allied supplier countries to adopt countrywide controls on covered equipment and license requirements with a policy of denial for exports to covered facilities. Within 90 days, they must brief Congress on the status of these efforts.

Sec. 3, Exhaustion of diplomatic recourse and application of controls: Within 150 days, the covered agency heads must publish regulations applying U.S. controls to all covered equipment and facilities in countries of concern. If not all allied countries have adopted equivalent controls, they must extend U.S. jurisdiction to equipment from non-complying countries, require licenses for servicing covered facilities, and prohibit exports to those facilities.

Sec. 3, National security waiver: The covered agency heads may grant a one-time 90-day extension to the 150-day deadline if they certify it is in the national security interest and allied countries are taking concrete steps, and submit a report justifying the extension.

Sec. 3, Report: Within 180 days and annually, the covered agency heads must report to Congress on lists of covered equipment and facilities, scope of controls, diplomatic efforts, and a certification that all covered exports require a license under a policy of denial.

Sec. 3, Termination and reimposition of controls upon allied action: If an allied country adopts the required controls, the U.S. may terminate or modify controls on items from that country. If the country later weakens those controls, the U.S. must reimpose them within 60 days.

Sec. 3, Administrative Procedure Act rulemaking and judicial review: The provisions of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 apply to this Act.

Sec. 3, Sunset: This Act expires 5 years after enactment, but prior obligations continue.

Sec. 3, Definitions: Key terms are defined, including advanced-node integrated circuits, allied supplier country, applicable item, country of concern, countrywide controls, covered agency heads, covered facility, covered semiconductor manufacturing equipment, and servicing.