Closing Loopholes for the Overseas Use and Development of Artificial Intelligence Act
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (17 Jul 2023): Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
What this bill does
H.R. 4683, the "Closing Loopholes for the Overseas Use and Development of Artificial Intelligence Act" (CLOUD AI Act), would direct the Secretary of Commerce to prohibit U.S. persons and U.S. subsidiaries from providing support for the remote or cloud-based use of certain advanced integrated circuits—specifically those listed under Export Control Classification Numbers 3A090 and 4A090—by entities located in the People's Republic of China or Macau. The Secretary would have 180 days after enactment to issue this prohibition and any regulations needed to implement it.
The bill's findings explain the rationale: existing 2022 export controls bar China and Macau from directly purchasing these advanced semiconductors and supercomputer components, but Chinese entities have reportedly continued to access this hardware remotely through cloud services, potentially aiding artificial intelligence development with military or national-security implications. The bill would primarily affect U.S. technology and cloud-service companies, which would face new compliance obligations restricting how they provide remote computing access to entities in China and Macau, as well as those entities' ability to obtain such access.
The bill was introduced in the House on July 17, 2023, by Rep. Jeffrey Jackson with several bipartisan cosponsors, and was referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. It did not receive a vote and saw no further action during the 118th Congress.
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Official summary
Closing Loopholes for the Overseas Use and Development of Artificial Intelligence Act or the CLOUD AI Act
This bill prohibits certain transactions between a U.S. person (i.e., natural person or entity) and an entity located in China or Macau when the transactions support remote access to certain integrated circuits.
Specifically, the bill prohibits a U.S. person (and any foreign branch of a U.S. person) from providing support to an entity in China or Macau for the remote or cloud use of integrated circuits covered by export control classification numbers 3A090 or 4A090. (The classification numbers cover certain high-performance integrated circuits, computers, electronic assemblies, and related components.)
The bill directs the Department of Commerce to establish the ban no later than 180 days after the bill is enacted and to issue the regulations necessary to implement the bill.
Timeline
17 Jul 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 4683 do?
- H.R. 4683, the "Closing Loopholes for the Overseas Use and Development of Artificial Intelligence Act" (CLOUD AI Act), would direct the Secretary of Commerce to prohibit U.S. persons and U.S. subsidiaries from providing support for the remote or cloud-based use of certain advanced integrated circuits—specifically those listed under Export Control Classification Numbers 3A090 and 4A090—by entities located in the People's Republic of China or Macau. The Secretary would have 180 days after enactment to issue this prohibition and any regulations needed to implement it. The bill's findings explain the rationale: existing 2022 export controls bar China and Macau from directly purchasing these advanced semiconductors and supercomputer components, but Chinese entities have reportedly continued to access this hardware remotely through cloud services, potentially aiding artificial intelligence development with military or national-security implications. The bill would primarily affect U.S. technology and cloud-service companies, which would face new compliance obligations restricting how they provide remote computing access to entities in China and Macau, as well as those entities' ability to obtain such access. The bill was introduced in the House on July 17, 2023, by Rep. Jeffrey Jackson with several bipartisan cosponsors, and was referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. It did not receive a vote and saw no further action during the 118th Congress.
- Has H.R. 4683 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.R. 4683. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.R. 4683?
- H.R. 4683 was sponsored by Rep. Jackson, Jeff [D-NC-14] (D-NC), with 9 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 4683?
- Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (17 Jul 2023).
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