Huizenga introduced it to require advanced chip manufacturers to detect and prevent smuggling to unauthorized countries and end users.
Require advanced chip manufacturers to detect and prevent smuggling to unauthorized countries and end users.
Occurrences
introduced bipartisan legislation, H.R. 3447, the Chip Security Act... requires advanced chip manufacturers to implement technical security measures to detect and prevent smuggling to unauthorized countries and end-users
The Deterring American AI Model Theft Act addresses this problem by authorizing discretionary sanctions, creating a name and shame list of AI thieves, and approving a pathway for the U.S. State Department to interphase with private industry to share best practices and study attacks to strengthen defense.
Deterring American AI Model Theft Act of 2026
The Chip Security Act requires advanced chip manufacturers to implement technical security measures to detect and prevent smuggling to unauthorized countries and end-users.
Evidence
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"focusing on advanced manufacturing in sectors such as automotive, semiconductors, and aeronautics"
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"We must be more proactive in stopping the circumvention of US export controls by foreign adversaries."
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Mr. Huizenga ... introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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detecting model extraction attacks, deterring future model extraction attacks, and punishing entities of concern
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We must be more proactive in stopping the circumvention of US export controls by foreign adversaries.
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focusing on advanced manufacturing in sectors such as automotive, semiconductors, and aeronautics
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explore leveraging new and existing location verification features on advanced AI compute
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a worldwide license requirement for these items
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There is no current requirement yet to put the location devices in
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The legislation is focused instead on location verification capabilities
Assessments
The record shows related activity by Huizenga, including legislation on export-control circumvention and reported sponsorship of a Chip Security Act focused on location verification. But the available evidence does not show enactment of a binding federal requirement that advanced chip manufacturers detect and prevent smuggling to unauthorized countries or end users. Broader BIS export controls and White House AI compute monitoring actions are related but do not deliver the specific manufacturer anti-smuggling mandate, and they are not enough for full delivery. Because Huizenga made a serious legislative effort that has not delivered the promised outcome, this is scored as never with an effort badge.
Huizenga has taken related same-term legislative steps, including introducing H.R. 8283 on April 20, 2026 to address AI-model theft and export-control circumvention, and backing a June 4, 2026 manufacturing bill that mentions semiconductors. But the available evidence does not show that he enacted, or materially advanced to passage, the specific promised policy of requiring advanced chip manufacturers to detect and prevent smuggling to unauthorized countries and end users. Because he remains in federal office and the record here shows ongoing but incomplete effort rather than a completed outcome, the promise is best scored as unresolved rather than delivered.