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Support for U.S. Semiconductor Manufacturing Research Funding

Floor Speech

Date: March 9, 2022
Location: Washington, DC

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Mr. SOTO. Madam Speaker, I want to commend the authors of the Department of Defense Fiscal Year 2022 Appropriations bill for including funding for two programs that work in concert to stand up critically needed, secure, leading-edge domestic semiconductor manufacturing technology.

Specifically, the additional $20 million in funding for the Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment Program's (IBAS) machine tooling and advanced manufacturing within the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide account; and additional $10 million in funding for Aerospace Sensors' zero-trust environment for semiconductor technology within the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force account.

Microelectronics support nearly all DoD activities, enabling capabilities such as the global positioning system, radar, command and control, and communication. Ensuring secure access to leading-edge microelectronics, however, is a challenge. The pandemic has shined a light on the challenges associated with the global supply chain, the changing global semiconductor industry, and the sophistication of U.S. adversaries, who might target military electronic components.

I am proud of the work being undertaken in my district, at NeoCity, to support domestic semiconductor manufacturing technology development as they work to address the supply chain. I believe Congress should continue to provide the resources necessary to update our domestic microelectronics security framework and I look forward to continuing to work with my colleagues to support this goal.

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