Sense of Congress

It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the efforts of the Federal Government to support the domestic semiconductor industry and increase our science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (referred to in this Act as STEM) workforce capacity is imperative for the United States to remain technologically competitive; (2) such efforts should prioritize speed and leverage all relevant STEM talent in the United States, without regard to race, color, ethnicity, sex, or sexual orientation; (3) programs, initiatives, and other activities related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (referred to in this Act as DEI) allow preferential treatment based on the characteristics described in paragraph (2); (4) these activities are discriminatory and divisive, and deviate away from the main objectives and priorities, actively adding more bureaucracy and neglecting to provide equal opportunity to all STEM workers and students; and (5) repealing or amending programs and requirements related to DEI that were passed into law as part of the CHIPS Act of 2002 (division A of Public Law 117–167; 136 Stat. 1372) and the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (division B of Public Law 117–167; 136 Stat. 1399) (commonly known, collectively, as the CHIPS and Science Act) will restore the original intention.