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The Stop Stealing our Chips Act might become law 👀. It gives awards to people who report export-control violations (RIP …

SemiAnalysis Twitter · SemiAnalysis (@SemiAnalysis_) · 2026-05-17

Proposed U.S. legislation called the Stop Stealing our Chips Act would establish a whistleblower reward program paying 10-30% of fines for reporting semiconductor export control violations.

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Topics: semiconductor-export-controlsus-chip-policytrade-compliancelegislation

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  • The Stop Stealing our Chips Act is advancing toward becoming law in the United States.
  • The act offers financial rewards of 10-30% of a violator's fine to individuals who report export control violations.
  • Rewards would be disbursed from a dedicated Export Compliance Accountability Fund.
  • The legislation poses a specific risk to Malaysian chip resellers suspected of circumventing export controls.

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The Stop Stealing our Chips Act might become law 👀. It gives awards to people who report export-control violations (RIP Malaysian resellers). Looking for new revenue? The 💰️ is 10-30% of violator's fine amount, paid out of the Export Compliance Accountability Fund.