Dismantling Ideological Policies for Semiconductors and Science Act

Key Points

• The bill would strip all diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) requirements from the CHIPS and Science Act — the law that funds U.S. semiconductor manufacturing and scientific research. Sponsors argue these provisions are discriminatory and distract from the law's core goals.
• Companies and universities applying for federal science and technology funding would no longer need to submit diversity hiring plans, collect demographic data on staff, or meet workforce diversity targets. The bill also eliminates the Chief Diversity Officer position at the National Science Foundation.
• Federal agencies would be banned from requiring grant applicants to offer childcare, affordable housing, transportation services, climate mitigation plans, or project labor agreements as conditions for receiving funding. Supporters say these mandates slow down factory construction and add unnecessary costs.
• While the bill preserves support for historically Black colleges (HBCUs) and Tribal Colleges or Universities (TCUs), it removes broader references to minority-serving institutions (MSIs) and eliminates race-based activity requirements from teacher training, scholarships, and research programs.
• The bill also repeals a clean energy technology university prize competition and removes equity requirements from an initiative for cleaner, quieter airplanes — extending its reach beyond workforce diversity into energy and environmental policy areas.