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Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association supports the efforts of Representative Vern Buchanan and Senator Ted Budd to expand U.S. leadership in semiconductor research and manufacturing with the Semiconductor Superiority Act, H.R. 8959 and S.4750.  The Act would amend the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 to extend semiconductor manufacturing tax credits to facilities operating

Bottom Line Up Front Applying 25% Section 232 semiconductor tariffs to data centers would represent a 15.6% tax on data center construction. When you tax something, you get less of it. Data center buildout represented 92% of U.S. real GDP growth in the first half of 2025.  A 15.6% tax on data center construction would lead to the relocation, cancellation or delay of about 20% of planned 2026-2030