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What would be a good way?

Have the DOD force its suppliers to make their things in the US? Only allow them to import raw materials or low value manufactured elements. Just throwing ideas, might not be practical...

There are already trusted foundries for sensitive silicon.

https://www.dmea.osd.mil/otherdocs/AccreditedSuppliers.pdf

People already complain about the infamous "$5,000" wrenches and other silly ITAR compliance shenanigan's the DoD plays and drains their coffers... leading to increases in funding over the past many decades.

Have the DOD force its suppliers to make their things in the US? Only allow them to import raw materials or low value manufactured elements. Just throwing ideas, might not be practical...

Are there controls on what suppliers charge? If not, what prevents them from charging as much or more than would be spent on subsidies? If so, what prevents suppliers from just choosing to opt out of the transaction entirely?

*And force all US Federal spending to not purchase computer equipment made outside the US with non US made components.

Yes but without a foreign policy economic investment may be difficult.

Pretty sure that’s already the case.

Nationalization, imo. Nationalize semiconductor manufacturing, such that the profits flow back to the people.

Yep that always works out great

United States Semiconductor - aka spinning up a nationalized firm.

And that’s gonna be cheaper?

The goal isn't to be cheaper, it's to have a reliable domestic supply chain.

Which the bill will provide for a fraction of the cost

Agreed with this. Has many benefits, including that the profits flow back to the taxpayers rather than to corporations and shareholders. Semiconductors are too important to national security to be controlled by profit seeking corporations whom have little allegiance to the nation or the people.

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