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By Andrea Shalal, Trevor Hunnicutt and David Shepardson
WASHINGTON, May 5 (Reuters) - Some critical industries could suffer if the U.S. government uses a national security law to redirect scarce computer chips to the auto industry, a senior administration official told Reuters.
The analysis suggests the White House could opt to reject calls to invoke the Defense Production Act by automakers and a bipartisan set https://www.rubio.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2021/2/rubio-coons-urge-biden-to-invoke-defense-production-act-to-address-semiconductor-shortage of U.S. lawmakers.
Numerous automakers have been forced to slow or pause production due to a lack of semiconductors and have spoken with the White House about possibly using the 1950 law that allows the government to force companies to produce materials for national security reasons.
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May 05, 2021 17:06 IST
The official said the administration is pushing chips usersand producers to increase transparency by improving the capacityto forecast demand and generating better information on howchips are moving through supply chains to end users
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The review is looking at supply chains for semiconductors, high capacity batteries, critical minerals and pharmaceuticals and active pharmaceutical ingredients.
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The official said the administration is pushing chips usersand producers to increase transparency by improving the capacityto forecast demand and generating better information on howchips are moving through supply chains to end users
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Some critical industries could suffer if the U.S. government uses a national security law to redirect scarce computer chips to the auto industry, a senior administration official told Reuters.
The analysis suggests the White House could opt to reject calls to invoke the Defense Production Act by automakers and a bipartisan set of U.S. lawmakers.