Technology and cybersecurity

Executive Order 14080: Implementation of the CHIPS Act of 2022

President: Joseph R. Biden Jr.

Created a CHIPS Implementation Steering Council to coordinate semiconductor incentives, research funding, workforce, supply-chain security and national-security safeguards under the CHIPS and Science Act.

Status: Superseded. Is Executive Order 14080 still in effect? No. Executive Order 14080 was superseded. See Federal Register record.

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What does Executive Order 14080 do?

Commerce administered manufacturing incentives under the statute, with the steering council aligning research, workforce and security work.

Administration position: The order’s findings and policy rationale were the Biden administration’s positions. This guide distinguishes them from implementation records and judicial rulings.
SignedAugust 25, 2022
Lead officialsCommerce, Defense, State, Energy, OMB and National Science Foundation
Express timingImmediate coordination; statutory award and reporting schedules

Before and after

Before the order

Congress had enacted the CHIPS and Science Act, but agencies needed a coordinated structure for grants, tax incentives, research and guardrails.

After the order

Commerce built the CHIPS Program Office, issued rules and awarded major incentives. The statutory program and binding awards survive presidential management changes, while later policy revised priorities and conditions. No material litigation invalidated EO 14080.

Who had to do what

Agency / officeActionTiming / position
CommerceAdminister manufacturing incentives and guardrailsStatutory schedule
Steering CouncilCoordinate implementation across agenciesOngoing during Biden term
AgenciesAlign research, workforce and security programsOngoing

What happened next

EO 14080 signed.

Statutory awards continue under current program policy.