Chip-smuggling enforcement moves toward a whistleblower model

The Stop Stealing our Chips Act passed the US Senate unanimously and would create a BIS whistleblower incentive program funded by export-control fines. Export-control counsel should treat this as a warning that AI-chip diversion risk may become more report-driven, with credible reports triggering formal investigations within 60 days and whistleblowers eligible for 10% to 30% of collected fines.