# Preventing the Improper Use of CHIPS Act Funding; Revised Definition of “Material Expansion”
> **National Institute of Standards and Technology** · Final rule. · Published 2023-12-28 · Effective 2023-12-28 · 88 FR 89572
## Document
- **Document number:** 2023-28627
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** National Institute of Standards and Technology
- **Federal Register citation:** 88 FR 89572
- **CFR reference:** 15 CFR 231
- **Publication date:** 2023-12-28
- **Effective date:** 2023-12-28
- **Commerce docket:** Docket No. 231218-0308
## Abstract

The Department of Commerce (the Department), through the National Institute of Standards and Technology, is amending the definition of "material expansion" in the September 25, 2023 final rule, Preventing the Improper Use of CHIPS Act Funding, to clarify that the construction of new semiconductor manufacturing facilities falls within the scope of the rule.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/12/28/2023-28627/preventing-the-improper-use-of-chips-act-funding-revised-definition-of-material-expansion)
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