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www.newsindiatimes.com – that’s all you need to know Community US Affairs News India Times (August 23, 2025 - August 29, 2025) August 29, 2025 7 Indian American Congressmen Introduce Legislation Putting Conditions On Sale Of AI Chips To China Optima Global Solutions Gets Listed In Inc.5000 For The Third Time R anking Members Raja Krish- namoorthi, D-IL, and Dr. Ami Bera, D-CA, introduced the No Advanced Chips for the CCP Act of 2025, legislation on August 22, 2025, to prevent advanced artificial intel- ligence semiconductors from reaching the People’s Republic of China (PRC) unless both the Executive Branch and Congress explicitly approve the transaction. The bill creates a national-security- driven review and places the approval of Congress as a condition for any exports under consideration to the PRC. U.S. Representative Jill Tokuda, D-HI, has also joined the bill as an original cosponsor. “This legislation comes in direct response to President Trump’s recent announcement that he is open to permit- ting exports of downgraded versions of NVIDIA’s advanced Blackwell series chips to China,” a press release from the Con- gressmen said. Krishnamoorthi and Bera contend that even “downgraded” chips could accelerate Beijing’s ability to build AI supercomputers, threatening U.S. tech- nological leadership and national security. By requiring congressional approval, the No Advanced Chips for the CCP Act “ensures that these critical decisions will not be made unilaterally or traded away in backroom deals, but will instead undergo transparent and rigorous scrutiny con- sistent with America’s security interests,” they said. “For years, the Chinese Communist Party has treated America’s cutting-edge chips like an all-you-can-eat buffet, fuel- ing surveillance, military modernization, and influence campaigns,” Krishnamoor- thi is quoted saying in the press release. “This bill puts an end to that practice. If an advanced AI chip is headed to the PRC, the U.S. government must prove that its export to China serves our national secu- rity. Either Congress says ‘yes,’ or it doesn’t go at all.” “Decisions about exporting our most advanced AI chips shouldn’t be made unilaterally behind closed doors,” said Congressman Bera. “This bill reasserts Congress’ authority and ensures that any such transfer to the People’s Republic of China is subject to full scrutiny. Our national security demands a deliberate and lawful process, not ad hoc deals that risk handing over our technological edge to the PRC.” WHAT THE BILL DOES • Requires dual approval for any export, reexport, or transfer of an advanced AI semiconductor to the PRC: (1) ap- proval by the Secretary of Commerce after an interagency review with the Director of National Intelligence, the Secretaries of Defense, Energy, and State; and (2) enactment of a joint resolution of Congress approving the specific transaction. • Mandates national-security review factors, including impacts on U.S. national security and technologi- cal leadership; risks of enabling PRC military applications or human rights abuses; availability of comparable technology from other sources; and economic impacts on U.S. companies and workers. • Requires transparency to Congress via a detailed report on the chip, the intended Chinese recipient and use, the analysis conducted, and the basis for any approval. • Provides narrow exceptions for hu- manitarian purposes, U.S. diplomat- ic/consular operations in the PRC, and returns for repair or replacement of previously lawful exports. • Includes a three-year sunset to allow Congress to revisit and refine the regime as technology and threats evolve. HOW THE BILL DEFINES “ADVANCED AI SEMI- CONDUCTOR” A chip is covered if it exceeds any of the following thresholds: total processing performance above 2,400 or performance density of 1.6 or higher; DRAM bandwidth above 4,100 GB/s; interconnect band- width above 1,100 GB/s; or combined DRAM + interconnect bandwidth above 5,100 GB/s. N ew Jersey based technology solutions firm, Optima Global Solutions Inc., is listed for the third time in the Inc.5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in America. The company is ranked 104th in New Jersey and 315th in the IT Services. First included in the list in 2011, Optima is ranked as the 8th fastest growing company in the Trenton-Princ- eton area, with over 85% growth recorded over the past three years, said a press release, Optima (https://www.optimags.com/ ) shares this honor with companies like Microsoft, Dell and Zappos who have also been on the list in the past (https://www. inc.com/inc5000/) . Founder President and CEO Mahesh Yadav established Optima in 2001. It has almost twenty five years of experi- ence in facilitates transformations. Optima has been providing strategic staffing, automation and AI-based solutions long before AI became popular. “Our continued success and this Inc. 5000 ranking re-affirm our commitment to delivering strategic value through a boutique approach that prioritizes quality, in- novation, and new technologies,” said Yadav upon receiv- ing the honor, according to the press release. A leader in the IT services industry, Yadav is well known in the NewYork tristate area for his business and community alliances. Yadav is also Co-Founder & Executive Chairman of TranscendAP, Inc. (www.TranscendAP.com) , a SaaS plat- form for Accounts Payable Automation solutions. He is also an Advisory Board Member with the Dept of Infor- mation Analytics at the School of Business at Montclair State University, NJ. He is an active Angel Investor in various early-stage and growth-oriented technology companies in the US and India. He is also a Board Member of The First Tee Greater Trenton, a youth development organization. Yadav loves to play golf and is the founder of the South Asian Golf Association (SAGA) which he established in 2004 to promote golf in the South Asian community. As a major Indian American company, Optima offers expert, scalable and diverse business solutions and deep- domain based resourcing capabilities. Optima has been working in partnership with industry’s other solutions providers, including Tungsten Automation and Oracle. Optima’s client base is diverse, with clients from higher education, government, manufacturing and financial services. Optima provides solutions, services and IT consulting resources to organizations to help them automate their internal businesses. Optima offers streamlined opera- tions using robotics process automation, intelligent data capture, and best practices of business process manage- ment. Optima Consulting Services practice provides mid to large sized organizations with highly personalized, com- prehensive, US based recruiting services, delivering top IT professionals. By a StaffWriter By a StaffWriter PHOTO:X @CONGRESSMANRAJA PHOTO:BERA.HOUSE.GOV PHOTO:Optima Global Solutions Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill. Congressman Dr. Ami Bera, D-California. Founding President and CEO Mahesh Yadav of Optima Global Solutions at his office in Hamilton, NJ.