It is impossible to read these bills and guidelines and not notice that the additions are rarely matched by deletions. Process is enthusiastically added but seldom lifted. You can imagine a version of the CHIPS bill that lifted immigration rules to make it easier for skilled semiconductor workers to come to the United States. That would have been the most direct way to address the shortage of skilled workers hindering the construction and operation of the fabs. You could have imagined rules exempting the semiconductor fabs from NEPA or giving them some kind of fast-track process.
