Representatives from Nvidia told Illinois Rep. Bill Foster that the company could meet the geotracking requirements of the Chip Security Act, a bill co‑sponsored by Foster in 2025 to stop GPU smuggling to China. The comment came during a technical discussion, according to Foster, and is the first private acknowledgement that Nvidia’s Fleet Intelligence tool – announced in Dec 2025 – can pinpoint the country where its chips are operating. Industry group SIA had publicly called the bill’s mandates “potentially infeasible.” Nvidia declined to confirm the claim when asked for comment.
Why it matters
If the bill passes, the ability to locate GPUs could give U.S. investigators a way to identify smuggled chips in foreign facilities.
