,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fdhg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #be1        
#bjbb,mr4 ,gimenez introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
,a ,,bill  ,to require the inspection of
 certain foreign cranes before use at a 
,united ,states port1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,port ,crane        
,security and ,inspection ,act of #bjbb4
  #b4 ,foreign crane inspection         
transportation and port security and    
maritime security enhancement  7a7 ,in  
general ,with respect to newly          
constructed foreign cranes procured for 
use at a ,united ,states port determined
 by the ,secretary to be of high risk to
 port security or maritime              
transportation security and that connect
 to the cybersecurity network of such   
port1 the ,secretary of ,homeland       
,security shall1 acting through the     
,cybersecurity and ,infrastructure      

,security ,agency1 before such crane is 
placed into service at such port1       
inspect such crane for potential        
security vulnerabilities4  7b7 ,security
 vulnerability assessments ,not later   
than #ahj days after the date of        
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
shall assess the threat posed by        
security vulnerabilities of any existing
 or newly constructed foreign cranes4   
7c7 ,report to ,congress ,not later than
 #a year after the date of enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary shall brief   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of
 the ,house of ,representatives and the 
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate   
regarding critical and high-risk foreign
 crane security vulnerabilities posed by
 existing or newly constructed foreign  
cranes within ,united ,states ports4    
7d7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 
,covered foreign country ,the term      
covered foreign country means a country 
that-- 7,a7 the intelligence community  

has identified as a foreign adversary in
 its most recent ,annual ,threat        
,assessment2 or  7,b7 the ,secretary of 
,homeland ,security1 in coordination    
with the ,director of ,national         
,intelligence1 has identified as a      
foreign adversary that is not included  
in such ,annual ,threat ,assessment4    
7#b7 ,foreign crane ,the term foreign   
crane means a crane for which any       
software or other technology in such    
crane that is connected into cyber      
infrastructure at a port located in the 
,united ,states was1 in whole or in     
part1 manufactured by an entity that is 
owned or controlled by1 is a subsidiary 
of1 or is otherwise related legally or  
financially to a corporation based in a 
covered foreign country4  #c4 ,foreign  
crane prohibition  7a7 ,in general      
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 a foreign crane-- 7#a7 for which a 
contract was entered into on or after   
the date of enactment of this ,act may  
not be operated at a port located in the

 ,united ,states2 and  7#b7 operated at 
a port located in the ,united ,states   
may not operate foreign software on any 
date after the date which is #e years   
after the date of enactment of this     
,act4  7b7 ,definitions ,in this        
section3 7#a7 ,covered foreign country  
,the term covered foreign country means 
a country that-- 7,a7 the intelligence  
community has identified as a foreign   
adversary in its most recent ,annual    
,threat ,assessment2 or  7,b7 the       
,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 in   
coordination with the ,director of      
,national ,intelligence1 has identified 
as a foreign adversary that is not      
included in such ,annual ,threat        
,assessment4  7#b7 ,foreign crane ,the  
term foreign crane means a crane for    
which any software or other technology  
in such crane that is connected into    
cyber infrastructure at a port located  
in the ,united ,states was1 in whole or 
in part1 manufactured by an entity that 
is owned or controlled by1 is a         

subsidiary of1 or is otherwise related  
legally or financially to a corporation 
based in a covered foreign country4     
7#c7 ,foreign software ,the term foreign
 software means software or other       
technology in a foreign crane that is   
connected into cyber infrastructure at a
 port located in the ,united ,states    
was1 in whole or in part1 manufactured  
by a company wholly owned by a covered  
foreign country4