,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fdhh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #be1 #bjbb,mr4
 ,gim5ez introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on               
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d title #df1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to e/abli% a grant program
 = ! procurem5t ( megacranes = use at   
,unit$ ,/ates ports1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,port ,cranes = ,am]ica ,act4  #b4    
,megacrane procurem5t grant program     
,section #ejcjb ( title #df1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+3  7f7 ,megacrane procurem5t    
grant program  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!         
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,m>itime ,adm9i/ration 
%all provide grants to eligible         
applicants = ! procurem5t ( c]ta9       
megacranes = use at ports locat$ 9 !    
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,application ,to be
 eligible = a grant "u ?is subsection1  
an eligible applicant %all submit to !  
,adm9i/rator an application at su* "t1 9

 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z ! 
,adm9i/rator consid]s appropriate1      
includ+ any in=mation relat$ to !       
pur*ase ( a megacrane4  7#c7 ,use (     
funds ,an eligible applicant receiv+ a  
grant "u ?is subsection %all use ! funds
 provid$ "u ! grant only to-- 7,a7      
procure a megacrane1 includ+ to pay =   
any manufactur+ co/s associat$ ) procur+
 a megacrane2 or  7,b7 replace =eign    
s(tw>e on a megacrane 9 use be=e ! date 
( enactm5t ( ! ,port ,cranes = ,am]ica  
,act4  7#d7 ,f$]al mat* ,! ,f$]al %>e ( 
! co/ ( procurem5t ( a megacrane or !   
replacem5t ( =eign s(tw>e on a megacrane
 9 s]vice be=e ! date ( enactm5t ( !    
,port ,cranes = ,am]ica ,act = :i* a    
grant is aw>d$ "u ?is subsection %all be
 n m ?an #hj p]c5t4  7#e7 ,re/riction   
,an eligible applicant receiv+ a grant  
"u ?is subsection may n procure a =eign 
crane4  7#f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is         
subsection3 7,a7 ,eligible applicant ,! 
t]m eligible applicant has ! mean+ giv5 
su* t]m 9 section #ejcjb4  7,b7 ,=eign  

crane ,! t]m =eign crane means a crane t
 is1 9 :ole or 9 "p1 manufactur$ by an  
entity t is own$ or controll$ by1 is a  
subsidi>y (1 or is o!rwise relat$       
legally or f9ancially to a corporation  
bas$ 9 a c\ntry t-- 7i7 is id5tifi$ z a 
nonm>ket economy c\ntry 7z def9$ 9      
section #gga7ah7 ( ! ,t>iff ,act ( #aicj
 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #afgg7ah777 z ( ! date (
 enactm5t ( ! ,port ,cranes = ,am]ica   
,act2  7ii7 0 id5tifi$ by ! ,unit$      
,/ates ,trade ,repres5tative 9 ! mo/    
rec5t report requir$ by section #ahb ( !
 ,trade ,act ( #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4     
#bbdb7 z a =eign c\ntry includ$ on !    
priority wat* li/ def9$ 9 subsection    
7g77#c7 ( su* section2 &  7iii7 is      
subject to monitor+ by ! ,trade         
,repres5tative "u section #cjf ( !      
,trade ,act ( #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4      
#bdaf74  7,c7 ,megacrane ,! t]m         
megacrane means a conta9] crane t has a 
lift+ capacity 9 excess ( #ej tons & t  
is n a =eign crane4  7,d7 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,! t]m ,unit$ ,/ates includes any       

t]ritory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7g7 ,buy   
,am]ica ,! requirem5ts ( section        
#edaja7;d77#b7 %all apply to any grant  
provid$ "u ?is section4  4  #c4 ,=eign  
crane acquisition prohibition  7a7 ,9   
g5]al ,sub*apt] ,i ( *apt] #gja ( title 
#df1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #gjabf4 ,=eign 
crane acquisition prohibition  7a7 ,9   
g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 
a =eign crane may n be acquir$ =        
op]ation 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7b7 ,=eign 
crane def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m =eign 
crane has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section
 #ejcjb7;f7 ( title #df1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,!      
analysis = *apt] #gja ( title #df1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ 
aft] ! item relat+ to section #gjabe !  
foll[+3  #gjabf4 ,=eign crane           
acquisition prohibition4  4  7c7        
,applicability ,?is section1 includ+ !  
am5dm5ts made by ?is section1 applies   
beg9n+ on ! date t is #c ye>s aft] !    
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4