,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hfhc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #aa1 #bjbd,mr4  
,huiz5ga introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs1 & 9 addition to ! ,committees 
on ,f9ancial ,s]vices1 & ,arm$ ,s]vices1
 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by 
! ,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation (  
su* provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction 
( ! committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
require ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se & !       
,secret>y ( ,/ate to monitor ef=ts by ! 
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a to build or buy   
/rategic =eign ports1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,mapp+ & /rategy requir$  7a7 ,mapp+
 ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se & ! ,secret>y ( 
,/ate %all jo9tly develop & ma9ta9 an   
updat$ global mapp+ ( /rategic ports    
id5tifi$ to be ( importance to ! ,unit$ 
,/ates1 because ( a capability to       
provide milit>y1 diplomatic1 economic1  
trade1 or res\rce exploration           
sup]iority1 & any ef=ts by ! ,gov]nm5t (
 ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a 7,,prc7 to     

build or buy su* ports4  7b7 ,/rategy ,n
 lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,def5se & ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all      
jo9tly submit to ,congress a /rategy to 
c\nt] ! ef=ts by ! ,,prc describ$ 9     
subsection 7a7 & ensure t ! /rategic    
ports mapp$ pursuant to su* subsection  
are built1 own$1 controll$1 & manag$ by 
! ,unit$ ,/ates or by gov]nm5ts fri5dly 
to ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 ,su* /rategy %all   
also include ! foll[+-- 7#a7 ,an        
id5tification ( ! comm]cial1 milit>y1 & 
dual-use capabilities ( ports own$1     
con/ruct$1 or op]at$ by ,*9ese entities4
  7#b7 ,an id5tification ( pot5tial     
milit>y capabilities1 includ+ physical  
limitations & con/ruction specifications
 su* z b]?1 9 numb] & l5g?1 draft1      
deep-wat] level1 availability (         
transportation networks & fuel+ /ations1
 & quay4  7#c7 ,an id5tification &      
analysis ( ongo+ ,,prc port projects1   
susp5d$ projects1 & cancel$ projects4   
7#d7 ,an id5tification & analysis (     

non-,,prc-own$ or -op]at$ ports t use   
,,prc-manufactur$1 critical port        
infra/ructure4  7#e7 ,an id5tification &
 analysis ( non-,,prc-own$ or -op]at$   
ports t h be5 ! victims ( cyb] attacks  
orig9at+ inside or by ! direction ( !   
,,prc4  7c7 ,/atem5t ( policy ,x %all be
 ! policy ( ea* relevant ,f$]al dep>tm5t
 & ag5cy to-- 7#a7 id5tify & enc\rage   
ways 9 :i* collaboration betwe5 v>i\s   
developm5t f9ance options1 su* z !      
,export-,import ,bank1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
,int]national ,developm5t ,f9ance       
,corporation1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy =  
,int]national ,developm5t1 & o!rs1 c be 
us$ to ?w>t ,*9ese inve/m5t 9-- 7,a7    
/rategic ports2  7,b7 c\ntries t h      
curr5tly h /rategic ports2 or  7,c7     
c\ntries t h ! capability ( ho/+        
/rategic ports2 &  7#b7 report to       
,congress on ef=ts & progress made 9 su*
 collaboration & 9 successfully ?w>t+   
su* inve/m5ts4