,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dhff  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #cj1     
#bjbd,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,kelly1 and ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida7    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a      
,,bill  ,to require a report on the     
threats posed by control of strategic   
ports by the ,people's ,republic of     
,china4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may
 be cited as the ,strategic ,ports      
,reporting ,act 4  #b4 ,report on       
threats posed by control of strategic   
ports by the ,people's ,republic of     
,china  7a7 ,study required ,the        
,secretary of ,defense shall conduct a  
study of-- 7#a7 strategic ports2  7#b7  
the reasons such ports are of interest  
to the ,united ,states2  7#c7 the       
activities and plans of the ,government 
of the ,people's ,republic of ,china to 
expand its control over strategic ports 
outside the ,people's ,republic of      

,china2  7#d7 the public and private    
actors1 such as ,china ,ocean ,shipping 
,company1 that are executing and        
supporting the activities and plans of  
the ,government of the ,people's        
,republic of ,china to expand its       
control over strategic ports outside the
 ,people's ,republic of ,china2  7#e7   
the activities and plans of the         
,government of the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china to expand its control over    
maritime logistics by promoting         
products1 such as ,,logink1 and setting 
industry standards outside the ,people's
 ,republic of ,china2  7#f7 how the     
control by the ,government of the       
,people's ,republic of ,china over      
strategic ports outside the ,people's   
,republic of ,china could harm the      
national security or economic interests 
of the ,united ,states and allies and   
partners of the ,united ,states2 and    
7#g7 measures the ,united ,states       
,government could take to ensure open   
access and security for strategic ports4

  7b7 ,conduct of study ,the ,secretary 
of ,defense may enter into an           
arrangement with a federally funded     
research and development center under   
which the center shall conduct the study
 described in subsection 7a74  7c7      
,report required  7#a7 ,in general ,not 
later than one year after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,defense shall submit to  
the appropriate congressional committees
 a report on the findings of the study  
conducted under subsection 7a74  7#b7   
,elements ,the report required by       
paragraph 7#a7 shall include-- 7,a7 a   
detailed list of all known strategic    
ports operated1 controlled1 or owned1   
directly or indirectly1 by the ,people's
 ,republic of ,china and an assessment  
of the national security and economic   
interests relevant to each such port2   
7,b7 a detailed list of all known       
strategic ports operated1 controlled1 or
 owned1 directly or indirectly1 by the  
,united ,states and an assessment of the

 national security and economic         
interests relevant to each such port2   
7,c7 an assessment of vulnerabilities   
of-- 7i7 ports operated1 controlled1 or 
owned1 directly or indirectly1 by the   
,united ,states2 and  7ii7 strategic    
ports2  7,d7 an analysis of the         
activities and actions of the           
,government of the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china to gain control or ownership  
over strategic ports1 including         
promoting products1 such as ,,logink1   
and setting industry standards2  7,e7 an
 assessment of how the ,government of   
the ,people's ,republic of ,china plans 
to expand its control over strategic    
ports outside of the ,people's ,republic
 of ,china2  7,f7 a suggested strategy1 
developed in consultation with the heads
 of the relevant ,united ,states        
,government offices1 that suggests      
courses of action to secure trusted     
investment and ownership of strategic   
ports and maritime infrastructure1 to   
protect such ports and infrastructure   

from the control of the ,government of  
the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 and  
to ensure open access and security for  
such ports1 that includes-- 7i7 a list  
of relevant existing authorities that   
can be used to carry out the strategy2  
7ii7 a list of any additional           
authorities necessary to carry out the  
strategy2  7iii7 an assessment of       
products owned by the ,government of the
 ,people's ,republic of ,china or an    
entity affiliated with such government  
that are used in connection with        
strategic ports or maritime             
infrastructure2  7iv7 an assessment of  
costs to secure trusted investment and  
ownership of strategic ports and replace
 products owned by the ,government of   
the ,people's ,republic of ,china or an 
entity affiliated with such government  
that are used in connection with such   
ports2 and  7v7 a list of funding       
sources to secure trusted investment and
 ownership of strategic ports1 which    
shall include-- 7,i7 an identification  

of private funding sources2 and  7,,ii7 
an identification of public funding     
sources1 including loans1 loan          
guarantees1 and tax incentives2 and     
7,g7 a suggested strategy for ,federal  
agencies to maintain an up-to-date list 
of strategic ports4  7#c7 ,form ,the    
report required by paragraph 7#a7 shall 
be submitted in unclassified form1 but  
may include a classified annex if       
necessary4  7d7 ,definitions ,in this   
section3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional
 committees ,the term appropriate       
congressional committees means-- 7,a7   
the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1  
and ,transportation1 the ,committee on  
,armed ,services1 and the ,select       
,committee on ,intelligence of the      
,senate2 and  7,b7 the ,committee on    
,transportation and ,infrastructure1 the
 ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 and 
the ,permanent ,select ,committee on    
,intelligence of the ,house of          
,representatives4  7#b7 ,relevant       

,united ,states ,government offices ,the
 term relevant ,united ,states          
,government offices means-- 7,a7 the    
,unified ,combatant ,commands2  7,b7 the
 ,office of the ,secretary of ,defense2 
7,c7 the ,united ,states ,international 
,development ,finance ,corporation2     
7,d7 the ,export-,import ,bank of the   
,united ,states2  7,e7 the ,office of   
the ,director of ,national              
,intelligence2 and  7,f7 the ,maritime  
,administration of the ,department of   
,transportation4  7#c7 ,strategic port  
,the term strategic port means an       
international port or waterway that the 
heads of the relevant ,united ,states   
,government offices determine is        
critical to the national security or    
economic prosperity of the ,united      
,states4