,,ii #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #ici ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #bb1 #bjbc,mr4 ,cotton introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,a ,,bill ,to counter the spread of the ,,logink logistics information platform1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,securing ,maritime ,data from ,communist ,china ,act of #bjbc4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees defined ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs1 and the ,committee on ,finance of the ,senate2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security1 and the ,committee on ,ways and ,means of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#b7 ,,logink ,the term ,,logink means the public1 open1 shared logistics information network known as the ,national ,public ,information ,platform for ,transportation and ,logistics by the ,ministry of ,transport of the ,people's ,republic of ,china4 7#c7 ,critical infrastructure ,the term critical infrastructure has the meaning given the term in section #gba7;a7 of the ,defense ,production ,act of #aiej 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #defe7;a774 #c4 ,countering the spread of ,,logink 7a7 ,prohibitions 7#a7 ,contracting prohibition 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,department of ,defense may not enter into or renew any contract with any entity that uses-- 7i7 ,,logink2 7ii7 any logistics platform controlled by1 affiliated with1 or subject to the jurisdiction of the ,chinese ,communist ,party or the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china2 or 7iii7 any logistics platform that shares data with a system described in clause 7i7 or 7ii74 7,b7 ,applicability ,subparagraph 7,a7 applies with respect to any contract entered into or renewed on or after the date that is #b years after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7#b7 ,ports and critical infrastructure ban 7,a7 ,in general ,beginning on the date that is #b years after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,president shall-- 7i7 prohibit any entity which owns or operates a port in the ,united ,states from using or sharing data with a system described in clauses 7i7 and 7ii7 of paragraph 7#a77;,a72 and 7ii7 prohibit any entity which owns or operates other critical infrastructure in the ,united ,states1 as the ,president considers appropriate1 from using or sharing data with a system described in such clauses4 7,b7 ,implementation2 penalties 7i7 ,implementation ,the ,president may exercise the authorities provided to the ,president under sections #bjc and #bje of the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agjb and #agjd7 to the extent necessary to carry out this paragraph4 7ii7 ,penalties ,a person that violates1 attempts to violate1 conspires to violate1 or causes a violation of a prohibition described in subparagraph 7,a7 or any regulation1 license1 or order issued to carry out that subparagraph shall be subject to the penalties set forth in subsections 7b7 and 7c7 of section #bjf of the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agje7 to the same extent as a person that commits an unlawful act described in subsection 7a7 of that section4 7b7 ,negotiations with allies and partners 7#a7 ,negotiations required ,the ,president shall enter into negotiations with ,united ,states allies and partners1 including those described in paragraph 7#c71 if the ,president determines that ports or other entities operating within the jurisdiction of such allies and partners are using an entity described in subsection 7a77#a77;,a74 7#b7 ,elements ,as part of the negotiations described in paragraph 7#a71 the ,president shall-- 7,a7 urge governments to require entities within their countries to terminate their use of ,,logink and other platforms described in subsection 7a77#a77;,a72 7,b7 describe the threats posed by ,,logink and other platforms described in subsection 7a77#a77;,a7 to ,united ,states military and strategic interests and the implications this threat may have for the presence of ,united ,states military forces in such countries2 7,c7 urge governments to cooperate with the ,united ,states to counter attempts by the ,people's ,republic of ,china at international standards-setting bodies to spread ,,logink and other platforms described in subsection 7a77#a77;,a72 and 7,d7 attempt to establish through multilateral entities1 bilateral or multilateral trade negotiations1 military cooperation1 and other relevant engagements or agreements a prohibition on the use of ,,logink and other platforms described in subsection 7a77#a77;,a74 7#c7 ,allies and partners ,the countries and entities with which the ,president shall conduct the negotiations described in this subsection include1 but are not limited to-- 7,a7 ,japan2 7,b7 ,the ,republic of ,korea2 7,c7 ,the ,philippines2 7,d7 ,australia2 7,e7 ,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization members2 and 7,f7 ,european ,union members4 #d4 ,report ,not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,president shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees describing-- 7#a7 the efforts made by the ,united ,states ,government thus far in the negotiations described in section #c7;b71 including whether the ,united ,states ,government has raised such negotiations in multilateral trade and technology discussions and negotiations2 7#b7 the actions taken by the governments of allies and partners pursuant to the negotiation priorities described in section #c7;b72 7#c7 the possible effects that the contracting prohibition under section #c7;a77#a7 and the port and other critical infrastructure prohibition under section #c7;a77#b7 may have on ,united ,states military operations2 and 7#d7 the possible effects that the port and other critical infrastructure prohibition under section #c7;a77#b7 may have on the commercial operations of ,united ,states ports and other critical infrastructure4