#aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #agja  ,,an ,,act  ,to require the  
,secretary of ,defense and the          
,secretary of ,state to monitor efforts 
by the ,people's ,republic of ,china to 
build or buy strategic foreign ports1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,strategic ,ports ,reporting ,act4  #b4 
,mapping and strategy required  7a7     
,mapping of global ports ,the ,secretary
 of ,state1 in coordination with the    
,secretary of ,defense1 shall--  7#a7   
develop an updated1 global mapping of   
foreign and domestic ports identified to
 be of importance to the ,united        
,states1 because of a capability to     
provide military1 diplomatic1 economic1 
or resource exploration superiority2 and
  7#b7 identify any efforts by the      
,government of the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china 7,,prc7 or other ,,prc        
entities to build1 buy1 or otherwise    
control1 directly or indirectly1 such   
ports4  7b7 ,submission of map ,the     

,secretary of ,state1 in coordination   
with the ,secretary of ,defense1 shall  
submit the mapping developed pursuant to
 subsection 7a7 to the appropriate      
congressional committees4 ,such         
submission shall be in unclassified     
form1 but may include a classified      
annex4  #c4 ,department of state and    
department of defense study and report  
on strategic ports  7a7 ,study required 
,the ,secretary of ,state1 in           
coordination with the ,secretary of     
,defense1 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 7,,prc7 to
 expand its control over strategic ports
 outside of 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 ,,prc to expand  

its control over strategic ports outside
 of the ,,prc2  7#e7 the activities and 
plans of the ,government of the ,,prc to
 expand its control over maritime       
logistics by promoting products1 such as
 ,,logink1 and setting industry         
standards outside the ,,prc2  7#f7 how  
the control by the ,government of the   
,,prc over strategic ports outside of   
the ,,prc 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 ports and offer  
alternatives to ,,prc investments or    
stakes in strategic ports4  7b7 ,conduct
 of study ,the ,secretary of ,state and 
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 required under subsection 7a74   
7c7 ,report  7#a7 ,in general ,not later

 than one year after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,state1 in coordination with the     
,secretary of ,defense1 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 ,,prc or 
by a foreign person of the ,,prc1 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 or   
,united ,states persons 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 ,,prc 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 ,,prc plans to   
expand its control over strategic ports 
outside of the ,,prc2  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 protect such ports and  
infrastructure from ,,prc control1 and  
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 ,,prc or by an  
entity headquartered in the ,,prc that  
are used in connection with strategic   
ports or maritime infrastructure2  7iv7 
an assessment of the costs to--  7,i7   
secure such trusted investment and      
ownership2  7,,ii7 replace products     
owned by the ,government of the ,,prc or
 an entity headquartered in the ,,prc   
that are used in connection with such   
ports2 and  7,,iii7 enhance transparency
 around the negative impacts of ,,prc   
control over strategic 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,h7 an assessment 

of any national security threat posed by
 such investments or activities to      
,united ,states diplomatic and defense  
personnel and facilities in the vicinity
 of such ports1 including through cyber 
threats1 electronically enabled         
espionage1 or other means4  7#c7 ,form  
of report ,the report required by       
paragraph 7#a7 shall be submitted in    
unclassified form1 but may include a    
classified annex4  #d4 ,definitions ,in 
this ,act3  7#a7 ,the term appropriate  
congressional committees means-- 7,a7   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure1 the ,committee on      
,energy and ,commerce1 the ,committee on
 ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on    
,foreign ,affairs1 and the ,permanent   
,select ,committee on ,intelligence of  
the ,house of ,representatives2 and     
7,b7 the ,committee on ,commerce1       
,science1 and ,transportation1 the      
,committee on ,armed ,services1 the     
,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 and  
the ,select ,committee on ,intelligence 

of the ,senate4  7#b7 ,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       
,office of the ,secretary of ,state2    
7,d7 the ,united ,states ,international 
,development ,finance ,corporation2     
7,e7 the ,office of the ,director of    
,national ,intelligence2 and  7,f7 the  
,maritime ,administration of the        
,department of ,transportation4  7#c7   
,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  ,passed the ,house of         
,representatives ,may #bb 7legislative  
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