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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4369 

To require the Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security 

Center to develop a strategy and conduct outreach to United States 

industry, including shipping companies, port operators, and logistics 

firms, on the risks of smartport technology of the People’s Republic 

of China and other related risks, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 20, 2024 

Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. COTTON, and Mr. KELLY) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Select Committee 

on Intelligence 

A BILL 

To require the Director of the National Counterintelligence 

and Security Center to develop a strategy and conduct 

outreach to United States industry, including shipping 

companies, port operators, and logistics firms, on the 

risks of smartport technology of the People’s Republic 

of China and other related risks, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Secure Smartports Act 

5 of 2024’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. STRATEGY AND OUTREACH ON RISKS POSED BY 

2 PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA SMARTPORT 

3 TECHNOLOGY. 

4 (a) STRATEGY AND OUTREACH REQUIRED.—The Di5 rector of the National Counterintelligence and Security 

6 Center shall develop a strategy and conduct outreach to 

7 United States industry, including shipping companies, 

8 port operators, and logistics firms, on the risks of 

9 smartport technology of the People’s Republic of China 

10 and other related risks posed by entities of the People’s 

11 Republic of China, including LOGINK, China Ocean Ship12 ping Company, Limited (COSCO), China Communications 

13 Construction Company, Limited (CCCC), China Media 

14 Group (CMG), and Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries 

15 Company Limited (ZPMC), to the national security of the 

16 United States, the security of United States supply chains, 

17 and commercial activity, including with respect to delays, 

18 interruption, and lockout of access to systems and tech19 nologies that enable the free flow of commerce. 

20 (b) CONSISTENCY WITH EXECUTIVE ORDERS AND

21 OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.—The Director shall 

22 carry out subsection (a) in a manner that is consistent 

23 with the following: 

24 (1) Part 6 of title 33, Code of Federal Regula25 tions, as amended by Executive Order 14116 (89 

26 Fed. Reg. 13971; relating to amending regulations 


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1 relating to the safeguarding of vessels, harbors, 

2 ports, and waterfront facilities of the United States. 

3 (2) Executive Order 14017 (86 Fed. Reg. 

4 11849; relating to America’s supply chains), or suc5 cessor order. 

6 (3) Section 825 of the National Defense Au7 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 

8 118–31). 

9 (c) COORDINATION.—The Director shall carry out 

10 subsection (a) in coordination with the Commandant of 

11 the U.S. Coast Guard, the Director of the Federal Bureau 

12 of Investigation, the Commander of the Office of Naval 

13 Intelligence, and such other heads of Federal agencies as 

14 the Director considers appropriate. 

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