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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 6228 

To require the Secretary of Transportation and the Commissioner of U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection to develop an alternative platform to 

LOGINK, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 3, 2023 

Mrs. STEEL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees 

on Foreign Affairs, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 

provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of Transportation and the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to develop 

an alternative platform to LOGINK, 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. ALTERNATIVE NETWORK REQUIRED. 

4 The Secretary of Transportation and the Commis5 sioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall take 

6 such steps as may be necessary— 


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1 (1) to work with the International Maritime Or2 ganization, the European Commission, and appro3 priate international governmental organizations to 

4 develop a secure platform, with architecture that 

5 cannot be manipulated, managed, operated, or infil6 trated by foreign adversaries, as an alternative to 

7 the public, open, shared logistics information net8 work known as the National Public Information 

9 Platform for Transportation & Logistics 

10 (‘‘LOGINK’’) maintained by the Ministry of Trans11 port of China in support of the Chinese Communist 

12 Party and China’s State Council transportation su13 perpower plans; and 

14 (2) to develop standards for United States and 

15 global logistics information networks to protect 

16 United States national and economic security inter17 ests, as well as those of allied and partner countries, 

18 from potential espionage or sabotage. 

19 SEC. 2. REPORTS. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

21 date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall sub22 mit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 

23 describing— 

24 (1) the possible national security threats that 

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1 ical infrastructure may encounter due to the use of 

2 LOGINK; 

3 (2) the possible threats on the commercial oper4 ations of United States and international ports and 

5 other critical infrastructure due to the use of 

6 LOGINK; and 

7 (3) steps taken to protect United States na8 tional and economic security interests with respect 

9 to logistics information networks. 

10 (b) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 

11 In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com12 mittees’’ means— 

13 (1) the Committee on Homeland Security, the 

14 Committee on Ways and Means, and the Committee 

15 on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 

16 of Representatives; and 

17 (2) the Committee on Homeland Security and 

18 Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Finance, 

19 and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

20 Transportation of the Senate. 

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