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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4839 

To prohibit entities owned or controlled by foreign governments from conducting certain operations at seaports in the United States, and from 

entering into agreements to conduct such operations. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 1, 2006 

Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. CARDIN, and Mr. WELLER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 

Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, 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 prohibit entities owned or controlled by foreign governments from conducting certain operations at seaports 

in the United States, and from entering into agreements 

to conduct such operations. 

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

3 SECTION 1. OPERATION OF U.S. SEAPORTS. 

4 (a) REQUIREMENT.—No entity that is owned or con5 trolled by a foreign government, or any agency or instru6 mentality thereof, may— 
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1 (1) conduct operations at any seaport in the 

2 United States relating to— 

3 (A) the import or export of cargo by vessel, 

4 or the movement of cargo in connection with 

5 such import or export; or 

6 (B) the arrival or departure of the crew 

7 and passengers on a cargo vessel; or 

8 (2) enter into any contract or other agreement 

9 to conduct operations described in paragraph (1). 

10 (b) REGULATIONS.—The President shall promulgate 

11 such regulations as may be necessary to enforce the re12 quirements of subsection (a), including requiring any per13 son to furnish, in the form of reports or otherwise, such 

14 information as is necessary to enforce such requirements. 

15 (c) EMPLOYEES.—The prohibition in subsection (a) 

16 does not apply to any individual performing operations de17 scribed in that subsection in the course of employment by 

18 another person. 

19 (d) PENALTIES.—Any person who violates any re20 quirement of subsection (a) or any regulation promulgated 

21 under subsection (b) shall be subject to the penalties 

22 under section 206 of the International Emergency Eco23 nomic Powers Act (50 U.S. 1705) to the same extent as 

24 such penalties apply to violations under that Act. 

25 (e) DEFINITION.—In this section: 
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1 (1) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means any of 

2 the several States, the District of Columbia, and any 

3 commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United 

4 States. 

5 (2) UNITED STATES.—The term ‘‘United 

6 States’’ means the several States, the District of Co7 lumbia, and any commonwealth, territory, or posses8 sion of the United States. 

9 SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—This Act shall take effect 90 days 

11 after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

12 (b) APPLICABILITY.—This Act shall not apply with 

13 respect to any contract or other agreement to conduct op14 erations described in subsection (a) that is entered into 

15 before the effective date of this Act. 

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