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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 558 

To amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to prohibit certain foreign 

countries from purchasing or leasing property near sensitive sites, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 26, 2023 

Mr. ISSA (for himself, Ms. SALAZAR, Ms. MACE, Mr. NUNN of Iowa, Ms. LEE

of Florida, Mr. MORAN, Mr. MOORE of Alabama, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. 

CISCOMANI, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. MCCORMICK, Mr. 

LAMALFA, Ms. HAGEMAN, Mr. C. SCOTT FRANKLIN of Florida, Mr. 

FEENSTRA, Mr. SELF, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. DESJARLAIS, 

Mr. NORMAN, Mr. GIMENEZ, Mr. PENCE, Mr. MILLER of Ohio, Mr. 

EZELL, Mr. OWENS, and Mr. CLINE) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to 

the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, 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 amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to prohibit 

certain foreign countries from purchasing or leasing 

property near sensitive sites, 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN FOREIGN COUN2 TRIES PURCHASING OR LEASING PROPERTY 

3 NEAR SENSITIVE SITES. 

4 Section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 

5 (50 U.S.C. 4565) is amended by adding at the end the 

6 following: 

7 ‘‘(r) PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN FOREIGN COUN8 TRIES PURCHASING OR LEASING PROPERTY NEAR SEN9 SITIVE SITES.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A covered foreign country 

11 may not purchase or lease, or be granted a conces12 sion with respect to, property within 10 miles of a 

13 sensitive site. 

14 ‘‘(2) NOTICE TO CONGRESS OF VIOLATIONS.— 

15 The Committee shall promptly notify the Congress if 

16 the Committee identifies a violation or attempted 

17 violation of the requirements of this subsection. 

18 ‘‘(3) RULE OF APPLICATION.—This subsection 

19 shall apply to purchases, leases, and concessions 

20 made on or after the date of enactment of this sub21 section. 

22 ‘‘(4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

23 ‘‘(A) COVERED FOREIGN COUNTRY.—The 

24 term ‘covered foreign country’ means— 

25 ‘‘(i) China, Iran, North Korea, and 

26 Russia; and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) any entity controlled by or acting 

2 on behalf of a government described under 

3 clause (i). 

4 ‘‘(B) SENSITIVE SITE.—The term ‘sen5 sitive site’ means public or private real estate 

6 located in the United States that— 

7 ‘‘(i) is, is located within, or functions 

8 as part of, an air or maritime port; 

9 ‘‘(ii) is a United States military in10 stallation; 

11 ‘‘(iii) is another facility or property of 

12 the United States Government that is sen13 sitive for reasons relating to national secu14 rity, as defined by the Committee; or 

15 ‘‘(iv) the Committee determines 

16 could— 

17 ‘‘(I) reasonably provide a covered 

18 foreign country the ability to collect 

19 intelligence on activities being con20 ducted at a location described under 

21 clause (ii) or (iii); or 

22 ‘‘(II) otherwise expose national 

23 security activities at a location de24 scribed under clause (ii) or (iii) to the 


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1 risk of foreign surveillance by a cov2 ered foreign country.’’. 

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