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.

Subjects: International Affairs

Summary:  <p>This bill prohibits China, Iran, North Korea, or Russia from purchasing property within 10 miles of a sensitive site, such as a U.S. military installation. The prohibition also applies to leases or receiving concessions to property within 10 miles of a sensitive site.</p> <p>For the purposes of this bill, a sensitive site is public or private real estate in the United States that (1) functions as an air or maritime port, (2) is a U.S. military installation, (3) is a U.S. government facility that is sensitive for national security reasons, or (4) could expose U.S. national security activities or intelligence at a military installation or government facility to one of the prohibited countries.</p> <p>The prohibition shall apply to purchases, leases, and concessions made on or after this bill's enactment.</p>

<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 558 Introduced in House (IH)]

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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.


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                    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

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                                 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.

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

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN FOREIGN COUNTRIES PURCHASING OR 
              LEASING PROPERTY NEAR SENSITIVE SITES.

    Section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4565) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(r) Prohibition on Certain Foreign Countries Purchasing or 
Leasing Property Near Sensitive Sites.--
            ``(1) In general.--A covered foreign country may not 
        purchase or lease, or be granted a concession with respect to, 
        property within 10 miles of a sensitive site.
            ``(2) Notice to congress of violations.--The Committee 
        shall promptly notify the Congress if the Committee identifies 
        a violation or attempted violation of the requirements of this 
        subsection.
            ``(3) Rule of application.--This subsection shall apply to 
        purchases, leases, and concessions made on or after the date of 
        enactment of this subsection.
            ``(4) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) Covered foreign country.--The term `covered 
                foreign country' means--
                            ``(i) China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) any entity controlled by or acting 
                        on behalf of a government described under 
                        clause (i).
                    ``(B) Sensitive site.--The term `sensitive site' 
                means public or private real estate located in the 
                United States that--
                            ``(i) is, is located within, or functions 
                        as part of, an air or maritime port;
                            ``(ii) is a United States military 
                        installation;
                            ``(iii) is another facility or property of 
                        the United States Government that is sensitive 
                        for reasons relating to national security, as 
                        defined by the Committee; or
                            ``(iv) the Committee determines could--
                                    ``(I) reasonably provide a covered 
                                foreign country the ability to collect 
                                intelligence on activities being 
                                conducted at a location described under 
                                clause (ii) or (iii); or
                                    ``(II) otherwise expose national 
                                security activities at a location 
                                described under clause (ii) or (iii) to 
                                the risk of foreign surveillance by a 
                                covered foreign country.''.
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