To direct the Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission to seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center to evaluate foreign ownership of marine terminals at the 15 largest United States container ports, and for other purposes.

Subjects: Transportation and Public Works


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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3395 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3395

 To direct the Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission to seek to 
     enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and 
development center to evaluate foreign ownership of marine terminals at 
 the 15 largest United States container ports, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 17, 2023

Mr. Auchincloss (for himself and Mr. Webster of Florida) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
                           and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission to seek to 
     enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and 
development center to evaluate foreign ownership of marine terminals at 
 the 15 largest United States container ports, 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. STUDY ON FOREIGN PORTS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission shall seek 
to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and 
development center to evaluate how foreign ownership of marine 
terminals at the 15 largest United States container ports affects or 
could affect United States economic security.
    (b) Contents.--In carrying out the study under subsection (a), the 
center selected under such subsection shall--
            (1) consider--
                    (A) changes in ownership of the 15 largest United 
                States container ports over the past 10 years as well 
                as announced ownership changes from 2023 and 2024;
                    (B) instances of ownership in individual marine 
                terminals and cumulative ownership by Chinese or 
                Russian entities or nationals;
                    (C) instances of ownership in individual marine 
                terminals and cumulative ownership by any foreign 
                entity;
                    (D) the amount of--
                            (i) Port Infrastructure Development Grant 
                        funds since fiscal year 2018 that have gone to 
                        ports and marine terminals that are owned 
                        wholly or partially foreign owned; and
                            (ii) Port Security Grant funds since fiscal 
                        year 2003 that have gone to ports and marine 
                        terminals that are owned wholly or partially 
                        foreign owned; and
                    (E) where ownership exists, a detailed description 
                of foreign operational control including both 
                affirmative and negative control; and
            (2) offer recommendations on--
                    (A) policies by ports and marine terminal operators 
                to prevent excessive foreign ownership that could 
                threaten United States economic security;
                    (B) whether ownership affords the foreign owner 
                access to operational technology and information unique 
                to the United States and otherwise unavailable; and
                    (C) whether foreign ownership has or could affect 
                the supply chain and policies related to the 
                prioritization of certain cargoes.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the initiation of the 
evaluation under subsection (a), the Chairman of the Federal Maritime 
Commission shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives the results of such 
evaluation.
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