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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1724 
To counter the spread of the LOGINK logistics information platform, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 22, 2023 
Mrs. STEEL (for herself, Mr. OWENS, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. POSEY, Mr. TIF-
FANY, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. MAST, Mr. STEUBE, Mr. CLINE, Mr. OGLES, 
and Mr. GUEST) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on 
Armed Services, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To counter the spread of the LOGINK logistics information 
platform, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Securing Maritime 
Data from Communist China Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES
DEFINED.—The term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs, and the Committee on Finance 
of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee 
on Homeland Security, and the Committee on 
Ways and Means of the House of Representa-
tives. 
(2) CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE.—The term 
‘‘critical infrastructure’’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 721(a) of the Defense Production 
Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4565(a)). 
(3) LOGINK.—The term ‘‘LOGINK’’ means 
public, open, shared logistics information network 
known as the National Public Information Platform 
for Transportation & Logistics by the Ministry of 
Transport of the People’s Republic of China. 
SEC. 3. COUNTERING THE SPREAD OF LOGINK. 
(a) PROHIBITIONS.— 
(1) CONTRACTING PROHIBITION.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The Department of De-
fense may not enter into or renew any contract 
with any entity that uses— 
(i) LOGINK; 
(ii) any logistics platform controlled 
by, affiliated with, or subject to the juris-
diction of the Chinese Communist Party or 
the Government of the People’s Republic of 
China; or 
(iii) any logistics platform that shares 
data with a system described in clause (i) 
or (ii). 
(B) APPLICABILITY.—Subparagraph (A) 
applies with respect to any contract entered 
into or renewed on or after the date that is 2 
years after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(2) PORTS
AND
CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE 
BAN.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date 
that is 2 years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the President shall— 
(i) prohibit any entity which owns or 
operates a port in the United States from 
using or sharing data with a system de-
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scribed in clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph 
(1)(A); and 
(ii) prohibit any entity which owns or 
operates other critical infrastructure in the 
United States, as the President considers 
appropriate, from using or sharing data 
with a system described in such clauses. 
(B) IMPLEMENTATION; PENALTIES.— 
(i) IMPLEMENTATION.—The President 
may exercise the authorities provided to 
the President under sections 203 and 205 
of the International Emergency Economic 
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to 
the extent necessary to carry out this para-
graph. 
(ii) PENALTIES.—A person that vio-
lates, attempts to violate, conspires to vio-
late, or causes a violation of a prohibition 
described in subparagraph (A) or any reg-
ulation, license, or order issued to carry 
out that subparagraph shall be subject to 
the penalties set forth in subsections (b) 
and (c) of section 206 of the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1705) to the same extent as a per-
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son that commits an unlawful act de-
scribed in subsection (a) of that section. 
(b) NEGOTIATIONS WITH ALLIES AND PARTNERS.— 
(1) NEGOTIATIONS REQUIRED.—The President 
shall enter into negotiations with United States al-
lies and partners, including those described in para-
graph (3), if the President determines that ports or 
other entities operating within the jurisdiction of 
such allies and partners are using an entity de-
scribed in subsection (a)(1)(A). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—As part of the negotiations 
described in paragraph (1), the President shall— 
(A) urge governments to require entities 
within their jurisdiction to terminate use of 
LOGINK and other platforms described in sub-
section (a)(1)(A); 
(B) 
describe 
the 
threats 
posed 
by 
LOGINK and other platforms described in sub-
section (a)(1)(A) to United States military and 
strategic interests and the implications this 
threat may have for the presence of United 
States military forces in such ally or partner; 
(C) urge governments to cooperate with 
the United States to counter attempts by the 
People’s Republic of China at international 
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standards-setting bodies to spread LOGINK 
and other platforms described in subsection 
(a)(1)(A); and 
(D) attempt to establish through multilat-
eral entities, bilateral or multilateral trade ne-
gotiations, military cooperation, and other rel-
evant engagements or agreements a prohibition 
on the use of LOGINK and other platforms de-
scribed in subsection (a)(1)(A). 
(3) ALLIES
AND
PARTNERS.—The allies and 
partners with which the President shall conduct the 
negotiations described in this subsection include— 
(A) Japan; 
(B) The Republic of Korea; 
(C) The Philippines; 
(D) Australia; 
(E) North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
members; and 
(F) European Union members. 
SEC. 4. REPORT. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the President shall submit a report to 
the appropriate congressional committees describing— 
(1) the efforts made by the United States Gov-
ernment thus far in the negotiations described in 
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