I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4807 
To require an investigation under the Defense Production Act of 1950 of 
the acquisition by Dubai Ports World of the Peninsular and Oriental 
Steam Navigation Company, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 28, 2006 
Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. BAR-
ROW, Mr. BERRY, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. BRADLEY of New 
Hampshire, Mr. BROWN of South Carolina, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Ms. 
GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. 
COLE of Oklahoma, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. 
DAVIS of Florida, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. DICKS, Mr. DOO-
LITTLE, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey, Mr. 
GIBBONS, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. GORDON, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. 
AL GREEN of Texas, Ms. HARMAN, Ms. HERSETH, Mr. HOLT, Ms. 
HOOLEY, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. JINDAL, Mr. SAM JOHNSON 
of Texas, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. 
LANGEVIN, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. LOBIONDO, 
Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MARSHALL, Ms. MATSUI, 
Mrs. MCCARTHY, Mr. MCCAUL
of Texas, Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. 
MCDERMOTT, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. MEEK of Florida, 
Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. NADLER, Mr. NEY, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. 
PASCRELL, Mr. PENCE, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. POMEROY, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. 
REICHERT, Mr. REYNOLDS, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. 
SHAYS, Mr. SIMMONS, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. 
SWEENEY, Mr. TANCREDO, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. TIBERI, 
Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Ms. WASSERMAN 
SCHULTZ, Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, Mr. WESTMORELAND, and Mr. 
WOLF) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and 
Commerce, International Relations, and Homeland Security, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
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A BILL 
To require an investigation under the Defense Production 
Act of 1950 of the acquisition by Dubai Ports World 
of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Com-
pany, 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 ‘‘Foreign Investment 
Security Improvement Act of 2006’’. 
SEC. 2. INVESTIGATION UNDER DEFENSE PRODUCTION 
ACT OF 1950. 
(a) INVESTIGATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the President or the President’s 
designee shall conduct an investigation, under sec-
tion 721(b) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 
(50 U.S.C. App. 2170(b)), of the acquisition by 
Dubai Ports World, an entity owned or controlled by 
the Emirate of Dubai, of the Peninsular and Ori-
ental Steam Navigation Company, a company that is 
a national of the United Kingdom, with respect to 
which written notification was submitted to the 
Committee on Foreign Investment in the United 
States on December 15, 2005. Such investigation 
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shall be completed not later than 45 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) SUSPENSION OF EXISTING DECISION.—The 
President shall suspend any decision by the Presi-
dent or the President’s designee pursuant to section 
721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 
U.S.C. App. 2170) with respect to the acquisition 
described in paragraph (1) that was made before the 
completion of the investigation described in para-
graph (1), including any such decision made before 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR INVESTIGATION.—The in-
vestigation under subsection (a) shall include— 
(1) a review of foreign port assessments con-
ducted under section 70108 of title 46, United 
States Code, of ports at which Dubai Ports World 
carries out operations; 
(2) background checks of appropriate officers 
and security personnel of Dubai Ports World; 
(3) an evaluation of the impact on port security 
in the United States by reason of control by Dubai 
Ports World of operations at the United States ports 
affected by the acquisition described in subsection 
(a); and 
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(4) an evaluation of the impact on the national 
security of the United States by reason of control by 
Dubai Ports World of operations at the United 
States ports affected by the acquisition described in 
subsection (a), to be carried out in consultation with 
the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Com-
mandant of the Coast Guard, the Commissioner of 
the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, the 
heads of other relevant Federal departments and 
agencies, and relevant State and local officials re-
sponsible for port security at such United States 
ports. 
(c) RESPONSIBILITIES
OF
THE
SECRETARY
OF 
HOMELAND SECURITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall provide the following information for 
the investigation conducted pursuant to this section: 
(A) Any relevant information on Dubai 
Ports World from the Automated Targeting 
System maintained by U.S. Customs and Bor-
der Protection. 
(B) Port assessments at foreign seaports 
where Dubai Ports World operates, to be con-
ducted as part of the review for the Container 
Security Initiative, a U.S. Customs and Border 
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Protection program designed to target and 
screen cargo at overseas ports. 
(C) Copies of the completed validations 
conducted through the Customs-Trade Partner-
ship Against Terrorism program by U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection. 
(D) Any additional intelligence information 
held by the Department of Homeland Security, 
including the Office of Intelligence and Anal-
ysis. 
(2) ADDITIONAL
RESPONSIBILITIES.—The in-
formation required by paragraph (1) shall not be 
construed as limiting the responsibilities of the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security in the investigation 
conducted pursuant to this section. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 15 days after the date 
on which the investigation conducted pursuant to this sec-
tion is completed, the President shall submit to Congress 
a report that— 
(1) contains the findings of the investigation, 
including— 
(A) an analysis of the national security 
concerns reviewed under the investigation; and 
(B) a description of any assurances pro-
vided to the Federal Government by the appli-
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cant and the effect of such assurances on the 
national security of the United States; and 
(2) contains the determination of the President 
of whether or not the President will take action 
under section 721(d) of the Defense Production Act 
of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2170(d)) pursuant to the 
investigation. 
(e) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the date on 
which the report described in subsection (d) is sub-
mitted to Congress pursuant to such subsection, the 
President or the President’s designee shall provide 
to the Members of Congress specified in paragraph 
(2) a detailed briefing on the contents of the report. 
(2) MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.—The Members of 
Congress specified in this paragraph are the fol-
lowing: 
(A) The majority leader and minority lead-
er of the Senate. 
(B) The Speaker and minority leader of 
the House of Representatives. 
(C) The Chairman and Ranking Member 
of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs, the Committee on Finance, and 
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the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs of the Senate. 
(D) The Chairman and Ranking Member 
of the Committee on Financial Services, the 
Committee on Homeland Security, and the 
Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
Representatives. 
(E) Each Member of Congress who rep-
resents a State or district in which a United 
States port affected by the acquisition described 
in subsection (a) is located. 
SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL ACTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—If the determination of the Presi-
dent contained in the report submitted to Congress pursu-
ant to section 2(d) of this Act is that the President will 
not take action under section 721(d) of the Defense Pro-
duction Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2170(d)) and not 
later than 30 days after the date on which Congress re-
ceives the report, a joint resolution described in subsection 
(b) is enacted into law, then the President shall take such 
action under section 721(d) of the Defense Production Act 
of 1950 as is necessary to prohibit the acquisition de-
scribed in section 2(a), including, if such acquisition has 
been completed, directing the Attorney General to seek di-
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vestment or other appropriate relief in the district courts 
of the United States. 
(b) JOINT RESOLUTION DESCRIBED.—For purposes 
of subsection (a), the term ‘‘joint resolution’’ means a 
joint resolution of the Congress, the sole matter after the 
resolving clause of which is as follows: ‘‘That the Congress 
disapproves the determination of the President contained 
in the report submitted to Congress pursuant to section 
2(d) of the Foreign Investment Security Improvement Act 
of 2006 on llllll.’’, with the blank space being 
filled with the appropriate date. 
(c) COMPUTATION OF REVIEW PERIOD.—In com-
puting the 30-day period referred to in subsection (a), 
there shall be excluded any day described in section 154(b) 
of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2194(b)). 
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