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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1165 
To require the inspection of certain foreign cranes before use at a United 
States port, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 10, 2025 
Mr. GIMENEZ (for himself, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia, Mrs. 
LUNA, Mr. DONALDS, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, and Mr. GREEN of 
Tennessee) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To require the inspection of certain foreign cranes before 
use at a United States port, 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 ‘‘Port Crane Security 
and Inspection Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. FOREIGN CRANE INSPECTION TRANSPORTATION 
AND PORT SECURITY AND MARITIME SECU-
RITY ENHANCEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—With respect to newly constructed 
foreign cranes procured for use at a United States port 
determined by the Secretary to be of high risk to port se-
curity or maritime transportation security and that con-
nect to the internet, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall, acting through the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
Security Agency, before such crane is placed into service 
at such port, inspect such crane for potential security risks 
or threats. 
(b) SECURITY RISKS OR THREATS ASSESSMENTS.— 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall— 
(1) assess the threat posed by security risks or 
threats of any existing or newly constructed foreign 
cranes in use at a United States port; and 
(2) take any crane that poses a security risk or 
threat offline until such crane can be certified as no 
longer being a risk or threat. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
brief the Committee on Homeland Security of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate regarding for-
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eign crane security risks or threats posed by existing or 
newly constructed foreign cranes within United States 
ports. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED FOREIGN COUNTRY.—The term 
‘‘covered foreign country’’ means a country that— 
(A) the intelligence community has identi-
fied as a foreign adversary in its most recent 
Annual Threat Assessment; or 
(B) the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
in coordination with the Director of National 
Intelligence, has identified as a foreign adver-
sary that is not included in such Annual Threat 
Assessment. 
(2) FOREIGN
CRANE.—The term ‘‘foreign 
crane’’ means a crane for which any information 
technology and operational technology components in 
such crane that is connected into cyber infrastruc-
ture at a port located in the United States was, in 
whole or in part, manufactured by an entity that is 
operating under ownership, control, or influence of a 
covered foreign country. 
SEC. 3. FOREIGN CRANE PROHIBITION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, a foreign crane— 
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(1) for which a contract was entered into on or 
after the date of enactment of this Act may not be 
operated at a port located in the United States; and 
(2) operated at a port located in the United 
States may not operate foreign software on any date 
after the date which is 5 years after the date of en-
actment of this Act. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED FOREIGN COUNTRY.—The term 
‘‘covered foreign country’’ means a country that— 
(A) the intelligence community has identi-
fied as a foreign adversary in its most recent 
Annual Threat Assessment; or 
(B) the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
in coordination with the Director of National 
Intelligence, has identified as a foreign adver-
sary that is not included in such Annual Threat 
Assessment. 
(2) FOREIGN
CRANE.—The term ‘‘foreign 
crane’’ means a crane for which any software or 
other technology in such crane that is connected into 
cyber infrastructure at a port located in the United 
States was, in whole or in part, manufactured by an 
entity that is owned or controlled by, is a subsidiary 
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of, or is otherwise related legally or financially to a 
corporation based in a covered foreign country. 
(3) FOREIGN SOFTWARE.—The term ‘‘foreign 
software’’ means software or other technology, in 
whole or in part, manufactured by a company wholly 
owned by a covered foreign country. 
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