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 ‘‘U.S. Supply Chain Se-
curity Review Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. 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 af-
fect United States economic security. 
(b) CONTENTS.—In carrying out the study under sub-
section (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; 
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(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 de-
scription 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 secu-
rity; 
(B) whether ownership affords the foreign 
owner access to operational technology and infor-
mation unique to the United States and other-
wise unavailable; and 
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(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 initi-
ation 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 In-
frastructure of the House of Representatives the results of 
such evaluation. 
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Union Calendar No. 116 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3395 
[Report No. 118–148] 
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 con-
tainer ports, and for other purposes. 
JULY 18, 2023 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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