Port Cranes for America Act
Bill: H.R.6488 | Sponsor: Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. (R-FL)
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Port Cranes for America Act
This bill requires the U.S. Maritime Administration to provide grants to eligible applicants for the procurement of container cranes with a lifting capacity in excess of 50 tons for use at ports located in the United States.
The funds may be used to procure such a crane, including to pay for any manufacturing costs associated with the procurement, provided that the entity manufacturing the crane is not associated with a country that is a nonmarket economy, fails to protect intellectual property rights, and violates foreign trade agreements. For cranes in use before this bill's enactment, funds may also be used to replace any software from such a country.

To amend title 46, United States Code, to establish a grant program for 
 the procurement of megacranes for use at United States 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Port Cranes for America Act''.

SEC. 2. MEGACRANE PROCUREMENT GRANT PROGRAM.

    Section 50302 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(f) Megacrane Procurement Grant Program.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Administrator of the Maritime 
        Administration shall provide grants to eligible applicants for 
        the procurement of certain megacranes for use at ports located 
        in the United States.
            ``(2) Application.--To be eligible for a grant under this 
        subsection, an eligible applicant shall submit to the 
        Administrator an application at such time, in such manner, and 
        containing such information as the Administrator considers 
        appropriate, including any information related to the purchase 
        of a megacrane.
            ``(3) Use of funds.--An eligible applicant receiving a 
        grant under this subsection shall use the funds provided under 
        the grant only to--
                    ``(A) procure a megacrane, including to pay for any 
                manufacturing costs associated with procuring a 
                megacrane; or
                    ``(B) replace foreign software on a megacrane in 
                use before the date of enactment of the Port Cranes for 
                America Act.
            ``(4) Federal match.--The Federal share of the cost of 
        procurement of a megacrane or the replacement of foreign 
        software on a megacrane in service before the date of enactment 
        of the Port Cranes for America Act for which a grant is awarded 
        under this subsection shall be not more than 80 percent.
            ``(5) Restriction.--An eligible applicant receiving a grant 
        under this subsection may not procure a foreign crane.
            ``(6) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) Eligible applicant.--The term `eligible 
                applicant' has the meaning given such term in section 
                50302.
                    ``(B) Foreign crane.--The term `foreign crane' 
                means a crane that is, in whole or in part, 
                manufactured by an entity that is owned or controlled 
                by, is a subsidiary of, or is otherwise related legally 
                or financially to a corporation based in a country 
                that--
                            ``(i) is identified as a nonmarket economy 
                        country (as defined in section 771(18) of the 
                        Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677(18))) as of 
                        the date of enactment of the Port Cranes for 
                        America Act;
                            ``(ii) was identified by the United States 
                        Trade Representative in the most recent report 
                        required by section 182 of the Trade Act of 
                        1974 (19 U.S.C. 2242) as a foreign country 
                        included on the priority watch list defined in 
                        subsection (g)(3) of such section; and
                            ``(iii) is subject to monitoring by the 
                        Trade Representative under section 306 of the 
                        Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2416).
                    ``(C) Megacrane.--The term `megacrane' means a 
                container crane that has a lifting capacity in excess 
                of 50 tons and that is not a foreign crane.
                    ``(D) United states.--The term `United States' 
                includes any territory of the United States.
    ``(g) Buy America.--The requirements of section 54101(d)(2) shall 
apply to any grant provided under this section.''.

SEC. 3. FOREIGN CRANE ACQUISITION PROHIBITION.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 701 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 70126. Foreign crane acquisition prohibition
    ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a 
foreign crane may not be acquired for operation in the United States.
    ``(b) Foreign Crane Defined.--In this section, the term `foreign 
crane' has the meaning given such term in section 50302(f) of title 46, 
United States Code.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 701 of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 70125 the following:

``70126. Foreign crane acquisition prohibition.''.
    (c) Applicability.--This section, including the amendments made by 
this section, applies beginning on the date that is 3 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act.
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