Military Perimeter Transparency Act
Bill: H.R.3936 | Sponsor: Rep. Green, Mark E. (R-TN)
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Military Perimeter Transparency Act
This bill requires the Department of Defense and each military department to monitor real property ownership and occupancy in the vicinity (within a 10-mile boundary) of military installations inside and outside of the United States to identify instances in which a foreign adversary owns or occupies (or is seeking to own or occupy) real property in the vicinity of a military installation. For purposes of this bill, a foreign adversary is any foreign government or foreign nongovernment person engaged in a long-term pattern or serious instances of conduct significantly adverse to the national security of the United States or security and safety of United States persons.

To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
Defense and the Secretaries of the military department to monitor real 
   property ownership and occupancy in the vicinity of United States 
   military installations inside and outside of the United States to 
  identify instances of ownership or occupancy by a foreign adversary.

    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 ``Military Perimeter Transparency 
Act''.

SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MONITORING OF REAL PROPERTY OWNERSHIP AND 
              OCCUPANCY IN VICINITY OF MILITARY INSTALLATIONS TO 
              IDENTIFY FOREIGN ADVERSARY OWNERSHIP OR OCCUPANCY.

    Section 2661 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
        subsection (d):
    ``(d) Identification of Foreign Adversary Ownership or Occupancy of 
Real Property in Vicinity of Military Installations.--(1) The Secretary 
of Defense and each Secretary of a military department shall monitor 
real property ownership and occupancy in the vicinity of military 
installations under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned inside 
and outside of the United States to identify instances in which a 
foreign adversary owns or occupies, or the Secretary concerned 
determines a foreign adversary is seeking to own or occupy, real 
property in the vicinity of a military installation.
    ``(2) Not later than March 1 each year, the Secretary of Defense, 
in coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives a report containing the following:
            ``(A) A description of all real property in the vicinity of 
        military installations that the Secretary concerned--
                    ``(i) has identified under paragraph (1) as owned 
                or occupied by a foreign adversary; or
                    ``(ii) has determined under paragraph (1) that a 
                foreign adversary is seeking to own or occupy.
            ``(B) Changes in foreign adversary ownership or occupancy 
        of real property in the vicinity of military installations 
        since the previous report.
            ``(C) Recommendations regarding the appropriate response to 
        such foreign adversary ownership or occupancy of real property 
        in the vicinity of military installations.
    ``(3) A report under paragraph (2) shall be submitted in 
unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex as necessary.
    ``(4) In this section:
            ``(A) The term `foreign adversary' has the meaning given 
        that term in section 8(c)(2) of the Secure and Trusted 
        Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1607(c)(2)). The 
        term includes agents of, and partnerships and corporations 
        including, a foreign adversary.
            ``(B) The term `military installation' does not include a 
        contingency overseas military location described in section 
        2687a(a)(3)(A)(iii) of this title.
            ``(C) The term `vicinity', with respect to proximity to a 
        military installation, means--
                    ``(i) real property adjacent to the boundary of a 
                military installation; and
                    ``(ii) real property any part of which is located 
                within 10 miles of the boundary of a military 
                installation.''.
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