Secure Our Transit Systems from Chinese Interference Act

Bill: 116-s-4257
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2020-07-21
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: District of Columbia

Manufacturing

Maryland

Public contracts and procurement

Public transit

Regional and metropolitan planning

Trade restrictions

Transportation programs funding

Virginia
Latest action: action_date: 2020-07-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-07-21
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Secure Our Transit Systems from Chinese Interference Act</b></p> <p>This bill eliminates the temporary exemption to certification requirements for the procurement of rail rolling stock for use in public transportation with respect to contracts between public transportation agencies and certain rolling stock manufacturers. Such manufacturers include ones that are owned or controlled by, are a subsidiary of, or otherwise are related legally or financially to a corporation based in a country that (1) is identified as a nonmarket economy country, (2) was identified by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) as a foreign country included on the priority watch list, and (3) is subject to monitoring by the USTR. </p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4257 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 21, 2020 Ms. McSally introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To repeal the temporary exemption to the certification requirement under section 5323 of title 49, United States Code, for contracts between public transportation agencies and rolling stock manufacturers.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Secure Our Transit Systems from Chinese Interference Act . 2. Limitation on certain rolling stock procurements Section 5323(u)(5) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking (A) Parties to executed contracts .— ; and (2) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C).