To require the Director of National Intelligence to submit an annual report on investment by any Chinese entity in port infrastructure in the Western Hemisphere, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-6542
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4]
Introduced: 2022-02-01
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2022-02-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-02-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill requires the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to report annually to Congress on investments by China's government (and affiliated entities) in port infrastructure in the Western Hemisphere. The reports must include assessments of whether such infrastructure may be leveraged for military purposes and any implications for the United States.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6542 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 1, 2022 Mr. Fallon (for himself and Ms. Salazar ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence A BILL To require the Director of National Intelligence to submit an annual report on investment by any Chinese entity in port infrastructure in the Western Hemisphere, and for other purposes.

1. Director of National Intelligence annual report on investment by any Chinese entity in covered port infrastructure (a) Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes the following for the year covered by the report: (1) An identification of any covered port infrastructure in which a covered foreign entity has made or maintained an investment. (2) An assessment of the capability of any such foreign entity to leverage for military purposes such infrastructure, and any implications for the United States. (b) Form The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. (2) Covered foreign entity The term covered foreign entity means— (A) the Government of the People’s Republic of China; (B) any entity partially or wholly owned or controlled by the Government of the People’s Republic of China, and any subsidiaries of such an entity; and (C) any other entity registered in the People’s Republic of China with substantial ties to the Government of the People’s Republic of China. (3) Covered port infrastructure The term covered port infrastructure means the infrastructure, including any harbor, marine terminal, or other shoreside facility of any port located in the Western Hemisphere.