Maritime Supply Chain Security Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2390 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2390

      To amend title 46, United States Code, to clarify that port
infrastructure development program funds may be used to replace Chinese
        port crane hardware or software, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 26, 2025

  Mr. Rouzer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL

      To amend title 46, United States Code, to clarify that port
infrastructure development program funds may be used to replace Chinese
        port crane hardware or software, 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 ``Maritime Supply Chain Security
Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO CLARIFY THAT PORT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
              PROGRAM FUNDS MAY BE USED TO REPLACE CHINESE PORT CRANE
              HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE.

    Section 54301(a)(3)(A)(ii)(III) of title 46, United States Code, is
amended--
            (1) by striking ``including projects to improve port
        resilience;'' and inserting ``including--''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                                            ``(aa) projects to improve
                                        port resilience; and
                                            ``(bb) projects to upgrade
                                        or replace port cranes or parts
                                        of port cranes (including
                                        hardware and software) that--

                                                    ``(AA) were
                                                installed or provided
                                                by the People's
                                                Republic of China or
                                                any department,
                                                ministry, center,
                                                agency, or
                                                instrumentality of the
                                                Government of the
                                                People's Republic of
                                                China; or

                                                    ``(BB) are
                                                maintained, controlled,
                                                or sponsored by the
                                                People's Republic of
                                                China or any
                                                department, ministry,
                                                center, agency, or
                                                instrumentality of the
                                                Government of the
                                                People's Republic of
                                                China;''.

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