[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1965 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1965

   To prohibit airport improvement grants funds from being used for 
contracts with entities that have violated intellectual property rights 
                       of United States entities.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 14, 2023

Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Mr. Peters, Mr. Young, and Mr. Lee) introduced 
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 
                on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
   To prohibit airport improvement grants funds from being used for 
contracts with entities that have violated intellectual property rights 
                       of United States entities.

    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 ``Airport Infrastructure Resources 
Security Act of 2023'' or the ``AIR Security Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON PROVISION OF AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT GRANT FUNDS TO 
              CERTAIN ENTITIES THAT HAVE VIOLATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 
              RIGHTS OF UNITED STATES ENTITIES.

    (a) In General.--During the period beginning on the date that is 30 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, amounts provided as 
project grants under subchapter I of chapter 471 of title 49, United 
States Code, may not be used to enter into a contract described in 
subsection (b) with any entity on the list required by subsection (c).
    (b) Contract Described.--A contract described in this subsection is 
a contract or other agreement for the procurement of infrastructure or 
equipment for a passenger boarding bridge at an airport.
    (c) List Required.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, and thereafter as required by paragraph 
        (2), the United States Trade Representative, the Attorney 
        General, and the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
        Administration shall make available a publicly-available a list 
        of entities manufacturing airport passenger boarding 
        infrastructure or equipment that--
                    (A) are owned, directed by, or subsidized in whole, 
                or in part by the People's Republic of China;
                    (B) have been determined by a Federal court to have 
                misappropriated intellectual property or trade secrets 
                from an entity organized under the laws of the United 
                States or any jurisdiction within the United States;
                    (C) own or control, are owned or controlled by, are 
                under common ownership or control with, or are 
                successors to, an entity described in subparagraph (A);
                    (D) own or control, are under common ownership or 
                control with, or are successors to, an entity described 
                in subparagraph (A); or
                    (E) have entered into an agreement with or accepted 
                funding from, whether in the form of minority 
                investment interest or debt, have entered into a 
                partnership with, or have entered into another 
                contractual or other written arrangement with, an 
                entity described in subparagraph (A).
            (2) Updates to list.--The United States Trade 
        Representative shall update the list required by paragraph (1), 
        based on information provided by the Attorney General and the 
        Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration--
                    (A) not less frequently than every 90 days during 
                the 180-day period following the initial publication of 
                the list under paragraph (1); and
                    (B) not less frequently than annually thereafter.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section, the definitions in section 47102 
of title 49, United States Code, shall apply.
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