[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4369 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4369

    To require the Director of the National Counterintelligence and 
 Security Center to develop a strategy and conduct outreach to United 
  States industry, including shipping companies, port operators, and 
 logistics firms, on the risks of smartport technology of the People's 
   Republic of China and other related risks, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 20, 2024

   Mr. Casey (for himself, Mr. Cotton, and Mr. Kelly) introduced the 
    following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Select 
                       Committee on Intelligence

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                                 A BILL


 
    To require the Director of the National Counterintelligence and 
 Security Center to develop a strategy and conduct outreach to United 
  States industry, including shipping companies, port operators, and 
 logistics firms, on the risks of smartport technology of the People's 
   Republic of China and other related risks, 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 ``Secure Smartports Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. STRATEGY AND OUTREACH ON RISKS POSED BY PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 
              CHINA SMARTPORT TECHNOLOGY.

    (a) Strategy and Outreach Required.--The Director of the National 
Counterintelligence and Security Center shall develop a strategy and 
conduct outreach to United States industry, including shipping 
companies, port operators, and logistics firms, on the risks of 
smartport technology of the People's Republic of China and other 
related risks posed by entities of the People's Republic of China, 
including LOGINK, China Ocean Shipping Company, Limited (COSCO), China 
Communications Construction Company, Limited (CCCC), China Media Group 
(CMG), and Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Company Limited (ZPMC), to 
the national security of the United States, the security of United 
States supply chains, and commercial activity, including with respect 
to delays, interruption, and lockout of access to systems and 
technologies that enable the free flow of commerce.
    (b) Consistency With Executive Orders and Other Statutory 
Authorities.--The Director shall carry out subsection (a) in a manner 
that is consistent with the following:
            (1) Part 6 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations, as 
        amended by Executive Order 14116 (89 Fed. Reg. 13971; relating 
        to amending regulations relating to the safeguarding of 
        vessels, harbors, ports, and waterfront facilities of the 
        United States.
            (2) Executive Order 14017 (86 Fed. Reg. 11849; relating to 
        America's supply chains), or successor order.
            (3) Section 825 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
        for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31).
    (c) Coordination.--The Director shall carry out subsection (a) in 
coordination with the Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, the Director 
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Commander of the Office of 
Naval Intelligence, and such other heads of Federal agencies as the 
Director considers appropriate.
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