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118THCONGRESS
2
DSESSION 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.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MAY20, 2024
Mr. C
ASEY(for himself, Mr. COTTON, and Mr. KELLY) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was read twice and referred to the Select Committee
on Intelligence
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 Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Secure Smartports Act 4
of 2024’’. 5
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SEC. 2. STRATEGY AND OUTREACH ON RISKS POSED BY 1
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA SMARTPORT 2
TECHNOLOGY. 3
(a) S
TRATEGY ANDOUTREACHREQUIRED.—The Di-4
rector of the National Counterintelligence and Security 5
Center shall develop a strategy and conduct outreach to 6
United States industry, including shipping companies, 7
port operators, and logistics firms, on the risks of 8
smartport technology of the People’s Republic of China 9
and other related risks posed by entities of the People’s 10
Republic of China, including LOGINK, China Ocean Ship-11
ping Company, Limited (COSCO), China Communications 12
Construction Company, Limited (CCCC), China Media 13
Group (CMG), and Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries 14
Company Limited (ZPMC), to the national security of the 15
United States, the security of United States supply chains, 16
and commercial activity, including with respect to delays, 17
interruption, and lockout of access to systems and tech-18
nologies that enable the free flow of commerce. 19
(b) C
ONSISTENCYWITHEXECUTIVEORDERS AND 20
O
THERSTATUTORYAUTHORITIES.—The Director shall 21
carry out subsection (a) in a manner that is consistent 22
with the following: 23
(1) Part 6 of title 33, Code of Federal Regula-24
tions, as amended by Executive Order 14116 (89 25
Fed. Reg. 13971; relating to amending regulations 26
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relating to the safeguarding of vessels, harbors, 1
ports, and waterfront facilities of the United States. 2
(2) Executive Order 14017 (86 Fed. Reg. 3
11849; relating to America’s supply chains), or suc-4
cessor order. 5
(3) Section 825 of the National Defense Au-6
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 7
118–31). 8
(c) C
OORDINATION.—The Director shall carry out 9
subsection (a) in coordination with the Commandant of 10
the U.S. Coast Guard, the Director of the Federal Bureau 11
of Investigation, the Commander of the Office of Naval 12
Intelligence, and such other heads of Federal agencies as 13
the Director considers appropriate. 14
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