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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION 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.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH26, 2025
Mr. R
OUZERintroduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
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 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 ‘‘Maritime Supply Chain 4
Security Act’’. 5
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SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO CLARIFY THAT PORT INFRA-1
STRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 2
FUNDS MAY BE USED TO REPLACE CHINESE 3
PORT CRANE HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE. 4
Section 54301(a)(3)(A)(ii)(III) of title 46, United 5
States Code, is amended— 6
(1) by striking ‘‘including projects to improve 7
port resilience;’’ and inserting ‘‘including—’’; and 8
(2) by adding at the end the following: 9
‘‘(aa) projects to improve 10
port resilience; and 11
‘‘(bb) projects to upgrade or 12
replace port cranes or parts of 13
port cranes (including hardware 14
and software) that— 15
‘‘(AA) were installed or 16
provided by the People’s Re-17
public of China or any de-18
partment, ministry, center, 19
agency, or instrumentality of 20
the Government of the Peo-21
ple’s Republic of China; or 22
‘‘(BB) are maintained, 23
controlled, or sponsored by 24
the People’s Republic of 25
China or any department, 26
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ministry, center, agency, or 1
instrumentality of the Gov-2
ernment of the People’s Re-3
public of China;’’. 4
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