119 HR 252 : Secure Our Ports Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-06-10 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IIB119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 252IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJune 10, 2025 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationAN ACTTo amend title 46, United States Code, to prohibit certain contracts for port operations and management, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Secure Our Ports Act of 2025.

2.

Prohibition on certain contracts for port operation and management

(a)

In general

Subchapter II of chapter 700 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

70015.

Prohibition on certain contracts for port operation and management

(a)

In general

An owner or operator of a facility for which a facility security plan is required under section 70103(c) of this title may not enter into a contract for the ownership, leasing, or operation of such facility with an entity that is—(1)a Chinese, Russian, North Korean, or Iranian state-owned enterprise; or(2)a foreign entity for which any percentage is owned by a country listed in paragraph (1).(b)

Definitions

In this section, the terms facility, and owner or operator have the meanings given such terms in section 70101 of this title.

.(b)

Clerical amendment

The analysis for chapter 700 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 70014 the following:70015. Prohibition on certain contracts for port operation and management..

Passed the House of Representatives June 9, 2025.Kevin F. McCumber,Clerk.