117 HR 6887 IH: Secure Our Ports Act of 2022 U.S. House of Representatives 2022-03-01 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.

I117th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 6887IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMarch 1, 2022Mrs. Steel (for herself, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mr. Garcia of California, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Rice of South Carolina, Mr. LaMalfa, and Mr. Calvert) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureA BILLTo prohibit the owner or operator of a port in the United States to enter into a contract with certain entities for operation or management of such port.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Secure Our Ports Act of 2022.

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Prohibition on certain contracts for port operation and management

An owner or operator of a port in the United States may not enter into a contract for the operation or management of such port with an entity that is—(1)a Chinese, Russian, North Korean, or Iranian state-owned enterprise; or(2)any foreign entity for which any percentage is owned by a country listed in paragraph (1).