[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3399 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3399

To study the security of the Soo Locks and effects on the supply chain 
resulting from a malfunction or failure of the Soo Locks, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 17, 2023

 Mr. James (for himself, Mr. Bergman, and Ms. Scholten) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
                           and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
To study the security of the Soo Locks and effects on the supply chain 
resulting from a malfunction or failure of the Soo Locks, 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 ``Soo Locks Security and Economic 
Reporting Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON SECURITY AND ECONOMIC EFFECTS ON SUPPLY CHAIN OF SOO 
              LOCKS, MICHIGAN.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, in coordination with the 
Commandant of the Coast Guard and the Secretary of Defense, shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that--
            (1) highlights any security deficiencies that exist with 
        respect to the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan;
            (2) highlights the supply chain, logistical, and economic 
        effects that would result in the event of a malfunction or 
        failure of the Soo Locks and how such effects would impact the 
        region surrounding the Soo Locks and the United States;
            (3) highlights any potential domestic or international 
        threats to the integrity of the Soo Locks;
            (4) details the current security structure of the Coast 
        Guard and any other relevant Federal, State, or local agency to 
        protect the Soo Locks; and
            (5) provides any recommendations, and cost estimates for 
        such recommendations, for--
                    (A) strengthening the security of the Soo Locks; 
                and
                    (B) reducing the impacts to the supply chain of the 
                United States that would result in the event of a 
                malfunction or failure of the Soo Locks.
    (b) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this Act, the 
term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
        the House of Representatives;
            (2) the Committee on Commerce, Transportation, and Science 
        of the Senate; and
            (3) the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 
        Senate.
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