[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 117 (Thursday, June 25, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S3460]
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  SA 1976. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 4049, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2021 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1262. REVIEW OF PORT AND INFRASTRUCTURE PURCHASES AND 
                   INVESTMENTS BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S 
                   REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND ENTITIES DIRECTED OR 
                   BACKED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S 
                   REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a 
     review of port and infrastructure purchases and investments 
     by--
       (1) the Government of the People's Republic of China;
       (2) entities directed or backed by the Government of the 
     People's Republic of China; and
       (3) entities with beneficial owners that include the 
     Government of the People's Republic of China or a private 
     company controlled by the Government of the People's Republic 
     of China.
       (b) Elements.--The review required by subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) A list of port and infrastructure purchases and 
     investments described in that subsection, prioritized in 
     order of the purchases or investments that pose the greatest 
     threat to United States defense and foreign policy interests.
       (2) An analysis of the effects the consolidation of such 
     investments, or the assertion of control by the Government of 
     the People's Republic of China over entities described in 
     paragraph (2) or (3) of that subsection, would have on 
     Department of Defense contingency plans.
       (c) Coordination With Other Federal Agencies.--In 
     conducting the review under subsection (a), the Secretary may 
     coordinate with the head of any other Federal agency, as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate.
       (d) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress a report on the results of 
     the review under subsection (a).
       (2) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified 
     annex.
       (3) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives.
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