[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 198 (Monday, November 15, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8095-S8096]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4567. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed to 
the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 
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. 1253. REVIEW OF PORT AND PORT-RELATED INFRASTRUCTURE 
                   PURCHASES AND INVESTMENTS MADE 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 State, in coordination 
     with the Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary of 
     Defense, and the head of any other agency the Secretary of 
     State considers necessary, shall conduct a review of port and 
     port-related infrastructure purchases and investments 
     critical to the interests and national security of the United 
     States made 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 port-related infrastructure 
     purchases and investments described in that subsection, 
     prioritized in order of the purchases or investments that 
     pose the greatest threat to United States economic, 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

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     have on Department of State, Office of the Director of 
     National Intelligence, and Department of Defense contingency 
     plans.
       (3) A description of past and planned efforts by the 
     Secretary of State, the Director of National Intelligence, 
     and the Secretary of Defense to address such purchases, 
     investments, and consolidation of investments or assertion of 
     control.
       (c) Coordination With Other Federal Agencies.--In 
     conducting the review required by subsection (a), the 
     Secretary of State may coordinate with the head of any other 
     Federal agency, as the Secretary of State considers 
     appropriate.
       (d) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 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.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence 
     of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the House of Representatives.
       (2) Port.--The term ``port'' means--
       (A) any port--
       (i) on the navigable waters of the United States; or
       (ii) that is considered by the Secretary of State to be 
     critical to United States interests; and
       (B) any harbor, marine terminal, or other shoreside 
     facility used principally for the movement of goods on inland 
     waters that the Secretary of State considers critical to 
     United States interests.
       (3) Port-related infrastructure.--The term ``port-related 
     infrastructure'' includes--
       (A) crane equipment;
       (B) logistics, information, and communications systems; and
       (C) any other infrastructure the Secretary of State 
     considers appropriate.
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