[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 113 (Monday, July 13, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3899-S3900]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 6665. Mr. YOUNG (for himself and Mr. Kelly) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2027 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 appropriate place in title X, insert the following:

     SEC. __. ASSESSMENT ON MARITIME INFRASTRUCTURE READINESS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Maritime Administrator shall 
     submit to Congress a report on the status and resources and 
     authorities needed to execute and complete necessary vessels, 
     harborcraft, port, shipyard, and other infrastructure 
     improvements to ensure the national security interests of the 
     United States and support the domestic and foreign commerce 
     of the United States.
       (b) Contents.--The report under subsection (a) shall 
     include--
       (1) consideration of existing literature and reporting from 
     Federal and non-Federal sources;
       (2) an assessment of the number of commercial shipping 
     vessels by class required to sustain the national economy;
       (3) an assessment of opportunities to leverage private 
     sector funding to enhance the capability of marine 
     infrastructure of the United States;
       (4) an assessment of an ability to construct and repair 
     seaports and shipyards during national security emergencies, 
     including readiness to construct temporary facilities, and 
     carry out marine salvage and firefighting operations; and
       (5) an evaluation of the possible effects on the commercial 
     operations of United States ports and other critical 
     infrastructure of prohibiting any entity that owns or 
     operates a port or terminal in the United States from using 
     or sharing data with--
       (A) LOGINK;
       (B) any logistics platform controlled by, affiliated with, 
     or subject to the jurisdiction of the Chinese Communist Party 
     or the Government of the People's Republic of China; or
       (C) any logistics platform that shares data with a system 
     described in subparagraph (A) or (B).
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:

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       (1) Critical infrastructure.--The term ``critical 
     infrastructure'' has the meaning given the term in section 
     721(a) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 
     4565(a)).
       (2) LOGINK.--The term ``LOGINK'' means the public, open, 
     shared logistics information network known as the National 
     Public Information Platform for Transportation and Logistics 
     by the Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of 
     China.
       (d) Form.--The report under subsection (a) shall be 
     provided in an unclassified format, but may include a 
     classified annex.
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