[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 114 (Tuesday, July 14, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S3950]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 6676. Mr. HAGERTY (for himself and Mr. Kaine) 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, insert the following:

     SEC. __. CONDITION FOR ENTRY INTO PORTS IN THE UNITED STATES.

       Section 70022 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2)(A)--
       (A) in clause (i)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking 
     ``subsection (b)(1)'' and inserting ``subsection (b)(1)(A)''; 
     and
       (ii) in subclause (II), by striking ``; or'' and inserting 
     a semicolon;
       (B) in clause (ii)--
       (i) by striking ``subsection (b)(2)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (b)(1)(B)''; and
       (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     or''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) a vessel described in subsection (b)(1) in the case 
     of--

       ``(I) an emergency being experienced by the vessel or an 
     individual on the vessel; or 
       ``(II) such a vessel described in subparagraph (C) of such 
     subsection that is authorized by the United States person 
     described in clause (ii) of such subparagraph to operate or 
     enter the port, harbor, or marine terminal described in such 
     subsection.''; and

       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``; or'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; or'';
       (C) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and adjusting the 
     margins of such subparagraphs accordingly;
       (D) by striking ``A vessel referred'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--A vessel referred''; and
       (E) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) subject to paragraph (2), is a vessel that, after 
     fiscal year 2025, has entered or operated in a port, harbor, 
     or marine terminal that--
       ``(i) is within the geographic area of 2034'31'' N, 
     2034'13'' N, 8707'47'' W, 8707'20'' W;
       ``(ii) the President determines was owned, held, or 
     controlled, directly or indirectly, by a United States person 
     at the time that--

       ``(I) such port, harbor, or marine terminal is nationalized 
     or expropriated by an agency or official of a government of a 
     foreign trade partner of the United States; or
       ``(II) actions were taken that have the effect of 
     nationalization or expropriation of such port, harbor, or 
     marine terminal by such an agency or official; and

       ``(iii) is not the subject of a currently pending 
     arbitration under a free trade agreement with the United 
     States.
       ``(2) Applicability.--Paragraph (1)(C) shall cease to apply 
     with respect to a port, harbor, or marine terminal described 
     in such paragraph if--
       ``(A) the President determines that--
       ``(i) the ownership, possession, or control of the port, 
     harbor, or marine terminal described in such paragraph has 
     been restored to the United States person described in clause 
     (ii) of such paragraph; and
       ``(ii) the government of the foreign trade partner 
     described in such clause has terminated any measures that had 
     the effect of nationalizing or expropriating the port, 
     harbor, or marine terminal;
       ``(B) the President determines that such government has 
     provided adequate and effective compensation for such port, 
     harbor, or marine terminal that is--
       ``(i) in convertible foreign exchange or in other 
     compensation mutually acceptable by such United States person 
     and such government; and
       ``(ii) equivalent to the full value of such port, harbor, 
     or marine terminal, as required by international law; or
       ``(C) the President determines that the matter has 
     otherwise been resolved to the satisfaction of the President.
       ``(3) Definition of united states person.--In this 
     subsection, the term `United States person' means--
       ``(A) a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted 
     for permanent residence to the United States; or
       ``(B) an entity organized under the laws of the United 
     States or any jurisdiction within the United States, 
     including a foreign branch of such an entity.''.
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