S.Amdt. 4567

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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