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H.R. 2390 · House bill · 119th Congress
This bill authorizes the Maritime Administration to competitively award grants under the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) to upgrade or replace port cranes or parts of port cranes maintained, installed, provided, controlled, or sponsored by China or any of its departments, ministries, centers, agencies, or instrumentalities. The bill further specifies that grant funds may be used to upgrade or replace port cranes' hardware or software.
PIDP grants fund eligible projects that aim to improve the safety, efficiency, or reliability of the movement of goods through U.S. ports.
This Act may be cited as the “Maritime Supply Chain Security Act”.
Section 54301(a)(3)(A)(ii)(III) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking “including projects to improve port resilience;” and inserting “including—” ; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
“(aa) projects to improve port resilience; and
(bb) projects to upgrade or replace port cranes or parts of port cranes (including hardware and software) that—
(AA) were installed or provided by the People’s Republic of China or any department, ministry, center, agency, or instrumentality of the Government of the People’s Republic of China; or
(BB) are maintained, controlled, or sponsored by the People’s Republic of China or any department, ministry, center, agency, or instrumentality of the Government of the People’s Republic of China;”.