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H.R. 252 · House bill · 119th Congress
This bill prohibits owners or operators of certain U.S. maritime transportation facilities from contracting for the lease, ownership, or operation of facilities with enterprises partly or wholly owned by China, Iran, North Korea, or Russia. The covered facilities are located at ports in areas that are subject to enhanced transportation security requirements, including the requirement for an Area Maritime Transportation Security Plan.
This Act may be cited as the “Secure Our Ports Act of 2025”.
(a) In general.— Subchapter II of chapter 700 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“70015. Prohibition on certain contracts for port operation and management.—
(a) In general.— An owner or operator of a facility for which a facility security plan is required under section 70103(c) of this title may not enter into a contract for the ownership, leasing, or operation of such facility with an entity that is—
(1) a Chinese, Russian, North Korean, or Iranian state-owned enterprise; or
(2) a foreign entity for which any percentage is owned by a country listed in paragraph (1).
(b) Definitions.— In this section, the terms facility, and owner or operator have the meanings given such terms in section 70101 of this title.”.
(b) Clerical amendment.— The analysis for chapter 700 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 70014 the following: