Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Secure Our Ports Act of 2024”.
Secure Our Ports Act of 2024
A BILL
To amended title 46, United States Code, to prohibit certain contracts for port operations and management, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Prohibition on certain contracts for port operation and management
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 an Area Maritime Transportation Security Plan is required under section 70103 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 Area Maritime Transportation Security Plan, facility, and owner or operator have the meanings given such terms in section 70101 of this title.”
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: