To amend title 46, United States Code, to clarify that port infrastructure development program funds may be used to replace Chinese port crane hardware or software, and for other purposes.
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Maritime Supply Chain Security Act amends title 46's Port Infrastructure Development Program eligibility language. Existing law already allows port-resilience projects; this bill specifies that resilience projects include upgrading or replacing port cranes or crane parts, including hardware and software, when the equipment was installed or provided by the People's Republic of China or a PRC department, ministry, center, agency, or instrumentality, or when it is maintained, controlled, or sponsored by one of those PRC entities. The practical effect is to make federal port infrastructure grant dollars clearly available for replacing Chinese-linked crane systems, including embedded software and hardware, rather than leaving ports uncertain whether crane cybersecurity or supply-chain replacement projects qualify.
Who Benefits and How
U.S. port authorities, marine terminal operators, port cybersecurity teams, Maritime Administration grant reviewers, non-Chinese crane manufacturers, U.S. crane software vendors, domestic port-security officials, and supply-chain resilience planners benefit because the bill creates an explicit grant-eligibility path for replacing PRC-linked crane hardware and software that may present security, operational, or resilience risks.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Chinese crane manufacturers, PRC-linked crane maintenance providers, ports currently using Chinese-installed cranes, marine terminal operators applying for replacement grants, Maritime Administration grant administrators, port procurement staff, crane integration contractors, and federal taxpayers bear burdens because the bill channels grant applications toward replacement projects, requires ports to document PRC installation or control links, pressures existing Chinese-linked suppliers, and may shift federal port-resilience funding toward crane hardware and software upgrades.
Key Provisions
- Amends Port Infrastructure Development Program eligibility to include crane upgrade and replacement projects.
- Provides grant eligibility for port cranes and crane parts, including hardware and software.
- Applies the eligibility rule when cranes were installed or provided by the People's Republic of China or PRC government instrumentalities.
- Applies the eligibility rule when cranes are maintained, controlled, or sponsored by the People's Republic of China or PRC government instrumentalities.
- Uses the existing port-resilience grant category to support crane replacement projects.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Clarifies that Port Infrastructure Development Program grants may fund projects that upgrade or replace port cranes, including hardware and software, when the cranes or crane components were installed, provided, maintained, controlled, or sponsored by the People's Republic of China or PRC government instrumentalities.
Key Policy Areas
Transportation, Port Security, Manufacturing
Primary Purpose
Clarifies that Port Infrastructure Development Program grants may fund projects that upgrade or replace port cranes, including hardware and software, when the cranes or crane components were installed, provided, maintained, controlled, or sponsored by the People's Republic of China or PRC government instrumentalities.
Policy Domains
Substantive provisions
Identified Gains
- U.S. port authorities
- Marine terminal operators
- Port cybersecurity teams
- Maritime Administration grant reviewers
- Non-Chinese crane manufacturers
- U.S. crane software vendors
- Domestic port-security officials
- Supply-chain resilience planners
Identified Costs
- Chinese crane manufacturers
- PRC-linked crane maintenance providers
- Ports currently using Chinese-installed cranes
- Marine terminal operators applying for replacement grants
- Maritime Administration grant administrators
- Port procurement staff
- Crane integration contractors
- Federal taxpayers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
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Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Chinese crane manufacturers, Non-Chinese crane manufacturers, PRC-linked crane maintenance providers
Positive-direction: Non-Chinese crane manufacturers
Negative-direction: Chinese crane manufacturers, PRC-linked crane maintenance providers
Marine terminal operators, U.S. port authorities
Port cybersecurity teams, U.S. crane software vendors
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "prc"
- → People's Republic of China
- "program"
- → Port Infrastructure Development Program
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