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Referenced Laws
chapter 700
section 70014
Section 1
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Secure Our Ports Act of 2025.
Section 2
2. Prohibition on certain contracts for port operation and management Subchapter II of chapter 700 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 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— a Chinese, Russian, North Korean, or Iranian state-owned enterprise; or a foreign entity for which any percentage is owned by a country listed in paragraph (1). In this section, the terms facility, and owner or operator have the meanings given such terms in section 70101 of this title. The analysis for chapter 700 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 70014 the following: 70015.Prohibition on certain contracts for port operation and management
(a)In generalAn 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)DefinitionsIn this section, the terms facility, and owner or operator have the meanings given such terms in section 70101 of this title.. 70015. Prohibition on certain contracts for port operation and management..
Section 3
70015. Prohibition on certain contracts for port operation and management 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— a Chinese, Russian, North Korean, or Iranian state-owned enterprise; or a foreign entity for which any percentage is owned by a country listed in paragraph (1). In this section, the terms facility, and owner or operator have the meanings given such terms in section 70101 of this title.