HR3395-118

Reported

To direct the Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission to seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center to evaluate foreign ownership of marine terminals at the 15 largest United States container ports, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced May 17, 2023

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To direct the Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission to seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center to evaluate foreign ownership of marine terminals at the 15 largest United States container ports, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers. The main policy domain is Transportation, Trade, Foreign Policy.

Who Benefits and How

transportation operators and travelers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, transportation operators and travelers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H1ED8AA4E74B24F5BB4C6E0B3E8A51E4A: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the U.S. Supply Chain Security Review Act of 2023.
  • Section HAEC001AF551A4152B00BED8D6066DD9E: 2. Study on foreign ports Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission shall seek to enter...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To direct the Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission to seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center to evaluate foreign ownership of marine terminals at the 15 largest United States container ports, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.

Key Policy Areas

Transportation, Trade, Foreign Policy

Primary Purpose

This bill, To direct the Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission to seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center to evaluate foreign ownership of marine terminals at the 15 largest United States container ports, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.

Policy Domains

Transportation Trade Foreign Policy

Whole bill

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • transportation operators and travelers
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: eh

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal implementing agencies
  • transportation operators and travelers
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: eh

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

Reported
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 27, 2023

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, …

Jul 18, 2023

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the …

May 17, 2023

Mr. Auchincloss (for himself and Mr. Webster of Florida) introduced …

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Transportation
4 mentions across 1 clause
+1 positive -3 negative

Chinese-owned marine terminal operators at US ports, Foreign-owned marine terminal operators (non-Chinese/Russian), Russian-owned marine terminal operators at US ports

Positive-direction: US-owned port operators and marine terminal companies

Negative-direction: Chinese-owned marine terminal operators at US ports, Foreign-owned marine terminal operators (non-Chinese/Russian), Russian-owned marine terminal operators at US ports

Government
1 mention across 1 clause
-1 negative

Federal Maritime Commission

Research & Science
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Federally funded research and development centers

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sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Transportation Trade Foreign Policy
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section

We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.

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