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Sec. 2 · H.R. 1701

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(a) Mapping of global ports The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall— (1) develop an updated, global mapping of foreign and domestic ports identified to be of importance to the United States, because of a capability to provide military, diplomatic, economic, or resource exploration superiority; and (2) identify any efforts by the Government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) or other PRC entities to build, buy, or otherwise control, directly or indirectly, such ports. (b) Submission of map The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit the mapping developed pursuant to subsection (a) to the appropriate congressional committees. Such submission shall be in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

•HR 1701 EHSEC. 2

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