Definitions

In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and (B) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. (2) Relevant United States Government offices The term relevant United States Government offices means— (A) the Unified Combatant Commands; (B) the Office of the Secretary of Defense; (C) the Office of the Secretary of State; (D) the United States International Development Finance Corporation; (E) the Office of the Director of National Intelligence; and (F) the Maritime Administration of the Department of Transportation. (3) Strategic port The term strategic port means an international port or waterway that the heads of the relevant United States Government offices determine is critical to the national security or economic prosperity of the United States.