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HR 6542 117th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security

To require the Director of National Intelligence to submit an annual report on investment by any Chinese entity in port infrastructure in the Western Hemisphere, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 1, 2022 Introduced by: Fallon, Pat Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
Feb 1, 2022
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to report annually to Congress on investments by China's government (and affiliated entities) in port infrastructure in the Western Hemisphere. The reports must include assessments of whether such infrastructure may be leveraged for military purposes and any implications for the United States.

What's happening now February 1, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).

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Salazar, Maria Elvira
Florida · Feb 1, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6542: To require the Director of National Intelligence to submit an annual report on investment by any Chinese entity in port infrastructure in the Western Hemisphere, and for other purposes.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6542/
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"H.R. 6542: To require the Director of National Intelligence to submit an annual report on investment by any Chinese entity in port infrastructure in the Western Hemisphere, and for other purposes.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6542/.
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H.R. 6542, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6542/.
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[H.R. 6542: To require the Director of National Intelligence to submit an annual report on investment by any Chinese entity in port infrastructure in the Western Hemisphere, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6542/)
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