April 1 (legislative day, March 31), 2025
Mr. Peters (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Wicker, Ms. Baldwin, and Mr. Young) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
To ensure an equitable geographic distribution of projects selected through the Port Infrastructure Development Program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Securing Smart Investments in our Ports Act
.
Sec. 2. Port Infrastructure Development Program
(a) Port and intermodal improvement program
Section 54301(a)(6)(B) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in clause (ii), by striking and
after the semicolon;
(2)
in clause (iii), by striking the period and inserting ; and
; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following:
(iv)
ensuring equitable geographic distribution among regions of the United States with regard to the projects selected.
(b) Assistance for small inland river and coastal ports and terminals
Section 54301(b)(4) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in subparagraph (B), by striking ; and
;
(2)
in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and
; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following:
(D)
ensure equitable geographic distribution among regions of the United States with regard to the projects selected.