House Backs NDAA Amendment on Chinese Shipping Containers
The House of Representatives last week approved a proposal that would require the administration to write a report to help Congress better understand U.S. reliance on Chinese-made ocean shipping containers, a situation highlighted by supply chain constraints that emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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“The United States should not solely rely on foreign adversaries for containers, which are not only used to ship consumer goods, but also sensitive defense systems,” said the office of Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., who offered the legislation as an amendment to the FY 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
The House also approved an amendment by Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., that would require the secretary of state, in consultation with the secretaries of defense and treasury and the director of national intelligence, to develop a recurring, classified report on how the U.S. and key partners would respond to a Chinese military attack on Taiwan. The report would have to include an “assessment on the feasibility of economic tools to deter the People’s Republic of China from conducting covered contingencies,” the legislation says.
The House passed the overall bill by a 217-199 vote June 14. The Senate Armed Services Committee marked up its own version of the NDAA last week, sending it to the full Senate for its consideration.