Sec. 9711. OVERSEAS UNITED STATES STRATEGIC INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

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## SEC. 9711 OVERSEAS UNITED STATES STRATEGIC INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ###

(a)Assessment of Impact to United States National Security of Infrastructure Projects by the People’s Republic of China in the Developing World Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives regarding the One Belt, One Road Initiative, which is the global infrastructure development strategy initiated by the Government of the People’s Republic of China in 2013. ###

(b)Report Elements The report required under subsection

(a)shall— ####

(1)describe the nature and cost of One Belt, One Road Initiative investments, operation, and construction of strategic infrastructure projects, including logistics, refining, and processing industries and resource facilities, and critical and strategic mineral resource extraction projects, including an assessment of— #####

(A)the strategic benefits of such investments that are derived by the People’s Republic of China and the host nation; and #####

(B)the negative impacts of such investments to the host nation and to United States interests; ####

(2)describe the nature and total funding of United States’ strategic infrastructure investments and construction, such as projects financed through initiatives such as Prosper Africa and the Millennium Challenge Corporation; ####

(3)assess the national security threats posed by the foreign infrastructure investment gap between the People’s Republic of China and the United States, including strategic infrastructure, such as ports, market access to, and the security of, critical and strategic minerals, digital and telecommunications infrastructure, threats to the supply chains, and general favorability towards the People’s Republic of China and the United States among the populations of host countries; ####

(4)assess the opportunities and challenges for companies based in the United States and companies based in United States partner and allied countries to invest in foreign strategic infrastructure projects in countries where the People’s Republic of China has focused these types of investments; ####

(5)identify challenges and opportunities for the United States Government and United States partners and allies to more directly finance and otherwise support foreign strategic infrastructure projects, including an assessment of the authorities and capabilities of United States agencies, departments, public-private partnerships, and international or multilateral organizations to support such projects without undermining United States domestic industries, such as domestic mineral deposits; and ####

(6)include recommendations for United States Government agencies to undertake or increase support for United States businesses to support foreign, large-scale, strategic infrastructure projects, such as roads, power grids, and ports.