H.R. 8683 requires the U.S. Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State to monitor and map strategic foreign ports that the People's Republic of China (PRC) is trying to build or buy. It lays out a plan for these ports to remain under the management of the U.S. or allied...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 8683 is a rule that asks two important U.S. leaders, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State, to keep an eye on ports around the world that China wants to build or buy, making sure these ports are managed by friendly countries. They also need to work with money groups to make sure China doesn't get too much control, and they have to tell Congress how things are going.