HR 5236

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 9, 2025

Mr. Pappas (for himself, Mr. Weber of Texas, and Ms. Goodlander) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

To amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to require the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to annually review, update, and report on the certain facilities and property of the United States Government relating to real estate covered transactions, and for other purposes.

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 “Critical Infrastructure Security Act”.

SEC. 2. REVIEW OF AND REPORTING ON CERTAIN FACILITIES AND PROPERTY BY THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES.

(a) Modification to Covered Transactions.—Section 721(a)(4)(B)(ii)(II)(bb)(AA) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4565(a)(4)(B)(ii)(II)(bb)(AA)) is amended—

(1) by inserting “(including facilities or property of the intelligence community or of a National Laboratory (as defined in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801))) and” after “United States Government”; and

(2) by inserting “or reasons relating to critical infrastructure (including critical infrastructure relating to drinking water)” after “national security”.

(b) Review and Reports.—Section 721(m) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4565(m)(2)) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following:

“(L) A list of all notices and declarations filed and all reviews or investigations of covered transactions completed during the period relating to facilities and property of the United States Government determined to be sensitive for reasons relating to national security or reasons relating to contain critical infrastructure for purposes of subsection

(a)(4)(B)(ii).”;

(2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (6); and

(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:

“(4) Annual review of list of facilities and property.— Not later than January 31 of each year, each member of the Committee shall—

“(A) review a list of the facilities and property of the agency represented by that member that are sensitive for reasons relating to national security or reasons relating to critical infrastructure for purposes of subsection (a)(4)(B)(ii); and

“(B) submit to the chairperson a report on such review that has been approved by an Assistant Secretary or equivalent official of such agency, which shall include any recommended updates or revisions to the list.

“(5) Briefing.—Upon request from any Member of Congress specified in subsection (b)(3)(C)(iii), the chairperson shall provide a classified briefing to such Member, and staff of such Member with appropriate security clearances, regarding the list of facilities or property described in paragraph (4).”. <all>