A bill to ensure secure transport of Department of Defense freight, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4077 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4077 To ensure secure transport of Department of Defense freight, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 12, 2026 Mr. Cotton introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To ensure secure transport of Department of Defense freight, 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 ``Trucking Security and CCP Disclosure Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT FOR MOTOR CARRIERS TRANSPORTING DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FREIGHT. Chapter 157 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2631a the following new section: ``Sec. 2631b. Certification regarding affiliations with Chinese military companies for surface transportation contracts ``(a) Certification Required.--(1) No contract for the transportation of cargo by motor carrier for the Department of Defense (including contracts awarded by the United States Transportation Command or the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command) may be awarded to, or performed by, any covered carrier unless such covered carrier submits a certification described in subsection (b). ``(2) The requirement under paragraph (1) shall apply to prime contractors, subcontractors, and owner-operators at all tiers. ``(b) Contents of Certification.--A certification under this section shall state that, to the best of the covered carrier's knowledge after reasonable inquiry-- ``(1) the covered carrier is not owned or controlled by, and does not have significant business relationships with, any enti