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Makes multiple amendments to section 721 of the Defense Production Act (50 U.S.C. 4565): (1) modifies the definition of 'covered transaction' in subsection (a)(4) by adjusting subparagraph (A) and adding a new clause referencing transactions described in a newly added subparagraph (B)(vi); (2) adds a new subparagraph (B)(vi) covering purchase, lease, or concession of private or public real estate in the United States by a 'foreign entity of concern' meeting specified criteria; (3) inserts a new definition paragraph for 'foreign entity of concern' in subsection (a) referencing the definition in 15 U.S.C. 4651 and redesignates existing paragraph numbering accordingly; (4) adds a new factor to subsection (f) to require consideration of potential follow-on national security effects to food security, food safety, biosecurity, environmental protection, or national defense; (5) modifies subsection (k)(2) membership listings by redesignating certain subparagraphs and inserting the Secretary of Agriculture and the Commissioner of Food and Drugs as members; and (6) amends subsection (m) to add a new annual-report requirement to include a list of real estate in the United States owned by foreign entities of concern or persons closely associated with such entities.
Replaces existing section 3503 with a provision establishing a Chief of Operations of Investigative Actions within the Department of Agriculture (Senior Executive Service appointment), prescribes security provisions, duties (monitoring, referrals, investigations in coordination with specified federal agencies, annual audit of a database, MOUs, referrals to CFIUS, annual reports), and reporting/administration relationships.
Revises the definitions section: changes introductory language, capitalizes term introductions, redesignates several paragraphs, adds a definition for "foreign entity of concern" by reference to 15 U.S.C. 4651, and adds a definition of "malign effort."
Adds a new statutory section titled "11 Reports" establishing required reporting timelines to Congress regarding implementation of the amendments and related tracking/feasibility studies, and an annual reporting requirement for 10 years.
Revises section 3 of the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act (7 U.S.C. 3502) by reorganizing and expanding the civil penalty provisions: establishes an explicit subsection (a) listing violations, creates availability of penalty funds to the Secretary without appropriation, adds a civil action subsection, redesignates former subsection (b) to (d) and changes the penalty amount rule to set a minimum and maximum percentage, and adds requirements for public disclosure and outreach.
Adds a new section (section 5 of the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act) establishing due diligence requirements for entities involved in the purchase or transfer of agricultural land, requiring such entities to conduct due diligence and certify compliance to the Secretary.
Tightens federal oversight of foreign ownership of U.S. farmland and related real estate for national security and food security. It raises and publicizes penalties for failing to report foreign agricultural land holdings, requires due diligence and certifications in land deals, launches nationwide outreach on reporting rules, and builds a public, digital database of foreign-owned agricultural land. It adds new national‑security reviews for certain real estate transactions by foreign entities of concern, gives USDA a new enforcement office to investigate and audit records, adds USDA and FDA leadership to CFIUS, and requires recurring risk reports to Congress. It bars foreign persons from participating in Farm Service Agency programs and authorizes funding to carry out these activities.
Congress finds that agriculture is vital to national security and economic prosperity; U.S. agriculture feeds the country and world; strategic competitors seek dominance of the global agriculture industry and may engage in intellectual property theft; China has sharply increased agricultural investments in the U.S.; the U.S. must prevent agricultural espionage and theft by foreign entities of concern; agricultural IP theft could harm U.S. producers; the Federal Government does not fully exercise oversight over agricultural investment transactions leading to foreign acquisition of U.S. farmland and unknown influence; and the Government must enforce and modernize laws to monitor and prevent malign actions of foreign entities of concern.
Amends Section 3 of the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 3502) to revise civil penalty provisions. The text redesignates subsection (b) as (d) and replaces the prior matter preceding paragraph (1) in subsection (a) with a new subsection defining when a person is subject to a civil penalty (failure to submit a required report under section 2, or knowingly submitting an incomplete, misleading, or false report).
Collected civil penalties under the revised subsection are made available to the Secretary without further appropriation and remain available until expended for enforcing the Act.
Modifies the penalty amount language in subsection (d) to specify that the amount 'shall be not less than 5 percent, but not more than 25 percent.' (The text replaces prior language that 'shall not exceed 25 percent'.)
The Secretary must publicly disclose the name of each person who paid a civil penalty imposed under subsection (a), including after completion of any appeal.
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FARMLAND Act of 2025
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
Introduced March 6, 2025 by Randy Feenstra · Last progress March 6, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
Introduced in House