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Modifies the civil penalty provision by removing a sentence from subsection (a), limiting subsection (b) by adding an exception referencing a new subsection (c), and adding a new subsection (c) that defines 'shell corporation', sets a 100% of fair market value penalty for foreign-owned shell corporations, and provides a 60-day cure period after notice.
Revises the investigatory/monitoring provisions by replacing existing subsection text and adding required annual activities: an annual compliance audit covering not less than 10 percent of reports submitted under section 2 and annual training for State and county-level personnel to identify unreported agricultural land.
Replaces the section designation/heading and related text for reports to States and adds a new subsection requiring reports to Congress: a report within 180 days of enactment and annually thereafter based on research the Secretary must carry out on specified topics.
Adds a new authorization of appropriations provision at the end of the Act authorizing specified funding to carry out the Act.
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Introduced February 26, 2025 by Marie Gluesenkamp Perez · Last progress February 26, 2025
Strengthens the law that tracks foreign ownership and use of U.S. farmland by tightening reporting, adding routine audits, requiring staff training, and expanding research and annual reporting to Congress.
Creates a special 100% civil penalty for foreign‑owned shell corporations that fail to file required disclosures, mandates annual audits of at least 10% of filings, and authorizes $2,000,000 per year from 2025–2030 to carry out these activities.