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Requires Interior to notify CFIUS of certain land/resource deals involving specified adversary countries and gives CFIUS authority to review or act on those notifications.
The bill strengthens screening of land and resource acquisitions by nationals of four adversary countries—improving national-security and environmental review capabilities—at the cost of greater regulatory scrutiny, administrative expense, potential transaction delays, and targeted treatment of specific foreign nationals.
All Americans (via federal agencies) benefit because federal agencies gain clear authority to review and block land and resource acquisitions by nationals of China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea, reducing the risk of transfers that could threaten U.S. national security.
State and local governments and rural communities benefit because Interior bureaus (BLM, NPS, BOEM, Reclamation, BIA, FWS) are brought into reviews, improving assessment of environmental, cultural, and resource risks from foreign acquisitions.
Property owners and prospective buyers (including local governments and private landowners) will face increased regulatory scrutiny and potential delays when nationals of the specified countries seek to acquire land or resource interests, raising transaction costs and slowing projects.
Taxpayers and federal agencies will face higher administrative workload and costs because CFIUS membership and review responsibilities expand, which may also slow transaction processing.
Foreign nationals from China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea will be subject to targeted screening that can be perceived as discriminatory, imposing compliance costs and risking diplomatic friction or reciprocal measures.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Official title: To amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to include the Secretary of the Interior on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, and for other purposes.
Introduced January 14, 2026 by Daniel Milton Newhouse · Last progress January 14, 2026
Adds the Secretary of the Interior to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) for transactions that involve land or resources adjacent to or managed by six Interior bureaus (BLM, Reclamation, BIA, BOEM, NPS, USFWS). Requires CFIUS to consider notifications from the Interior Secretary about certain land or resource acquisitions by persons from four named foreign countries (China, DPRK, Russia, Iran) and determine whether to review or take other authorized actions. The notification requirement sunsets for a listed country when that country is removed from the "foreign adversary" list in federal regulation.