Prohibition of Agricultural Land for Foreign Adversaries Act

Summary

Prohibits individuals and entities tied to the governments of China, Russia, Iran, or North Korea from purchasing public or private agricultural land (including ranching land) in the United States and directs the President to use emergency economic authorities to implement that ban. It also requires the President to bar those same covered persons from participating in most USDA programs, while explicitly excepting USDA programs related to food inspection and food-safety regulatory requirements. The measure relies on IEEPA authorities for implementation and makes violations subject to civil and criminal penalties under IEEPA provisions.

• Bans persons tied to China, Russia, Iran, or North Korea from buying public or private agricultural land in the U.S.
• Directs the President to use IEEPA (emergency economic) authorities to implement the prohibition.
• Violations are subject to civil and criminal penalties under existing IEEPA enforcement provisions.
• Requires barring covered persons from participating in USDA programs, with an explicit exception for food-inspection and food-safety regulatory programs.
• Defines "agricultural land" by reference to an existing federal statute and defines "covered person" by country affiliation.
• Applies the prohibitions notwithstanding other laws, but does not provide funding or specific implementation timelines.
• Does not detail how to identify or certify covered persons or handle indirect ownership/complex corporate structures.
• Could affect sales markets for agricultural land and access to federal farm programs for entities with disallowed affiliations.