Prohibition of Agricultural Land for Foreign Adversaries Act

This bill would block people and companies tied to certain foreign governments from buying U.S. farmland, including ranch land. It tells the President to use existing national security powers to stop these purchases and to set and enforce rules to do it . Anyone who breaks these rules could face the same civil and criminal penalties used for other national emergency violations .

It would also bar these same people and companies from taking part in U.S. Department of Agriculture programs, with an exception for food inspection and other food safety requirements so that safety work can continue .

• Key points:
  • Who is affected: Individuals and entities connected to certain foreign governments (the bill calls them “covered persons”) .
  • What changes: They would be prohibited from buying U.S. agricultural land and from participating in USDA programs, except for food safety activities .
  • How it’s enforced: The President must act to block purchases using existing emergency economic powers; violations carry established national security penalties .
  • When: If this becomes law, the President would implement these restrictions through regulations and actions required by the bill .