H.R. 1184

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

To require that a State be ineligible to receive funds under certain Federal programs unless the State has in effect a State law restricting the purchase of agricultural land by certain foreign persons, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · February 11, 2025 · Sponsor: Mrs. Bice

Table of contents

• H.R. 1184
  • SEC. 1. Short title
  • SEC. 2. Restricting the purchase of agricultural land by foreign persons

SEC. 1. Short title

• This Act may be cited as the or the .

SEC. 2. Restricting the purchase of agricultural land by foreign persons

• (a) Eligibility To receive covered program funds
  • Beginning on the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, a State may not receive covered program funds unless that State has in effect a State law—
    • prohibiting each covered foreign country (or a person acting on behalf of a covered foreign country) from purchasing agricultural land in the State; and
    • requiring that persons from a covered foreign country that hold agricultural land in the State prior to the date of the enactment of the State law described in paragraph (1) annually submit a report to the State department of agriculture (or equivalent) with respect to such agricultural holdings.
• (b) Reports
  • (1) Secretary of Agriculture report
    • Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to Congress a report on how the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 () should be updated to ensure accurate documentation and monitoring of foreign investment in agricultural land. 7 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
  • (2) GAO report
    • Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report that includes—
      • an assessment of the impact of this Act with respect to national security; and
      • any measures that can be taken to better secure real estate in the United States from foreign manipulation.
• (c) Definitions
  • In this section:
    • The terms and have the meanings given those terms in section 9 of the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 (). agricultural land,foreign person 7 U.S.C. 3508
    • The term — covered foreign country
    • The term covered program funds means funds made available under for— Public Law 117–169