Protecting U.S. Farmland and Sensitive Sites From Foreign Adversaries Act

This bill would let the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) review any purchase or lease of U.S. real estate by people or companies tied to China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, or Venezuela. It defines a list of sensitive sites, such as military bases, airports, ports, research labs, power plants, and key communications facilities. Purchases by these buyers of farmland or land near or part of sensitive sites would have to be reported to CFIUS and would be presumed to pose a national security risk that cannot be resolved, unless CFIUS finds otherwise by clear and convincing evidence and notifies Congress. The bill also adds food security as a factor in reviews, makes the Secretary of Agriculture part of the committee for farm-related deals, keeps state laws restricting such purchases in place, and requires rules within 120 days.

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Sponsors

• John R. Moolenaar Republican sponsor
• 19 cosponsors