,i #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #degg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #ab1 #bjbc ,mr4 ,gallagher 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,california1 ,mr4 ,newhouse1 ,mr4 ,garamendi1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,south ,dakota1 ,mr4 ,case1 ,ms4 ,stefanik1 ,mr4 ,costa1 ,mr4 ,lucas1 ,mr4 ,panetta1 ,mr4 ,wittman1 ,mr4 ,crow1 ,mr4 ,feenstra1 ,mr4 ,carbajal1 ,mr4 ,banks1 ,mrs4 ,peltola1 and ,mrs4 ,hinson7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,financial ,services1 and in addition to the ,committees on ,foreign ,affairs1 and ,energy and ,commerce1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to protect ,u4,s4 food security1 give the ,committee on ,foreign ,investment in the ,united ,states greater jurisdiction over land purchases1 to impose special guards against foreign adversary purchases of land in the ,united ,states near sensitive sites1 to expand the definition of sensitive sites1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,protecting ,u4,s4 ,farmland and ,sensitive ,sites ,from ,foreign ,adversaries ,act4 #b4 ,additional definitions ,section #gba7;a7 of the ,defense ,production ,act of #aiej 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #defe7;a77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7#ad7 ,elevated risk real estate transaction ,the term elevated risk real estate transaction means a real estate transaction described under paragraph 7#d77;,b77ii71 in which-- 7,a7 the transaction is a purchase or lease by1 or a concession to1 a foreign adversary entity2 and 7,b7 the real estate-- 7i7 is located within1 or function as a part of1 an air or maritime port2 7ii7 is in close proximity to a sensitive site2 7iii7 could reasonably provide the foreign adversary entity the ability to collect intelligence on activities being conducted at a sensitive site2 or 7iv7 could otherwise expose national security activities at a sensitive site4 7#ae7 ,foreign adversary ,the term foreign adversary means-- 7,a7 the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 including all ,special ,administrative ,regions2 7,b7 the ,republic of ,cuba2 7,c7 the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran2 7,d7 the ,democratic ,people's ,republic of ,korea2 7,e7 the ,russian ,federation2 and 7,f7 the ,bolivarian ,republic of ,venezuela during any period of time in which ,nichols ,maduro is ,president of the ,republic4 7#af7 ,foreign adversary entity ,the term foreign adversary entity means-- 7,a7 a foreign adversary2 7,b7 a foreign person subject to the jurisdiction of1 or organized under the laws of1 a foreign adversary2 and 7,c7 a foreign person owned1 directed1 or controlled by an entity described in subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b74 7#ag7 ,sensitive site ,the term sensitive site means-- 7,a7 military installations2 7,b7 a military training route1 as defined in section #ahc;a7h7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code2 7,c7 airspace designated as special use airspace under part #gc of title #ad1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or a successor regulation7 and managed by the ,department of ,defense2 7,d7 a controlled firing area1 as defined in section #a4a of title #ad1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or a successor regulation7 under the jurisdiction of the ,secretary of ,defense2 7,e7 a military operations area1 as defined in section #a4a of title #ad1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or a successor regulation72 7,f7 facilities openly owned or operated by the ,u4,s4 intelligence community2 7,g7 federally-funded research development centers2 7,h7 university-affiliated research centers of the ,department of ,defense2 7,i7 science and technology reinvention laboratories1 as designated by the ,secretary of ,defense under section #daba of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code2 7,j7 airports1 as listed on the website of the ,federal ,aviation ,administration2 7,k7 maritime ports1 as determined by the ,secretary of ,transportation2 7,l7 any electronic or telecommunications facility used to process1 store1 or transmit information 7including fiber optic nodes1 data centers1 cloud computing facilities1 satellite ground stations1 and wireless transmission equipment7 if-- 7i7 the facility is part of a backbone or core network that serves a significant portion of the ,united ,states telecommunications network2 7ii7 the facility is located in close proximity to another sensitive site2 7iii7 the facility is a submarine cable landing station 7as defined in section #fjdja7;a7 of the ,infrastructure ,investment and ,jobs ,act 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #agda7;a7772 7iv7 the facility is used to process or store a large volume of sensitive information 7such as classified or encrypted communications7 or other data critical to national security1 public safety1 or economic security2 or 7v7 the ,chairman of the ,federal ,communications ,commission determines the facility to be critical communications infrastructure2 7,m7 electric powerplants1 as determined by the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security2 and 7,n7 any other site1 as determined by the ,secretary of ,defense or the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security4 4 #c4 ,protecting ,u4,s4 food security 7a7 ,authorizing the ,committee on ,foreign ,investment in the ,united ,states ,to consider food security in reviews of covered transactions ,section #gba7;f7 of the ,defense ,production ,act of #aiej 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #defe7;f77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#aj71 by striking and at the end2 7#b7 by redesignating paragraph 7#aa7 as paragraph 7#ab72 and 7#c7 by inserting after paragraph 7#aj7 the following3 7#aa7 the current and long-term projection of the requirements for sources of food1 water1 and other agricultural products in the ,united ,states in the aggregate1 as well as locally and regionally1 and the effects a covered transaction may have on ,united ,states food security1 including through foreign adversary acquisition of biotechnology related to agriculture2 and 4 7b7 ,expanding the jurisdiction of the ,committee on ,foreign ,investment in the ,united ,states over real estate transactions ,section #gba7;a77#d7 of the ,defense ,production ,act of #aiej 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #defe7;a77#d77 is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,b77ii7-- 7,a7 in subclause 7,,ii7-- 7i7 by striking 7,,ii77aa7 is and inserting the following3 7,,ii7 with respect to a purchase or lease by1 or a concession to1 a person who is not a foreign adversary entity-- 7aa7 is 2 and 7ii7 by adjusting the margin of item 7bb7 accordingly2 and 7iii7 in item 7bb77,,cc71 by striking 2 and and inserting a period2 and 7,b7 by striking subclause 7,,iii72 and 7#b7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by adding at the end the following3 7iii7 ,limitation on ,committee authority ,the ,committee may not1 by regulation or otherwise1 specify additional criteria that must be met for a transaction to be described under subparagraph 7,b77ii74 4 7c7 ,mandatory declarations ,section #gba7;b77#a77;,c77v77,,iv7 of the ,defense ,production ,act of #aiej 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #defe7;b77#a77;,c77v77,,iv77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7hh7 ,required declarations for elevated risk real estate transaction ,notwithstanding item 7dd71 the parties to an elevated risk real estate transaction shall submit a declaration described in subclause 7,i7 with respect to the transaction4 4 #d4 ,presumption of unresolvability of elevated risk real estate transactions 7a7 ,presumption at the review stage ,section #gba7;b77#b77;,b7 of the ,defense ,production ,act of #aiej 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #defe7;b77#b77;,b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in clause 7i71 by striking or at the end2 7#b7 in clause 7ii71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 or2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7iii7 a covered transaction is an elevated risk real estate transaction1 unless the ,committee-- 7,i7 determines1 by clear and convincing evidence1 that the covered transaction is not a risk to national security2 and 7,,ii7 submits a notification to the ,committees on ,agriculture and ,financial ,services of the ,house of ,representatives1 the ,select ,committee on the ,strategic ,competition ,between the ,united ,states and the ,chinese ,communist ,party of the ,house of ,representatives1 and the ,committees on ,agriculture and ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs of the ,senate containing such determination and the reasons therefore4 4 7b7 ,presumption at the investigation stage ,section #gba7l77#c7 of the ,defense ,production ,act of #aiej 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #defe7l77#c77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7,e7 ,application to elevated risk real estate transaction ,notwithstanding subparagraph 7,a71 an elevated risk real estate transaction shall be presumed to present a risk to national security that cannot be resolved through any agreement or condition1 unless the ,committee-- 7i7 determines1 by clear and convincing evidence1 that the risk to national security of the transaction can be resolved in a manner other than by suspending or prohibiting the transaction2 and 7ii7 submits a notification to the ,committees on ,agriculture and ,financial ,services of the ,house of ,representatives1 the ,select ,committee on the ,strategic ,competition ,between the ,united ,states and the ,chinese ,communist ,party of the ,house of ,representatives1 and the ,committees on ,agriculture and ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs of the ,senate containing such determination and the reasons therefore4 4 #e4 ,agriculture representative ,section #gba7k77#b7 of the ,defense ,production ,act of #aiej 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #defe7k77#b77 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,h71 7,i71 and 7,j7 as subparagraphs 7,i71 7,j71 and 7,k71 respectively2 and 7#b7 by inserting after subparagraph 7,g7 the following3 7,h7 ,the ,secretary of ,agriculture1 on all transactions related to the purchase of agriculture land1 agriculture biotechnology1 and any other transaction related to the agriculture industry in the ,united ,states1 as determined by the ,secretary of ,agriculture4 4 #f4 ,rulemaking ,not later than the end of the #abj-;day period beginning on the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,investment in the ,united ,states shall issue rules to carry out the amendments made by this ,act4