,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #ghb #aahth  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #edji
 ,report ,no4 #aah-hja1 ,part ,i ,,in   
,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives    
,september #ab1 #bjbc,mr4 ,luetkemeyer  
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 
,december #e1 #bjbd,reported from the   
,committee on ,financial ,services with 
an amendment,strike out all after the   
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic  ,december #e1        
#bjbd,referral to the ,committees on    
,foreign ,affairs and ,energy and       
,commerce extended for a period ending  
not later than ,december #ai1 #bjbd     
,december #ai1 #bjbd;,additional        
sponsors3 ,mr4 ,nunn of ,iowa1 ,mr4     

,huizenga1 ,mr4 ,sherman1 ,mr4 ,barr and
 ,ms4 ,manning  ,december #ai1          
#bjbd;,committees on ,foreign ,affairs  
and ,energy and ,commerce discharged2   
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union and ordered to be printed,for    
text of introduced bill1 see copy of    
bill as introduced on ,september #ab1   
#bjbc  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,defense
 ,production ,act of #aiej to require   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,investment  
in the ,united ,states to determine     
whether a national security review is   
needed for reportable agricultural land 
transactions referred by the ,secretary 
of ,agriculture1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,safeguarding ,american    
,farms from ,foreign ,influence ,act4   
#b4 ,consideration of certain           
agricultural land transactions ,section 
#gba7;b77#a7 of the ,defense ,production
 ,act of #aiej 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4           
#defe7;b77#a77 is amended by adding at  

the end the following3  7,i7            
,consideration of certain agricultural  
land transactions  7i7 ,notification    
,the ,secretary of ,agriculture shall   
notify the ,committee of any reportable 
agricultural land transaction that the  
,secretary of ,agriculture has reason to
 believe may raise national security    
concerns4  7ii7 ,determination ,after   
receiving notification from the         
,secretary of ,agriculture of a         
reportable agricultural land            
transaction1 the ,committee shall       
determine-- 7,i7 whether the transaction
 is a covered transaction2 and  7,,ii7  
if the ,committee determines that the   
transaction is a covered transaction1   
whether the ,committee should initiate a
 review pursuant to subparagraph 7,d71  
or take another action authorized under 
this section1 with respect to the       
reportable agricultural land            
transaction4  7iii7 ,reportable         
agricultural land transaction ,in this  
subparagraph1 the term reportable       

agricultural land transaction means a   
transaction-- 7,i7 that the ,secretary  
of ,agriculture has reason to believe is
 a covered transaction2  7,,ii7 that    
involves the acquisition of an interest 
in agricultural land by a foreign       
person1 other than by an excepted       
investor or an excepted real estate     
investor1 as such terms are defined in  
regulations prescribed by the           
,committee2 and  7,,iii7 with respect to
 which a person is required to submit a 
report to the ,secretary of ,agriculture
 under section #b7;a7 of the            
,agricultural ,foreign ,investment      
,disclosure ,act of #aigh4  4  ,december
 #ai1 #bjbd;,committees on ,foreign     
,affairs and ,energy and ,commerce      
discharged2 committed to the ,committee 
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union and ordered to be printed