,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #hdj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #f1          
#bjbc,mrs4 ,mill] ( ,ill9ois introduc$ !
 foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !         
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill
  ,to prohibit ! pur*ase ( public or    
private real e/ate locat$ 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates by =eign p]sons1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,sav+ ,am]ican ,f>ms f     
,adv]s>ies ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress  
f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,=eign inve/m5t 9   
,unit$ ,/ates f>ml& has tripl$ dur+ !   
pa/ #aj ye>s4  7#b7 ,=eign companies &  
individuals h pur*as$ #hec1hac acres (  
agricultural l& 9 ,ill9ois4 ,! pur*ases 
are wor? approximately #f4c billion4    
7#c7 ,r\ghly #dg p]c5t ( rural r5t]s pay
 a ?ird or m ( _! income 9 r5t ea* mon?4
 ,! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t has done no?+ to   
help rural ,am]icans deal ) ! ris+ co/s 
9 h\s+4  7#d7 ,*9ese nationals h l$     
=eign inve/m5ts 9 homes 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates = ! pa/ sev5 ye>s4 ,! ,*9ese     

,communi/ ,p>ty is attempt+ to buy l& 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ) an emphasis on f>ml& 
to ga9 /rategic lev]age ov] ! ,unit$    
,/ates4  7#e7 ,=eign inve/ors n[ acc\nt 
= almo/ "o-?ird ( in/itutional inve/m5t 
9 s+le-family r5tal homes 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates4 ,?is increases ! price & makes x
 m difficult = ,am]icans to pur*ase a   
home4  7#f7 ,increas$ =eign inve/m5t 9  
,wa%+ton1 ,,dc1 & o!r urban areas has l$
 to a rise 9 g5trification1 pu%+ _m     
long-"t resid5ts out ( _! homes1 includ+
 "s ( our mo/ vuln]able & poor          
communities4  7#g7 ,=eign]s h be5 abus+ 
! ,,eb-#e visa sy/em1 :i* all[s =eign   
nationals to obta9 gre5 c>ds if !y inve/
 9 specific bus9ess v5tures4 ,! rules to
 acquire an ,,eb-#e visa %\ld be made m 
/r+5t4  7#h7 ,curr5t ,unit$ ,/ates laws 
are design$ 9 a way t makes x m         
pr(itable = =eign inve/ors to inve/ 9   
prop]ty 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ?an _! c\ntry 
( orig94  7#i7 ,! ,=eign ,inve/m5t ,risk
 ,act ( #bjah /r5g!n$ ! ,committee on   
,=eign ,inve/m5t 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates      

7,,cfius7 by among o!r measures giv+ x m
 jurisdiction ov] real e/ate            
transactions4 ,specifically1 ,,cfius n[ 
has jurisdiction to review pur*ases &   
leases ( real e/ate by =eign nationals  
reg>dless ( :e!r ! transactions involve 
,unit$ ,/ates bus9esses4 ,m action is   
/ill ne$$ to make ! rules ( ,,cfius m   
/rict4  7#aj7 ,) ea* additional l&      
pur*ase made by a =eign national or     
=eign entity1 ,am]ican sov]eignty is    
fur!r erod$4  #c4 ,prohibition on       
pur*ase ( public or private real e/ate  
locat$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates by =eign p]sons
  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r         
provision ( law1 = ! #e-ye> p]iod beg9n+
 on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !   
,presid5t %all take su* actions z may be
 necess>y to prohibit ! pur*ase ( public
 or private real e/ate locat$ 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates by any =eign p]son4  7b7 ,,gao  
report  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #f    
mon?s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act1 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates %all submit to ,congress a report

 t-- 7,a7 details ! hi/ory ( pur*ases ( 
public & private real e/ate locat$ 9 !  
,unit$ ,/ates by =eign p]sons2  7,b7    
provides m in=mation on ! p]c5tage (    
real e/ate locat$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates t is
 own$ by =eign p]sons2 &  7,c7 (f]s     
recomm5dations to make x easi] = ,unit$ 
,/ates citiz5s & h>d] = =eign p]sons to 
pur*ase real e/ate locat$ 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates1 includ+ f>ml&4  7#b7 ,=m ,!     
report requir$ by p>agraph 7#a7 %all be 
submitt$ 9 unclassifi$ =m1 b may conta9 
a classifi$ annex if necess>y4  #d4     
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,=eign    
p]son ,! t]m =eign p]son-- 7,a7 means-- 
7i7 any =eign national1 =eign gov]nm5t1 
or =eign entity2 or  7ii7 any entity ov]
 :i* control is ex]cis$ or ex]cisable by
 a =eign national1 =eign gov]nm5t1 or   
=eign entity2 &  7,b7 includes a        
corporation1 p>tn]%ip1 or o!r           
association-- 7i7 creat$ "u ! laws ( a  
=eign c\ntry2 &  7ii7 sub/antially      
b5eficially own$ by nationals ( t =eign 
c\ntry or any o!r =eign c\ntry4  7#b7   

,unit$ ,/ates ,! t]m ,unit$ ,/ates means
 ! sev]al ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict (          
,columbia1 ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to      
,rico1 ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn       
,m>iana ,isl&s1 ,am]ican ,samoa1 ,guam1 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9 ,isl&s1 & any o!r
 t]ritory or possession ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates4