,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #fhd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #g1 #bjbc,mr4     
,hawley introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to prohibit ! acquisition &    
own]%ip ( agricultural l& by c]ta9 =eign
 entities1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,?is ,l&
 ,is ,our ,l& ,act4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 
?is ,act3 7#a7 ,agricultural l&  7,a7 ,9
 g5]al ,! t]m agricultural l& means--   
7i7 l& us$ = f>m+1 ran*+1 or timb]      
production2  7ii7 l& us$ = food         
process+2 &  7iii7 l& t-- 7,i7 is       
curr5tly idle2 &  7,,ii7 0 us$ )9 !     
previ\s #e ye>s = f>m+1 ran*+1 or timb] 
production4  7,b7 ,relat$ def9itions ,9 
subp>agraph 7,a73 7i7 ,f>m+1 ran*+1 or  
timb] production ,! t]m f>m+1 ran*+1 or 
timb] production includes activities set
 =? 9 ! ,/&>d ,indu/rial ,classification
 ,manual 7#aihg71 ,division ,a4  7ii7   
,food process+ ,! t]m food process+     

includes activities set =? 9 ! ,/&>d    
,indu/rial ,classification ,manual      
7#aihg71 ,division ,d1 ,major ,gr\p #bj4
  7#b7 ,cov]$ =eign entity ,! t]m cov]$ 
=eign entity means-- 7,a7 a corporation 
t is incorporat$ 9 ! ,p's ,republic (   
,*9a1 includ+ ! ,special ,adm9i/rative  
,regions ( ,*9a1 includ+ ,hong ,kong &  
,macau2  7,b7 a p]son1 bus9ess tru/1    
bus9ess association1 company1           
in/itution1 gov]nm5t ag5cy1 univ]sity1  
p>tn]%ip1 limit$ liability company1     
corporation1 or any o!r individual or   
organization t c legally ent] into      
contracts1 own prop]ties1 or pay taxes  
on behalf ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's        
,republic ( ,*9a2  7,c7 an individual or
 organization affiliat$ ) ! ,*9ese      
,communi/ ,p>ty2  7,d7 an entity own$ or
 controll$ by1 or t p]=ms activities on 
behalf (1 an individual1 organization1  
or p]son describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a71   
7,b71 or 7,c72 &  7,e7 an individual t  
is a memb] ( ! bo>d ( directors1 an     
executive (fic]1 or a s5ior (ficial ( a 

corporation or organization describ$ 9  
subp>agraph 7,a71 7,b71 7,c71 or 7,d74  
7#c7 ,noncompete agreem5t ,! t]m        
noncompete agreem5t means an agreem5t   
ent]$ into betwe5 an employ] & an       
employee t re/ricts t employee f p]=m+1 
aft] ! employm5t relation%ip betwe5 !   
employ] & ! employee t]m9ates1 any ( !  
foll[+3 7,a7 ,any "w = ano!r employ] = a
 specifi$ p]iod ( "t4  7,b7 ,any "w 9 a 
specifi$ geographical area4  7,c7 ,any  
"w = ano!r employ] t is simil> to t     
employee's "w = ! employ] t is a p>ty to
 t agreem5t4  7#d7 ,secret>y ,! t]m     
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (           
,agriculture4  7#e7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate  
means ea* ( ! sev]al ,/ates ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates4  7#f7 ,t]ritory ,! t]m t]ritory 
means-- 7,a7 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia2    
7,b7 ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico2     
7,c7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9 ,isl&s2     
7,d7 ,guam2  7,e7 ! ,commonweal? ( !    
,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s2 &  7,f7 ,am]ican
 ,samoa4  7#g7 ,unit$ ,/ates            
agricultural l& ,! t]m ,unit$ ,/ates    

agricultural l& means agricultural l&   
locat$ 9 a ,/ate or t]ritory4  #c4      
,prohibition ( acquisition1 leas+1 or   
own]%ip ( ,unit$ ,/ates agricultural l& 
by cov]$ =eign entities  7a7            
,prohibition ( acquisition (            
agricultural l& ,x %all be unlawful = a 
cov]$ =eign entity-- 7#a7 to acquire any
 int]e/ 9 ,unit$ ,/ates agricultural l&2
 or  7#b7 to lease any int]e/ 9 ,unit$  
,/ates agricultural l&4  7b7 ,dive/m5t  
requirem5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #b
 ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1
 a cov]$ =eign entity t owns or leases  
an int]e/ 9 ,unit$ ,/ates agricultural  
l& %all dive/ itself f any own]%ip or   
lease int]e/s 9 ,unit$ ,/ates           
agricultural l&4  7#b7 ,lett]s ( int5t  
,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 a cov]$ =eign      
entity t owns or leases an int]e/ 9     
,unit$ ,/ates agricultural l& %all sign 
a lett] ( int5t to dive/ itself f any   
own]%ip or lease int]e/s 9 ,unit$ ,/ates
 agricultural l&4  7c7 ,p5alty ,!       

,secret>y %all f9e a cov]$ =eign entity 
t owns or leases an int]e/ 9 ,unit$     
,/ates agricultural l& 9 violation (    
subsection 7a7 or 7b7 9 an am\nt equal  
to #ajj p] acre p] day t ! cov]$ entity 
owns or leases ! int]e/ 9 violation (   
subsection 7a7 or 7b74  7d7 ,crim9al    
en=cem5t  7#a7 ,p5alties ,a cov]$ =eign 
entity t violates subsection 7a7 or 7b7 
%all be f9$ "u title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 imprison$ = n m ?an #e ye>s1 or  
bo?4  7#b7 ,=feiture  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,9  
an action br\ght by ! ,attorney ,g5]al1 
any ,unit$ ,/ates agricultural l& own$ 9
 violation ( subsection 7a7 or 7b7 %all 
be subject to =feiture to ! ,unit$      
,/ates 9 accordance ) *apt] #df ( title 
#ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7,b7 ,public 
auction ( =feit$ l& ,not)/&+ section    
#iha7;e7 ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al %all sell     
?r\gh a public auction any ,unit$ ,/ates
 agricultural l& t is =feit$ to ! ,unit$
 ,/ates "u ?is p>agraph4  7e7           
,nullification ( agreem5ts ,not)/&+ any 

o!r provision ( law1 any noncompete     
agreem5t ent]$ into betwe5 a cov]$ =eign
 entity t owns or leases an int]e/ 9    
,unit$ ,/ates agricultural l& & an      
employee ( ! cov]$ =eign entity %all h  
no =ce or effect4  7f7 ,implem5tation   
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft]
 ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !        
,secret>y1 9 coord9ation ) ! ,attorney  
,g5]al1 %all issue guidance &           
regulations to implem5t ?is ,act4  7#b7 
,(fice ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date
 ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all
 e/abli% an (fice )9 ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,agriculture = ! purpose (-- 7,a7       
monitor+ compliance ) ?is ,act2 &  7,b7 
impos+ f9es "u subsection 7c74  7g7     
,inve/igative actions ,! ,secret>y may  
c>ry out su* actions z ! ,secret>y      
det]m9es to be necess>y to monitor      
compliance ) ?is ,act4