,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #aibj ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #f1 #bjbe ,mr4 ,feenstra 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,mc,donald ,rivet1 ,mr4 ,taylor1 ,mr4 ,riley of ,new ,york1 ,mrs4 ,miller-,meeks1 and ,mr4 ,sorensen7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,agriculture1 and in addition to the ,committees on ,financial ,services1 ,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 amend the ,agricultural ,foreign ,investment ,disclosure ,act of #aigh to strengthen oversight over foreign investment in the ,united ,states agricultural industry1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,foreign ,agricultural ,restrictions to ,maintain ,local ,agriculture and ,national ,defense ,act of #bjbe or the ,,farmland ,act of #bjbe4 #b4 ,agricultural foreign investment 7a7 ,findings ,congress finds that-- 7#a7 agriculture is vital for the national security and economic prosperity of the ,united ,states and is a key element of ,united ,states national power2 7#b7 agriculture of the ,united ,states feeds the people of the ,united ,states and the world1 and has been a key contributor to advancements in technology and medicine2 7#c7 strategic competitors of the ,united ,states have hegemonic goals to dominate the global agriculture industry and undermine the ,united ,states agriculture sector through intellectual property theft of seeds and other patented agriculture-related technologies2 7#d7 ,china in particular has increased agricultural investments tenfold over the past decade and continues to make investments in ,united ,states agriculture1 agribusiness1 and animal processing industries1 including by acquiring ownership of farmland in the ,united ,states2 7#e7 the ,united ,states must prevent agricultural espionage and theft of intellectual property conducted by ,china and other foreign entities of concern 7as defined in section #i of the ,agricultural ,foreign ,investment ,disclosure ,act of #aigh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #cejh772 7#f7 agricultural intellectual property theft may enable global competitors to undercut ,united ,states producers in international seed markets2 7#g7 the ,federal ,government does not fully exercise its authorized oversight over investment transactions within the agricultural industry1 causing-- 7,a7 ,united ,states farmland to be under foreign acquisition2 and 7,b7 the influence of foreign adversaries on agriculture in the ,united ,states to be an unknown risk factor2 and 7#h7 the ,federal ,government must enforce and modernize existing laws to monitor and prevent malign actions of foreign entities of concern 7as defined in section #i of the ,agricultural ,foreign ,investment ,disclosure ,act of #aigh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #cejh77 on the farms and land of the ,united ,states4 7b7 ,civil penalties ,section #c of the ,agricultural ,foreign ,investment ,disclosure ,act of #aigh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #cejb7 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating subsection 7b7 as subsection 7d72 7#b7 in subsection 7a71 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by striking 7a7 ,if the and all that follows through ,any such civil penalty in the third sentence and inserting the following3 7a7 ,in general ,a person shall be subject to a civil penalty imposed by the ,secretary if the ,secretary determines that the person-- 7#a7 has failed to submit a report in accordance with the provisions of section #b2 or 7#b7 has knowingly submitted a report under section #b that-- 7,a7 does not contain all the information required to be in such report2 or 7,b7 contains information that is misleading or false4 7b7 ,availability of funds from civil penalties ,a civil penalty collected under subsection 7a7 shall be available to the ,secretary without appropriation and remain available until expended for the purpose of enforcing this ,act4 7c7 ,civil action ,any civil penalty imposed by the ,secretary under subsection 7a7 2 and 7#c7 in subsection 7d7 7as so redesignated7-- 7,a7 by striking the subsection designation and all that follows through ,the amount and inserting the following3 7d7 ,amount of penalty ,the amount 2 7,b7 by striking of this section2 and 7,c7 by striking shall not exceed #be percent and inserting shall be not less than #e percent1 but not more than #be percent14 7c7 ,public disclosure of noncompliant persons ,section #c of the ,agricultural ,foreign ,investment ,disclosure ,act of #aigh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #cejb7 7as amended by subsection 7b77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7e7 ,public disclosure of noncompliant persons ,the ,secretary shall publicly disclose the name of each person who paid to the ,secretary a civil penalty imposed under subsection 7a71 including1 if applicable1 after the completion of an appeal of a civil penalty4 4 7d7 ,publication of reporting requirements ,section #c of the ,agricultural ,foreign ,investment ,disclosure ,act of #aigh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #cejb7 7as amended by subsection 7c77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7f7 ,outreach ,using existing resources and efforts to the maximum extent practicable1 the ,secretary shall carry out a nationwide outreach program directed primarily towards landlords1 owners1 operators1 persons1 producers1 and tenants 7as those terms are defined in section #gah4b of title #g1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7as in effect on the date of enactment of the ,foreign ,agricultural ,restrictions to ,maintain ,local ,agriculture and ,national ,defense ,act of #bjbe77 of agricultural land and county property appraiser offices1 land appraisal companies1 and real estate auction companies to increase public awareness and provide education regarding the reporting requirements under this section4 4 7e7 ,due diligence requirements ,the ,agricultural ,foreign ,investment ,disclosure ,act of #aigh is amended by inserting after section #d 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #cejc7 the following3 #e4 ,due diligence requirements ,any entity 7including a buyer1 seller1 real estate agent1 broker1 and title company7 involved in the purchase or transfer of agricultural land in the ,united ,states shall-- 7#a7 conduct due diligence relating to the agriculture land being purchased or transferred2 and 7#b7 certify to the ,secretary that1 to the best of the knowledge and belief of the entity1 the entity is in compliance with all applicable provisions of this ,act4 4 #c4 ,report on agricultural land purchasing activities in the ,united ,states by countries designated as state sponsors of terrorism and certain other countries 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,agricultural land ,the term agricultural land has the meaning given the term in section #i of the ,agricultural ,foreign ,investment ,disclosure ,act of #aigh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #cejh74 7#b7 ,appropriate committees of ,congress ,the term appropriate committees of ,congress means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry of the ,senate2 7,b7 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate2 7,c7 the ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,senate2 7,d7 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives2 7,e7 the ,committee on ,agriculture of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7,f7 the ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#c7 ,covered foreign country ,the term covered foreign country means-- 7,a7 the ,people's ,republic of ,china2 7,b7 the ,russian ,federation2 7,c7 a state sponsor of terrorism2 and 7,d7 any other country identified by the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security or the ,secretary of ,agriculture4 7#d7 ,covered foreign person ,the term covered foreign person means a foreign person 7as defined in section #i of the ,agricultural ,foreign ,investment ,disclosure ,act of #aigh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #cejh77 that is a citizen of1 or headquartered in1 as applicable1 a covered foreign country4 7#e7 ,state ,the term ,state has the meaning given the term in section #i of the ,agricultural ,foreign ,investment ,disclosure ,act of #aigh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #cejh74 7#f7 ,state sponsor of terrorism ,the term state sponsor of terrorism means a country the government of which the ,secretary of ,state has determined has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism1 for purposes of-- 7,a7 section #aged7;c77#a77;,a77i7 of the ,export ,control ,reform ,act of #bjah 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #dhac7;c77#a77;,a77i772 7,b7 section #fbj;,a of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcga72 7,c7 section #dj7;d7 of the ,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bghj7;d772 or 7,d7 any other provision of law4 7b7 ,report 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 and annually thereafter1 the ,secretary of ,agriculture1 with support from the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security and the head of any other appropriate ,federal agency1 shall submit to the appropriate committees of ,congress a report describing the national security risks of the purchase and management of agricultural land by covered foreign persons4 7#b7 ,contents ,a report submitted under paragraph 7#a7 shall include the following with respect to the year covered by the report3 7,a7 ,a description of-- 7i7 the number of acres of agricultural land owned or managed by covered foreign persons1 organized by ,state2 and 7ii7 for each ,state1 the percentage of land owned or managed by covered foreign persons compared to the total acreage of the ,state4 7,b7 ,an analysis of the possible threat to food security1 food safety1 biosecurity1 or environmental protection due to the ownership of agricultural land by each covered foreign country through covered foreign persons4 7,c7 ,an analysis of the annual and total cost of support for agricultural land owned by covered foreign persons through farm programs administered by the ,farm ,service ,agency4 7,d7 ,an analysis of the use of agricultural land for industrial espionage or intellectual property transfer by covered foreign persons4 7,e7 ,an analysis of the potential use by covered foreign persons of agricultural land in close proximity to manufacturing facilities1 water sources1 and other critical infrastructure to monitor1 interrupt1 or disrupt activities critical to the national and economic security of the ,united ,states4 7,f7 ,an analysis of other threats to the agricultural industry or national security of the ,united ,states due to the ownership of agricultural land by covered foreign persons4 7#c7 ,unclassified form ,a report submitted under this subsection shall-- 7,a7 be submitted in unclassified form1 but may include a classified annex2 and 7,b7 be consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods4 #d4 ,investigative actions 7a7 ,investigative actions ,section #d of the ,agricultural ,foreign ,investment ,disclosure ,act of #aigh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #cejc7 is amended to read as follows3 #d4 ,investigative actions 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall appoint an employee in the ,senior ,executive ,service 7as described in section #caca of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code7 of the ,department of ,agriculture to serve as ,chief of ,operations of ,investigative ,actions 7referred to in this section as the ,chief of ,operations71 who shall hire1 appoint1 and maintain additional employees to monitor compliance with the provisions of this ,act4 7b7 ,chief of operations ,the ,chief of ,operations may serve in such position simultaneously with a concurrent position within the ,department of ,agriculture4 7c7 ,security ,the ,secretary shall-- 7#a7 provide classified storage1 meeting1 and other spaces1 as necessary1 for personnel2 and 7#b7 assist personnel in obtaining security clearances4 7d7 ,duties ,the ,chief of ,operations shall-- 7#a7 monitor compliance with this ,act2 7#b7 refer noncompliance with this ,act to the ,secretary1 the ,farm ,service ,agency1 and any other appropriate authority2 7#c7 conduct investigations1 in coordination with the ,department of ,justice1 the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation1 the ,department of ,homeland ,security1 the ,department of the ,treasury1 the ,national ,security ,council1 and ,state and local law enforcement agencies1 on malign efforts-- 7,a7 to steal agricultural knowledge and technology2 and 7,b7 to disrupt the ,united ,states agricultural base2 7#d7 conduct an annual audit of the database developed under section #f7;b7 of the ,foreign ,agricultural ,restrictions to ,maintain ,local ,agriculture and ,national ,defense ,act of #bjbe2 7#e7 seek to enter into memoranda of agreement and memoranda of understanding with the ,federal agencies described in paragraph 7#c7-- 7,a7 to ensure compliance with this ,act2 and 7,b7 to prevent the malign efforts described in that paragraph2 7#f7 refer to the ,committee on ,foreign ,investment in the ,united ,states transactions that-- 7,a7 raise potential national security concerns2 and 7,b7 result in agricultural land acquisition by a foreign person that is a citizen of1 or headquartered in1 as applicable1 a foreign entity of concern2 and 7#g7 publish annual reports that summarize the information contained in every report received by the ,secretary under section #b during the period covered by the report4 7e7 ,administration ,the ,chief of ,operations shall report to-- 7#a7 the ,secretary2 or 7#b7 if delegated by the ,secretary1 to-- 7,a7 the ,administrator of the ,farm ,service ,agency2 or 7,b7 the ,director of the ,department of ,agriculture ,office of ,homeland ,security4 4 7b7 ,definition of foreign entity of concern ,section #i of the ,agricultural ,foreign ,investment ,disclosure ,act of #aigh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #cejh7 is amended-- 7#a7 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by striking ,for purposes of this ,act-- and inserting ,in this ,act32 7#b7 in each of paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#f7-- 7,a7 by striking the term and inserting ,the term2 and 7,b7 by inserting a paragraph heading1 the text of which comprises the term defined in that paragraph2 7#c7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#b7 through 7#f7 as paragraphs 7#c71 7#d71 7#f71 7#g71 and 7#h71 respectively2 7#d7 by inserting after paragraph 7#a7 the following3 7#b7 ,foreign entity of concern ,the term foreign entity of concern has the meaning given the term in section #iija of the ,william ,m4 7,mac7 ,thornberry ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjba 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #dfea74 2 and 7#e7 by inserting after paragraph 7#d7 7as so redesignated7 the following3 7#e7 ,malign effort ,the term malign effort means any hostile effort undertaken by1 at the direction of1 on behalf of1 or with the substantial support of the government of a foreign entity of concern4 4 7c7 ,reports ,the ,agricultural ,foreign ,investment ,disclosure ,act of #aigh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ceja et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #aa4 ,reports 7a7 ,initial report ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this section1 the ,secretary shall submit to ,congress a report that describes the progress of the ,secretary in implementing the amendments made by the ,foreign ,agricultural ,restrictions to ,maintain ,local ,agriculture and ,national ,defense ,act of #bjbe4 7b7 ,report on tracking covered transactions ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this section1 the ,secretary shall submit to ,congress a report on the feasibility of-- 7#a7 establishing a mechanism for quantifying the threats posed by foreign entities of concern to ,united ,states food security1 biosecurity1 food safety1 environmental protection1 and national defense2 and 7#b7 building1 and submitting to the ,committee on ,foreign ,investment in the ,united ,states for further review1 a rigorous discovery and review process to review transactions described in section #gba7;a77#d77;,b77vi7 of the ,defense ,production ,act of #aiej 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #defe7;a77#d77;,b77vi774 7c7 ,yearly report ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this section1 and annually thereafter for the following #aj years1 the ,secretary shall submit to ,congress a report on the activities of the ,secretary pursuant to this ,act during the year covered by the report4 4 #e4 ,authority of ,committee on ,foreign ,investment in the ,united ,states to review certain real estate purchases by foreign entities of concern 7a7 ,in general ,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,a7-- 7,a7 in clause 7i71 by striking 2 and and inserting a semicolon2 7,b7 in clause 7ii71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7iii7 any transaction described in subparagraph 7,b77vi7 proposed or pending on or after the date of enactment of this clause4 2 and 7#b7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by adding at the end the following3 7vi7 ,subject to subparagraph 7,c71 the purchase or lease by1 or a concession to1 a foreign entity of concern of private or public real estate in the ,united ,states if-- 7,i7 7aa7 the value of the purchase1 lease1 or concession-- 7,,aa7 exceeds #e1jjj1jjj2 or 7,,bb7 in combination with the value of other such purchases or leases by1 or concessions to1 the same entity during the preceding #c years1 exceeds #e1jjj1jjj2 or 7bb7 the real estate-- 7,,aa7 exceeds #cbj acres2 or 7,,bb7 in combination with other private or public real estate in the ,united ,states purchased or leased by1 or for which a concession is provided to1 the same entity during the preceding #c years1 exceeds #cbj acres2 and 7,,ii7 the real estate is primarily used for-- 7aa7 agriculture1 including raising of livestock and forestry2 7bb7 extraction of fossil fuels1 natural gas1 purchases or leases of renewable energy sources2 or 7cc7 extraction of critical precursor materials for biological technology industries1 information technology components1 or national defense technologies4 4 7b7 ,foreign entities of concern ,section #gba7;a7 of the ,defense ,production ,act of #aiej 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #defe7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#g7 through 7#ac7 as paragraphs 7#h7 through 7#ad71 respectively2 and 7#b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#f7 the following3 7#g7 ,foreign entity of concern ,the term foreign entity of concern has the meaning given that term in section #iija of the ,william ,m4 7,mac7 ,thornberry ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjba 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #dfea74 4 7c7 ,factors ,to ,be considered ,section #gba7;f7 of the ,defense ,production ,act of #aiej 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #defe7;f77 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#h7 through 7#aa7 as paragraphs 7#i7 through 7#ab71 respectively2 and 7#b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#g7 the following3 7#h7 the potential follow-on national security effects of the risks posed by the proposed or pending transaction to ,united ,states food security1 food safety1 biosecurity1 environmental protection1 or national defense2 4 7d7 ,inclusion of ,secretary of ,agriculture and the ,commissioner of ,food ,and ,drugs on ,committee on ,foreign ,investment in the ,united ,states ,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,j71 7,k71 and 7,l71 respectively2 and 7#b7 by inserting after subparagraph 7,g7 the following3 7,h7 ,the ,secretary of ,agriculture4 7,i7 ,the ,commissioner of ,food and ,drugs4 4 7e7 ,annual report ,section #gba7m7 of the ,defense ,production ,act of #aiej 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #defe7m77 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating paragraph 7#d7 as paragraph 7#e72 and 7#b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#c7 the following3 7#d7 ,list of real estate owned by foreign entities of concern ,the ,president and such agencies as the ,president shall designate shall include in the annual report submitted under paragraph 7#a7 a list of all real estate in the ,united ,states owned by a foreign entity of concern or a person closely associated with such an entity4 4 7f7 ,report required ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of the ,treasury1 in coordination with ,secretary of ,state and the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 shall submit to ,congress a report that includes-- 7#a7 an assessment of the feasibility of requiring retroactive divestment of real estate owned by foreign entities of concern 7as defined in section #gba7;a7 of the ,defense ,production ,act of #aiej1 as amended by this section72 and 7#b7 a description of the process used by the ,committee on ,foreign ,investment in the ,united ,states to review the national security implications of any connections between-- 7,a7 foreign investment in the ,united ,states made by the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china or entities controlled by or acting on behalf of that ,government2 and 7,b7 the ,chinese ,communist ,party4 7g7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section take effect on the date of the enactment of this ,act and apply with respect to any covered transaction the review or investigation of which is initiated under section #gba of the ,defense ,production ,act of #aiej on or after such date of enactment4 #f4 ,digitization and consolidation of foreign land ownership data 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,agricultural land ,the term agricultural land has the meaning given the term in section #gha4b of title #g1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7as in effect on the date of enactment of this ,act74 7#b7 ,appropriate committees of ,congress ,in this section1 the term appropriate committees of ,congress has the meaning given the term in section #c7;a74 7#c7 ,database ,the term database means the database developed under subsection 7b74 7#d7 ,foreign person ,the term foreign person has the meaning given the term in section #i of the ,agricultural ,foreign ,investment ,disclosure ,act of #aigh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #cejh74 7#e7 ,secretaries ,the term ,secretaries means-- 7,a7 the ,secretary of ,agriculture2 and 7,b7 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security4 7b7 ,database ,subject to the availability of appropriations1 not later than #c years after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretaries1 acting jointly1 shall develop a database of agricultural land owned by foreign persons1 using data that are-- 7#a7 collected-- 7,a7 pursuant to the ,agricultural ,foreign ,investment ,disclosure ,act of #aigh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ceja et seq472 and 7,b7 from ,,fsa-#aec forms submitted to the ,farm ,service ,agency2 and 7#b7 publicly available4 7c7 ,contents ,each entry in the database for each registration or updated registration of agricultural land owned by a foreign person shall include information in the applicable ,,fsa-#aec form4 7d7 ,audit ,not later than #ahj days after the database is made publicly available1 and annually thereafter1 the ,chief of ,operations for ,investigative ,actions appointed under section #d of the ,agricultural ,foreign ,investment ,disclosure ,act of #aigh shall-- 7#a7 conduct an audit of the database2 and 7#b7 submit to the appropriate committees of ,congress a report-- 7,a7 evaluating the accuracy of the database2 and 7,b7 describing recommendations for improving compliance with the reporting required under the ,agricultural ,foreign ,investment ,disclosure ,act of #aigh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ceja et seq474 #g4 ,prohibition of participation in ,farm ,service ,agency programs by foreign persons 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,appropriate committees of congress ,the term appropriate committees of ,congress has the meaning given the term in section #c7;a74 7#b7 ,foreign person ,the term foreign person has the meaning given the term in section #i of the ,agricultural ,foreign ,investment ,disclosure ,act of #aigh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #cejh74 7#c7 ,operator ,the term operator has the meaning given the term in section #gah4b of title #g1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7as in effect on the date of enactment of this ,act74 7#d7 ,owner ,the term owner has the meaning given the term in section #gah4b of title #g1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7as in effect on the date of enactment of this ,act74 7#e7 ,participant ,the term participant has the meaning given the term in section #gah4b of title #g1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7as in effect on the date of enactment of this ,act74 7#f7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,agriculture4 7b7 ,limitation for foreign-,owned or operated land ,no operator or owner who is a foreign person may be a participant4 7c7 ,compliance 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary may take such actions as the ,secretary considers necessary to monitor compliance with subsection 7b74 7#b7 ,ownership certification ,the ,secretary shall require any owner or operator applying to be a participant to certify in the application that the owner or operator is not a foreign person4 7#c7 ,civil penalty 7,a7 ,in general ,a foreign person shall be subject to a civil penalty imposed by the ,secretary if the ,secretary determines that the foreign person-- 7i7 has received benefits prohibited under subsection 7b72 or 7ii7 has knowingly submitted a request for those benefits that contains information that is misleading or false4 7,b7 ,civil action ,a civil penalty imposed by the ,secretary under subparagraph 7,a7 shall be recoverable in a civil action brought by the ,attorney ,general in an appropriate district court of the ,united ,states4 7,c7 ,amount ,the amount of a civil penalty imposed by the ,secretary under subparagraph 7,a7-- 7i7 shall be such amount as the ,secretary determines to be appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section2 but 7ii7 shall not exceed #abe percent of the monetary benefits provided to the foreign person in participating in the #a or more programs of the ,farm ,service ,agency in which participation is prohibited under subsection 7b74 7,d7 ,use of civil penalties ,penalties collected under this paragraph shall be available to the ,secretary1 without further appropriation and until expended1 for the purpose of enforcing this section4 7#d7 ,use of information ,for the purpose of monitoring compliance under this subsection1 the ,secretary shall use information-- 7,a7 collected by the ,secretary under the ,agricultural ,foreign ,investment ,disclosure ,act of #aigh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ceja et seq472 and 7,b7 from the ,,fsa-#aec form submitted to the ,farm ,service ,agency4 7d7 ,report ,the ,secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of ,congress1 on an annual basis1 a report containing the following information3 7#a7 ,a description of violations of subsection 7b7 during the year covered by the report4 7#b7 ,an itemized list of savings for each program administered by the ,farm ,service ,agency during the year covered by the report as a result of subsection 7b74 7#c7 ,a description of compliance actions taken by the ,secretary under subsection 7c7 during the year covered by the report4 7#d7 ,an itemized list of civil penalties imposed on foreign persons under subsection 7c77#c7 during the year covered by the report4 7#e7 ,such other information on enforcement under this section1 compliance with this section1 and the benefits of this section as the ,secretary determines to be necessary4 #h4 ,authorization of appropriations ,there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this ,act and the amendments made by this ,act-- 7#a7 #ce1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbf1 to remain available until expended1 for secure workspace buildout under the amendments made by section #d and database system development under section #f2 and 7#b7 #i1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjbf through #bjcj for all other activities4