,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #fbj ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #bb1 #bjbe,mr4 ,jackson of ,texas 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,sessions1 ,mr4 ,panetta1 ,mr4 ,vicente ,gonzalez of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,moylan1 ,mr4 ,zinke1 ,mr4 ,estes1 ,mr4 ,finstad1 ,mrs4 ,hinson1 ,mrs4 ,miller of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,costa1 ,mr4 ,fallon1 ,mr4 ,messmer1 ,mr4 ,rose1 ,mr4 ,weber of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,south ,dakota1 ,mr4 ,newhouse1 and ,mr4 ,crawford7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,financial ,services1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,agriculture1 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 ,defense ,production ,act of #aiej to prevent harm and disruption to the ,united ,states agriculture industry by protecting against foreign influence over agriculture production and supply chains1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,foreign ,adversary ,risk ,management ,act or the ,,farm ,act4 #b4 ,united ,states agriculture included in ,committee on ,foreign ,investment in the ,united ,states 7a7 ,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 ,agriculture4 4 7b7 ,review of agriculture investments by foreign entities ,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 that is proposed1 pending1 or completed on or after the date of the enactment of the ,foreign ,adversary ,risk ,management ,act4 2 and 7#b7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by adding at the end the following3 7vi7 ,any transaction1 merger1 acquisition1 transfer1 agreement1 takeover1 or other arrangement that could result in foreign control of any ,united ,states business that is engaged in agriculture and uses agricultural products 7as defined in the first section of the ,act of ,july #b1 #aibf 7#dd ,stat4 #hjb1 chapter #gbe2 #g ,u4,s4,c4 #dea774 4 7c7 ,agricultural supply chains included in critical infrastructure ,section #gba7;a77#e7 of the ,defense ,production ,act of #aiej 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #defe7;a77#e77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking critical infrastructure means and inserting the following3 critical infrastructure-- 7i7 means 2 7#b7 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7ii7 includes1 subject to regulations prescribed by the ,committee1 agricultural systems and supply chains4 4 7d7 ,agricultural supply chains included as critical technologies ,section #gba7;a77#f77;,a7 of the ,defense ,production ,act of #aiej 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #defe7;a77#f77;,a77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7vii7 ,agricultural supply chains used for agricultural products 7as defined in the first section of the ,act of ,july #b1 #aibf 7#dd ,stat4 #hjb1 chapter #gbe2 #g ,u4,s4,c4 #dea774 4 #c4 ,reports on investments by foreign countries in ,united ,states agriculture industry ,not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this ,act and annually thereafter1 the ,secretary of ,agriculture and the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall each-- 7#a7 conduct an analysis of foreign influence in the ,united ,states agriculture industry2 and 7#b7 submit to ,congress a report that includes a summary of-- 7,a7 foreign investments in the ,united ,states agriculture industry2 7,b7 the potential for foreign investment to undermine ,united ,states agriculture production and agricultural supply chains2 7,c7 the largest international threats for increased foreign control of1 and investment in1 the ,united ,states agriculture sector2 and 7,d7 agriculture-related espionage and theft techniques used by foreign governments1 including any attempts to target ,united ,states agricultural intellectual property1 innovation1 research and development1 cost or pricing data1 or internal strategy documents4