,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aifi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #e1      
#bjbe,mr4 ,ricketts 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,tuberville1 ,mr4 ,fetterman1 ,mr4      
,wicker1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 and ,mrs4 ,britt7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was read twice and referred to the      
,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 
and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the 
,agricultural ,foreign ,investment      
,disclosure ,act of #aigh to establish  
an additional reporting requirement1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,,afida  
,improvements ,act of #bjbe4  #b4       
,reporting2 enforcement  7a7 ,reporting 
requirement ,section #b of the          
,agricultural ,foreign ,investment      
,disclosure ,act of #aigh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 
#ceja7 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  7g7 ,minimum ownership  
,in the case of agricultural land in    
which more than #a foreign person       
acquires or transfers any interest1     

other than a security interest1 the     
reporting requirements under this       
section shall apply to each foreign     
person who holds at least a #a percent  
interest in that land-- 7#a7 directly   
through the first tier of ownership2 or 
7#b7 in the aggregate through an        
interest in other entities at various   
tiers4  4  7b7 ,enforcement ,section #d 
of the ,agricultural ,foreign           
,investment ,disclosure ,act of #aigh   
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #cejc7 is amended-- 7#a7  
by striking the section designation and 
all that follows through ,the ,secretary
 and inserting the following3  #d4      
,investigative actions  7a7 ,in general 
,the ,secretary  2 and  7#b7 by adding  
at the end the following3  7b7 ,actions 
by ,,fpac-,,bc ,as part of the actions  
taken under subsection 7a71 the ,farm   
,production and ,conservation ,business 
,center shall-- 7#a7 take such actions  
as are necessary to validate the data   
collected under section #b1 including   
revising and validating information     

throughout the data collection process2 
7#b7 take such actions as are necessary 
to ensure compliance with section       
#b7;g72 and  7#c7 in coordination with  
the ,farm ,service ,agency1 to the      
maximum extent practicable1 identify    
persons that have carried out an        
activity subject to a civil penalty     
described in paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 of  
section #c7;a74  4  #c4 ,agricultural   
foreign investment disclosure           
improvements  7a7 ,definitions ,in this 
section3 7#a7 ,,afida ,the term ,,afida 
means the ,agricultural ,foreign        
,investment ,disclosure ,act of #aigh   
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ceja et seq474  7#b7     
,,fpac-,,bc ,the term ,,fpac-,,bc means 
the ,farm ,production and ,conservation 
,business ,center4  7#c7 ,secretary ,the
 term ,secretary means the ,secretary of
 ,agriculture4  7b7 ,,mou with ,,cfius  
,not later than #a year after the date  
of enactment of this ,act1 the          
,secretary shall enter into #a or more  
memoranda of understanding with the     

,committee on ,foreign ,investment in   
the ,united ,states under which the     
,secretary shall provide the ,committee 
with all relevant information relating  
to reports on foreign ownership of      
,united ,states agricultural land       
submitted to the ,secretary under       
section #b of ,,afida 7#g ,u4,s4,c4     
#ceja71 including information on-- 7#a7 
each report submitted to the ,secretary2
 and  7#b7 with respect to each such    
report1 the identity of the person      
submitting the report and the date of   
submission4  7c7 ,,afida handbook       
updates  7#a7 ,first update ,not later  
than #a year after the date of enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall     
update the most recent version of the   
,farm ,service ,agency handbook entitled
 ,foreign ,investment ,disclosure as    
determined necessary by the ,secretary  
for the effective implementation of     
,,afida1 which update shall incorporate 
recommendations made by the report of   
the ,government ,accountability ,office 

entitled ,foreign ,investments in ,u4,s4
 ,agricultural ,land3 ,enhancing        
,efforts to ,collect1 ,track1 and ,share
 ,key ,information ,could ,better       
,identify ,national ,security ,risks and
 dated ,january #ah1 #bjbd4  7#b7       
,subsequent updates ,after updating the 
handbook described in paragraph 7#a7    
under that paragraph1 the ,secretary    
shall carry out an update of that       
handbook every #aj years thereafter1    
including by incorporating any          
recommendations of the ,government      
,accountability ,office4  7d7 ,analysis 
of streamlined process for electronic   
submission and retention of reports     
under ,,afida  7#a7 ,definition of      
covered process ,in this subsection1 the
 term covered process means the         
streamlined process for electronic      
submission and retention of disclosures 
made under ,,afida required under       
section #ggc of division ,a of the      
,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1     
#bjbc 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ceja note2 #acf    

,stat4 #deji74  7#b7 ,analysis ,unless  
the covered process is established by   
not later than #a year after the date of
 enactment of this ,act1 the            
,,fpac-,,bc1 in coordination with the   
,farm ,service ,agency1 shall1 by that  
date-- 7,a7 carry out an analysis of the
 specific steps required to establish   
that process and the elements of that   
process2 and  7,b7 develop a timeline   
for specific implementation benchmarks  
to be met4  7#c7 ,report ,the ,secretary
 shall submit to the ,committee on      
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
of the ,senate and the ,committee on    
,agriculture of the ,house of           
,representatives a report describing the
 analysis and implementation timeline   
under paragraph 7#b71 if applicable4