,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #fah  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #ah1      
#bjbe,mr4 ,tuberville 7for himself and  
,mr4 ,banks7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,agriculture1      
,nutrition1 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill    
,to prohibit the purchase or lease of   
agricultural land in the ,united ,states
 by persons associated with certain     
foreign governments1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,protecting         
,america's ,agricultural ,land from     
,foreign ,harm ,act of #bjbe4  #b4      
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,agricultural land  7,a7 ,in general    
,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 ,inclusion ,the term      
agricultural land includes land         
described in section #i7a7 of the       

,agricultural ,foreign ,investment      
,disclosure ,act of #aigh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 
#cejh7a77 that is used for ranching     
purposes4  7#b7 ,covered person  7,a7   
,in general ,the term covered person has
 the meaning given the term person owned
 by1 controlled by1 or subject to the   
jurisdiction or direction of a foreign  
adversary in section #g4b of title #ae1 
,code of ,federal ,regulations 7as in   
effect on the date of enactment of this 
,act71 except that each reference to    
foreign adversary in that definition    
shall be deemed to be a reference to the
 government of-- 7i7 ,iran2  7ii7 ,north
 ,korea2  7iii7 the ,people's ,republic 
of ,china2 or  7iv7 the ,russian        
,federation4  7,b7 ,exclusions ,the term
 covered person does not include a      
,united ,states citizen or an alien     
lawfully admitted for permanent         
residence to the ,united ,states4  7#c7 
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of ,agriculture4  7#d7   
,united ,states ,the term ,united       

,states includes any ,state1 territory1 
or possession of the ,united ,states4   
#c4 ,prohibition on purchase or lease of
 agricultural land in the ,united       
,states by persons associated with      
certain foreign governments  7a7 ,in    
general ,notwithstanding any other      
provision of law1 the ,president shall  
take such actions as may be necessary to
 prohibit the purchase or lease by      
covered persons of-- 7#a7 public        
agricultural land that is owned by the  
,united ,states and administered by the 
head of any ,federal department or      
agency1 including the ,secretary1 the   
,secretary of the ,interior1 and the    
,secretary of ,defense2 or  7#b7 private
 agricultural land located in the       
,united ,states4  7b7 ,implementation   
,the ,president may exercise all        
authorities provided under sections #bjc
 and #bje of the ,international         
,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej  
,u4,s4,c4 #agjb and #agjd7 to carry out 
subsection 7a74  7c7 ,penalties ,a      

person that knowingly violates1 attempts
 to violate1 conspires to violate1 or   
causes a violation of subsection 7a7 or 
any regulation1 license1 or order issued
 to carry out that subsection shall be  
subject to the penalties set forth in   
subsections 7b7 and 7c7 of section #bjf 
of the ,international ,emergency        
,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4   
#agje7 to the same extent as a person   
that commits an unlawful act described  
in subsection 7a7 of that section4  7d7 
,rule of construction ,nothing in this  
section may be construed-- 7#a7 to      
prohibit or otherwise affect the        
purchase or lease of public or private  
agricultural land described in          
subsection 7a7 by any person other than 
a covered person2  7#b7 to prohibit or  
otherwise affect the use of public or   
private agricultural land described in  
subsection 7a7 that is transferred to or
 acquired by a person other than a      
covered person from a covered person2 or
  7#c7 to require a covered person that 

owns or leases public or private        
agricultural land described in          
subsection 7a7 as of the date of        
enactment of this ,act to sell that     
land4  #d4 ,prohibition on participation
 in ,department of ,agriculture programs
 by persons associated with certain     
foreign governments  7a7 ,in general    
,except as provided in subsection 7b71  
notwithstanding any other provision of  
the law1 the ,president shall take such 
actions as may be necessary to prohibit 
participation in ,department of         
,agriculture programs by covered persons
 that have full or partial ownership of 
agricultural land in the ,united ,states
 or lease agricultural land in the      
,united ,states4  7b7 ,exclusions       
,subsection 7a7 shall not apply to      
participation in any program-- 7#a7     
relating to-- 7,a7 food inspection or   
any other food safety regulatory        
requirements2 or  7,b7 health and labor 
safety of individuals2 or  7#b7         
administered by the ,farm ,service      

,agency1 with respect to the            
administration of this ,act or the      
,agricultural ,foreign ,investment      
,disclosure ,act of #aigh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 
#ceja et seq474  7c7 ,proof of          
citizenship ,to participate in a        
,department of ,agriculture program     
described in subsection 7b7 7except for 
a program under this ,act or the        
,agricultural ,foreign ,investment      
,disclosure ,act of #aigh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 
#ceja et seq4771 a person described in  
subparagraph 7,a7 of section #b7b7 that 
is a person described in subparagraph   
7,b7 of that section shall submit to the
 ,secretary proof that the person is    
described in subparagraph 7,b7 of that  
section4  #e4 ,agricultural foreign     
investment disclosure  7a7 ,inclusion of
 security interests and leases in       
reporting requirements  7#a7 ,in general
 ,section #i of the ,agricultural       
,foreign ,investment ,disclosure ,act of
 #aigh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #cejh7 is amended--
 7,a7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#d7  

through 7#f7 as paragraphs 7#e7 through 
7#g71 respectively2 and  7,b7 by        
inserting after paragraph 7#c7 the      
following3  7#d7 the term interest      
includes-- 7,a7 a security interest2 and
  7,b7 a lease1 without regard to the   
duration of the lease2  4  7#b7         
,conforming amendment ,section #b of the
 ,agricultural ,foreign ,investment     
,disclosure ,act of #aigh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 
#ceja7 is amended by striking 1 other   
than a security interest1 each place it 
appears4  7b7 ,civil penalty ,section #c
 of the ,agricultural ,foreign          
,investment ,disclosure ,act of #aigh   
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #cejb7 is amended-- 7#a7  
in subsection 7b71 by striking exceed   
#be percent and inserting be less than  
#ae percent1 or exceed #cj percent12 and
  7#b7 by adding at the end the         
following3  7c7 ,liens ,on imposing a   
penalty under subsection 7a71 the       
,secretary shall ensure that a lien is  
placed on the agricultural land with    
respect to which the violation occurred1

 which shall be released only on payment
 of the penalty4  4  7c7 ,transparency  
,section #g of the ,agricultural        
,foreign ,investment ,disclosure ,act of
 #aigh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #cejf7 is amended  
to read as follows3  #g4 ,public data   
sets  7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary   
shall publish in the internet database  
established under section #gdb of       
division ,b of the ,consolidated        
,appropriations ,act1 #bjbd 7#g         
,u4,s4,c4 #ceja note2 ,public ,law      
#aah-db7 human-readable and             
machine-readable data sets that-- 7#a7  
contain all data that the ,secretary    
possesses relating to reporting under   
this ,act from each report submitted to 
the ,secretary under section #b2 and    
7#b7 as soon as practicable1 but not    
later than #cj days1 after the date of  
receipt of any report under section #b1 
shall be updated with the data from that
 report4  7b7 ,included data ,the data  
sets established under subsection 7a7   
shall include-- 7#a7 a description of-- 

7,a7 the purchase price paid for1 or any
 other consideration given for1 each    
interest in agricultural land for which 
a report is submitted under section #b2 
and  7,b7 updated estimated values of   
each interest in agricultural land      
described in subparagraph 7,a71 as that 
information is made available to the    
,secretary1 based on the most recently  
assessed value of the agricultural land 
or another comparable method determined 
by the ,secretary2 and  7#b7 with       
respect to any agricultural land for    
which a report is submitted under       
section #b1 updated descriptions of each
 foreign person who holds an interest in
 at least #a percent of the agricultural
 land1 as that information is made      
available to the ,secretary1 categorized
 as a majority owner or a minority owner
 that holds an interest in the          
agricultural land4  4  7d7 ,definition  
of foreign person ,section #i7c7 of the 
,agricultural ,foreign ,investment      
,disclosure ,act of #aigh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 

#cejh7c77 is amended-- 7#a7 in          
subparagraph 7,c77ii77,,iv71 by striking
 and at the end2  7#b7 in subparagraph  
7,d71 by inserting and after the        
semicolon2 and  7#c7 by adding at the   
end the following3  7,e7 any person1    
other than an individual or a           
government1 that issues equity          
securities that are primarily traded on 
a foreign securities exchange within--  
7i7 ,iran2  7ii7 ,north ,korea2  7iii7  
the ,people's ,republic of ,china2 or   
7iv7 the ,russian ,federation2  4  #f4  
,reports  7a7 ,report from the          
,secretary on foreign ownership of      
agricultural land in the ,united ,states
  7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #a   
year after the date of enactment of this
 ,act1 and once every #b years          
thereafter1 the ,secretary shall submit 
to ,congress a report describing-- 7,a7 
the risks and benefits1 as determined by
 the ,secretary1 that are associated    
with foreign ownership or lease of      
agricultural land in rural areas 7as    

defined in section #ebj of the ,housing 
,act of #aidi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adij772   
7,b7 the intended and unintended        
misrepresentation of foreign land       
ownership in the annual reports prepared
 by the ,secretary describing foreign   
holdings of agricultural land due to    
inaccurate reporting of foreign holdings
 of agricultural land2  7,c7 the        
specific work that the ,secretary has   
undertaken to monitor erroneous         
reporting required by the ,agricultural 
,foreign ,investment ,disclosure ,act of
 #aigh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ceja et seq47 that
 would result in a violation or civil   
penalty2 and  7,d7 the role of ,state   
and local government authorities in     
tracking foreign ownership of           
agricultural land in the ,united        
,states4  7#b7 ,protection of           
information ,in carrying out paragraph  
7#a71 the ,secretary shall establish a  
plan to ensure the protection of        
personally identifiable information4    
7b7 ,report from the ,director of       

,national ,intelligence on foreign      
ownership of agricultural land in the   
,united ,states  7#a7 ,in general ,not  
later than #a year after the date of    
enactment of this ,act1 and once every  
#b years thereafter1 the ,director of   
,national ,intelligence shall submit to 
the congressional recipients described  
in paragraph 7#b7 a report describing-- 
7,a7 an analysis of foreign malign      
influence 7as defined in section        
#aai;,c7f7 of the ,national ,security   
,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjei7;f777
 by covered persons that have foreign   
ownership in the ,united ,states        
agriculture industry2 and  7,b7 the     
primary motives1 as determined by the   
,director of ,national ,intelligence1 of
 foreign investors to acquire           
agricultural land4  7#b7 ,congressional 
recipients described ,the report under  
paragraph 7#a7 shall be submitted to--  
7,a7 the ,committee on ,banking1        
,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs of the    
,senate2  7,b7 the ,committee on        

,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
of the ,senate2  7,c7 the ,select       
,committee on ,intelligence of the      
,senate2  7,d7 the ,committee on        
,foreign ,relations of the ,senate2     
7,e7 the ,committee on ,financial       
,services of the ,house of              
,representatives2  7,f7 the ,committee  
on ,agriculture of the ,house of        
,representatives2  7,g7 the ,permanent  
,select ,committee on ,intelligence of  
the ,house of ,representatives2  7,h7   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of  
the ,house of ,representatives2  7,i7   
the majority leader of the ,senate2     
7,j7 the minority leader of the ,senate2
  7,k7 the ,speaker of the ,house of    
,representatives2 and  7,l7 the minority
 leader of the ,house of                
,representatives4  7#c7 ,classification 
,the report under paragraph 7#a7 shall  
be submitted in an unclassified form1   
but may include a classified annex4  7c7
 ,government ,accountability ,office    
report ,not later than #a year after the

 date of enactment of this ,act1 the    
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall submit to ,congress a     
report describing-- 7#a7 a review of    
resources1 staffing1 and expertise for  
carrying out the ,agricultural ,foreign 
,investment ,disclosure ,act of #aigh   
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ceja et seq471 and       
enforcement issues limiting the         
effectiveness of that ,act2 and  7#b7   
any recommended necessary changes to    
that ,act4