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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 513 

To amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to prevent harm and disruption to the United States agriculture industry by protecting against 

foreign influence over agriculture production and supply chains, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 25, 2023 

Mr. JACKSON of Texas (for himself, Ms. SPANBERGER, Mr. VICENTE GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. SESSIONS, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mr. NORMAN, 

Ms. SALAZAR, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mrs. CAMMACK, Mr. HERN, Mr. BABIN, 

Mr. PFLUGER, Mr. ISSA, Mr. NUNN of Iowa, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. NEHLS, 

Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mr. STEWART, Mr. ZINKE, Mr. CLINE, 

Mr. COSTA, Mr. GUEST, Mr. CARL, Mr. MOORE of Alabama, Mr. ROSE, 

Mr. ELLZEY, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mrs. HINSON, Mr. FALLON, Mr. 

MOYLAN, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. FEENSTRA, Mr. FINSTAD, and Mr. KELLY

of Mississippi) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on 

Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 

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 1950 to prevent 

harm and disruption to the United States agriculture 

industry by protecting against foreign influence over agriculture production and supply chains, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Foreign Adversary 

3 Risk Management Act’’ or the ‘‘FARM Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

5 Congress finds the following: 

6 (1) United States agriculture and supply chains 

7 are critical to United States economic success and 

8 prosperity, and should each be classified as critical 

9 infrastructure and critical technologies. 

10 (2) Agriculture is the lifeblood that helps to 

11 feed United States families nationwide. As such, 

12 food security is a matter of national security and 

13 should be a top priority of the United States. 

14 (3) To prevent harm to the United States pub15 lic health sector and to prevent disruption to the 

16 United States economy and food supply chains, the 

17 increasing influence foreign countries may have on 

18 the United States agriculture industry and agri19 culture supply chains should be mitigated. 

20 SEC. 3. UNITED STATES AGRICULTURE INCLUDED IN COM21 MITTEE ON FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN THE 

22 UNITED STATES. 

23 (a) AGRICULTURE REPRESENTATIVE.—Section 

24 721(k)(2) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 

25 U.S.C. 4565(k)(2)) is amended— 


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1 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (H), (I), 

2 and (J) as subparagraphs (I), (J), and (K), respec3 tively; and 

4 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the fol5 lowing: 

6 ‘‘(H) The Secretary of Agriculture.’’. 

7 (b) REVIEW OF AGRICULTURE INVESTMENTS BY

8 FOREIGN ENTITIES.—Section 721(a)(4) of the Defense 

9 Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4565(a)(4)) is amend10 ed— 

11 (1) in subparagraph (A)— 

12 (A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 

13 inserting a semicolon; 

14 (B) in clause (ii), by striking the period at 

15 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

16 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(iii) any transaction described in 

18 subparagraph (B)(vi) that is proposed, 

19 pending, or completed on or after the date 

20 of the enactment of the Foreign Adversary 

21 Risk Management Act.’’; and 

22 (2) in subparagraph (B), by adding at the end 

23 the following: 

24 ‘‘(vi) Any transaction, merger, acqui25 sition, transfer, agreement, takeover, or 


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1 other arrangement that could result in for2 eign control of any United States business 

3 that is engaged in agriculture and uses ag4 ricultural products (as defined in the first 

5 section of the Act of July 2, 1926 (44 

6 Stat. 802, chapter 725; 7 U.S.C. 451)).’’. 

7 (c) AGRICULTURAL SUPPLY CHAINS INCLUDED IN

8 CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.—Section 721(a)(5) of the 

9 Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4565(a)(5)) 

10 is amended— 

11 (1) by striking ‘‘ ‘critical infrastructure’ means’’ 

12 and inserting the following: ‘‘ ‘critical infrastruc13 ture’— 

14 ‘‘(i) means’’; 

15 (2) by striking the period at the end and insert16 ing ‘‘; and’’; and 

17 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(ii) includes, subject to regulations 

19 prescribed by the Committee, agricultural 

20 systems and supply chains.’’. 

21 (d) AGRICULTURAL SUPPLY CHAINS INCLUDED AS

22 CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES.—Section 721(a)(6)(A) of the 

23 Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 

24 4565(a)(6)(A)) is amended by adding at the end the fol25 lowing: 


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1 ‘‘(vii) Agricultural supply chains used 

2 for agricultural products (as defined in the 

3 first section of the Act of July 2, 1926 (44 

4 Stat. 802, chapter 725; 7 U.S.C. 451)).’’. 

5 SEC. 4. REPORTS ON INVESTMENTS BY FOREIGN COUN6 TRIES IN UNITED STATES AGRICULTURE IN7 DUSTRY. 

8 Not later than one year after the date of the enact9 ment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Secretary 

10 of Agriculture and the Comptroller General of the United 

11 States shall each— 

12 (1) conduct an analysis of foreign influence in 

13 the United States agriculture industry; and 

14 (2) submit to Congress a report that includes a 

15 summary of— 

16 (A) foreign investments in the United 

17 States agriculture industry; 

18 (B) the potential for foreign investment to 

19 undermine United States agriculture production 

20 and agricultural supply chains; 

21 (C) the largest international threats for in22 creased foreign control of, and investment in, 

23 the United States agriculture sector; and 

24 (D) agriculture-related espionage and theft 

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1 ing any attempts to target United States agri2 cultural intellectual property, innovation, re3 search and development, cost or pricing data, or 

4 internal strategy documents. 

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