United States food security, biosecurity, food safety, 
environmental protection, and national defense; and 
‘‘(2) building, and submitting to the Committee 
on Foreign Investment in the United States for fur-
ther review, a rigorous discovery and review process 
to 
review 
transactions 
described 
in 
section 
721(a)(4)(B)(vi) of the Defense Production Act of 
1950 (50 U.S.C. 4565(a)(4)(B)(vi)). 
‘‘(c) YEARLY REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this section, and annually there-
after for the following 10 years, the Secretary shall submit 
to Congress a report on the activities of the Secretary pur-
suant to this Act during the year covered by the report.’’. 
SEC. 5. AUTHORITY OF COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN INVEST-
MENT IN THE UNITED STATES TO REVIEW 
CERTAIN REAL ESTATE PURCHASES BY FOR-
EIGN ENTITIES OF CONCERN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 721(a)(4) of the Defense 
Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4565(a)(4)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) any transaction described in 
subparagraph (B)(vi) proposed or pending 
on or after the date of enactment of this 
clause.’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(vi) Subject to subparagraph (C), the 
purchase or lease by, or a concession to, a 
foreign entity of concern of private or pub-
lic real estate in the United States if— 
‘‘(I)(aa) the value of the pur-
chase, lease, or concession— 
‘‘(AA) exceeds $5,000,000; 
or 
‘‘(BB) in combination with 
the value of other such purchases 
or leases by, or concessions to, 
the same entity during the pre-
ceding 
years, 
exceeds 
$5,000,000; or 
‘‘(bb) the real estate— 
‘‘(AA) exceeds 320 acres; or 
‘‘(BB) in combination with 
other private or public real estate 
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in the United States purchased 
or leased by, or for which a con-
cession is provided to, the same 
entity during the preceding 3 
years, exceeds 320 acres; and 
‘‘(II) the real estate is primarily 
used for— 
‘‘(aa) agriculture, including 
raising of livestock and forestry; 
‘‘(bb) extraction of fossil 
fuels, natural gas, purchases or 
leases 
of 
renewable 
energy 
sources; or 
‘‘(cc) extraction of critical 
precursor materials for biological 
technology industries, informa-
tion technology components, or 
national defense technologies.’’. 
(b) FOREIGN
ENTITIES
OF
CONCERN.—Section 
721(a) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 
4565(a)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through 
(13) as paragraphs (8) through (14), respectively; 
and 
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(2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(7) FOREIGN
ENTITY
OF
CONCERN.—The 
term ‘foreign entity of concern’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 9901 of the William M. 
(Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 4651).’’. 
(c) FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED.—Section 721(f) 
of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 
4565(f)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through 
(11) as paragraphs (9) through (12), respectively; 
and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(8) the potential follow-on national security ef-
fects of the risks posed by the proposed or pending 
transaction to United States food security, food safe-
ty, biosecurity, environmental protection, or national 
defense;’’. 
(d) INCLUSION
OF SECRETARY
OF AGRICULTURE 
AND THE COMMISSIONER OF FOOD AND DRUGS ON COM-
MITTEE
ON FOREIGN INVESTMENT
IN
THE UNITED 
STATES.—Section 721(k)(2) of the Defense Production 
Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4565(k)(2)) is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (H), (I), 
and (J) as subparagraphs (J), (K), and (L), respec-
tively; and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(H) The Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(I) The Commissioner of Food and 
Drugs.’’. 
(e) ANNUAL REPORT.—Section 721(m) of the De-
fense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4565(m)) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (5); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) LIST OF REAL ESTATE OWNED BY FOR-
EIGN ENTITIES OF CONCERN.—The President and 
such agencies as the President shall designate shall 
include in the annual report submitted under para-
graph (1) a list of all real estate in the United 
States owned by a foreign entity of concern or a per-
son closely associated with such an entity.’’. 
(f) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
the Treasury, in coordination with Secretary of State and 
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the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall submit to Con-
gress a report that includes— 
(1) an assessment of the feasibility of requiring 
retroactive divestment of real estate owned by for-
eign entities of concern (as defined in section 721(a) 
of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended 
by this section); and 
(2) 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— 
(A) 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 Government; and 
(B) the Chinese Communist Party. 
(g) 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 sec-
tion 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 on or 
after such date of enactment. 
SEC. 6. DIGITIZATION AND CONSOLIDATION OF FOREIGN 
LAND OWNERSHIP DATA. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) AGRICULTURAL LAND.—The term ‘‘agricul-
tural land’’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 781.2 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations 
(as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act). 
(2) 
APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CON-
GRESS.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate com-
mittees of Congress’’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 3(a). 
(3) DATABASE.—The term ‘‘database’’ means 
the database developed under subsection (b). 
(4) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘‘foreign per-
son’’ has the meaning given the term in section 9 of 
the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act 
of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 3508). 
(5) SECRETARIES.—The term ‘‘Secretaries’’ 
means— 
(A) the Secretary of Agriculture; and 
(B) the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
(b) DATABASE.—Subject to the availability of appro-
priations, not later than 3 years after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretaries, acting jointly, shall de-
velop a database of agricultural land owned by foreign per-
sons, using data that are— 
(1) collected— 
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(A) pursuant to the Agricultural Foreign 
Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 
3501 et seq.); and 
(B) from FSA–153 forms submitted to the 
Farm Service Agency; and 
(2) publicly available. 
(c) 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–153 form. 
(d) AUDIT.—Not later than 180 days after the data-
base is made publicly available, and annually thereafter, 
the Chief of Operations for Investigative Actions ap-
pointed under section 4 of the Agricultural Foreign Invest-
ment Disclosure Act of 1978 shall— 
(1) conduct an audit of the database; and 
(2) submit to the appropriate committees of 
Congress a report— 
(A) evaluating the accuracy of the data-
base; and 
(B) describing recommendations for im-
proving compliance with the reporting required 
under the Agricultural Foreign Investment Dis-
closure Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 
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SEC. 7. PROHIBITION OF PARTICIPATION IN FARM SERVICE 
AGENCY PROGRAMS BY FOREIGN PERSONS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CON-
GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
3(a). 
(2) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘‘foreign per-
son’’ has the meaning given the term in section 9 of 
the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act 
of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 3508). 
(3) OPERATOR.—The term ‘‘operator’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 718.2 of title 7, 
Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the 
date of enactment of this Act). 
(4) OWNER.—The term ‘‘owner’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 718.2 of title 7, Code 
of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of 
enactment of this Act). 
(5) PARTICIPANT.—The term ‘‘participant’’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 718.2 of title 
7, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the 
date of enactment of this Act). 
(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
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(b) LIMITATION
FOR FOREIGN-OWNED
OR OPER-
ATED LAND.—No operator or owner who is a foreign per-
son may be a participant. 
(c) COMPLIANCE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may take 
such actions as the Secretary considers necessary to 
monitor compliance with subsection (b). 
(2) OWNERSHIP
CERTIFICATION.—The Sec-
retary 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 person. 
(3) CIVIL PENALTY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—A foreign person shall 
be subject to a civil penalty imposed by the Sec-
retary if the Secretary determines that the for-
eign person— 
(i) has received benefits prohibited 
under subsection (b); or 
(ii) has knowingly submitted a request 
for those benefits that contains informa-
tion that is misleading or false. 
(B) CIVIL
ACTION.—A civil penalty im-
posed by the Secretary under subparagraph (A) 
shall be recoverable in a civil action brought by 
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the Attorney General in an appropriate district 
court of the United States. 
(C) AMOUNT.—The amount of a civil pen-
alty imposed by the Secretary under subpara-
graph (A)— 
(i) shall be such amount as the Sec-
retary determines to be appropriate to 
carry out the purposes of this section; but 
(ii) shall not exceed 125 percent of 
the monetary benefits provided to the for-
eign person in participating in the 1 or 
more programs of the Farm Service Agen-
cy in which participation is prohibited 
under subsection (b). 
(D) USE OF CIVIL PENALTIES.—Penalties 
collected under this paragraph shall be available 
to the Secretary, without further appropriation 
and until expended, for the purpose of enforcing 
this section. 
(4) USE OF INFORMATION.—For the purpose of 
monitoring compliance under this subsection, the 
Secretary shall use information— 
(A) collected by the Secretary under the 
Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act 
of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.); and 
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(B) from the FSA–153 form submitted to 
the Farm Service Agency. 
(d) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to the ap-
propriate committees of Congress, on an annual basis, a 
report containing the following information: 
(1) A description of violations of subsection (b) 
during the year covered by the report. 
(2) 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 
(b). 
(3) A description of compliance actions taken 
by the Secretary under subsection (c) during the 
year covered by the report. 
(4) An itemized list of civil penalties imposed 
on foreign persons under subsection (c)(3) during 
the year covered by the report. 
(5) Such other information on enforcement 
under this section, compliance with this section, and 
the benefits of this section as the Secretary deter-
mines to be necessary. 
SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this Act and the amendments made by this Act— 
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(1) $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2026, to remain 
available until expended, for secure workspace build-
out under the amendments made by section 4 and 
database system development under section 6; and 
(2) $9,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 
through 2030 for all other activities. 
Æ 
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