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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4772 
To require that a State be ineligible to receive funds under certain Federal 
programs unless the State has in effect a State law restricting the 
purchase of agricultural land by certain foreign persons, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 20, 2023 
Mrs. BICE (for herself, Mr. EDWARDS, Ms. MACE, Mrs. CHAVEZ-DEREMER, 
Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mr. DONALDS, Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. AMODEI, 
Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. NEHLS, Mr. FLOOD, Mr. 
MOOLENAAR, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. BERGMAN, Mr. BABIN, Mr. C. SCOTT 
FRANKLIN of Florida, Mr. LAWLER, Mr. KELLY of Mississippi, Mr. BILI-
RAKIS, Mr. ELLZEY, Mr. TONY GONZALES of Texas, Mr. WILLIAMS of 
Texas, Ms. VAN DUYNE, Mr. MCCORMICK, Mr. ARRINGTON, Mr. GUEST, 
and Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Commit-
tees on Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, and Science, Space, 
and Technology, 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 require that a State be ineligible to receive funds under 
certain Federal programs unless the State has in effect 
a State law restricting the purchase of agricultural land 
by certain foreign persons, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stop China’s Contin-
uous Purchase of Land Act’’ or the ‘‘Stop CCP Land 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. RESTRICTING THE PURCHASE OF AGRICULTURAL 
LAND BY FOREIGN PERSONS. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE COVERED PROGRAM 
FUNDS.—Beginning on the date that is 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, a State may not receive 
covered program funds unless that State has in effect a 
State law— 
(1) prohibiting each covered foreign country (or 
a person acting on behalf of a covered foreign coun-
try) from purchasing agricultural land in the State; 
and 
(2) requiring that persons from a covered for-
eign country that hold agricultural land in the State 
prior to the date of the enactment of the State law 
described in paragraph (1) annually submit a report 
to the State department of agriculture (or equiva-
lent) with respect to such agricultural holdings. 
(b) REPORTS.— 
(1) SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE REPORT.— 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
submit to Congress a report on how the Agricultural 
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Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 (7 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) should be updated to ensure 
accurate documentation and monitoring of foreign 
investment in agricultural land. 
(2) GAO REPORT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall sub-
mit to Congress a report that includes— 
(A) an assessment of the impact of this 
Act with respect to national security; and 
(B) any measures that can be taken to bet-
ter secure real estate in the United States from 
foreign manipulation. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AFIDA TERMS.—The terms ‘‘agricultural 
land’’ and ‘‘foreign person’’ have the meanings given 
those terms in section 9 of the Agricultural Foreign 
Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 3508). 
(2) COVERED FOREIGN COUNTRY.—The term 
‘‘covered foreign country’’— 
(A) means a country listed on the State 
Department’s Defense Trade Control Country 
Policies List (listed in table 1 to paragraph 
(d)(1) under section 126.1 of title 22, Code of 
Federal Regulations); and 
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(B) includes Russia. 
(3) COVERED
PROGRAM
FUNDS.—The term 
‘‘covered program funds’’ means funds made avail-
able under Public Law 117–169 for— 
(A) Environmental and Climate Data Im-
provement; 
(B) Electric Loans for Renewable Energy; 
(C) Assistance for Distressed Borrowers; 
(D) the Equity Commission; 
(E) Assistance and Support for Under-
served Farmers, Ranchers, and Foresters; 
(F) the Forest Legacy Program; 
(G) the Urban and Community Forestry 
Assistance Program; 
(H) Home Energy Performance-Based, 
Whole-House Rebates; 
(I) the High-Efficiency Electric Home Re-
bate Program; 
(J) State-Based Home Efficiency Con-
tractor Training Grants; 
(K) Assistance for Latest and Zero Build-
ing Energy Code Adoption; 
(L) Investing in Coastal Communities and 
Climate Resilience; 
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(M) Acquisition of Hurricane Forecasting 
Aircraft; 
(N) the DHS Office of Chief Readiness 
Support Officer; 
(O) Conservation and Resilience; 
(P) Conservation and Ecosystem Restora-
tion; 
(Q) Canal Improvement Projects; or 
(R) Climate Change Technical Assistance 
for Insular Areas. 
Æ 
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