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Union Calendar No. 782 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5409 
[Report No. 118–801, Part I] 
To amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to require the Committee 
on Foreign Investment in the United States to determine whether a 
national security review is needed for reportable agricultural land trans-
actions referred by the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023 
Mr. LUETKEMEYER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on 
Foreign Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
DECEMBER 5, 2024 
Reported from the Committee on Financial Services with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
DECEMBER 5, 2024 
Referral to the Committees on Foreign Affairs and Energy and Commerce 
extended for a period ending not later than December 19, 2024 
DECEMBER 19, 2024 
Additional sponsors: Mr. NUNN of Iowa, Mr. HUIZENGA, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. 
BARR and Ms. MANNING 
DECEMBER 19, 2024 
Committees on Foreign Affairs and Energy and Commerce discharged; com-
mitted to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on September 12, 2023] 
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A BILL 
To amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to require 
the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United 
States to determine whether a national security review 
is needed for reportable agricultural land transactions 
referred by the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other 
purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Safeguarding American 
Farms from Foreign Influence Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL LAND 
TRANSACTIONS. 
Section 721(b)(1) of the Defense Production Act of 
1950 (50 U.S.C. 4565(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(I) CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN AGRICUL-
TURAL LAND TRANSACTIONS.— 
‘‘(i) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary of 
Agriculture shall notify the Committee of 
any reportable agricultural land trans-
action that the Secretary of Agriculture has 
reason to believe may raise national secu-
rity concerns. 
‘‘(ii) DETERMINATION.—After receiv-
ing notification from the Secretary of Agri-
culture of a reportable agricultural land 
transaction, the Committee shall deter-
mine— 
‘‘(I) whether the transaction is a 
covered transaction; and 
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