I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 620 
To amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to prevent harm and disrup-
tion 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 22, 2025 
Mr. JACKSON of Texas (for himself, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. 
VICENTE GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. MOYLAN, Mr. ZINKE, Mr. ESTES, Mr. 
FINSTAD, Mrs. HINSON, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mr. COSTA, Mr. 
FALLON, Mr. MESSMER, Mr. ROSE, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. JOHNSON 
of South Dakota, Mr. NEWHOUSE, and Mr. CRAWFORD) 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 sub-
sequently 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 ag-
riculture production and supply chains, 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 ‘‘Foreign Adversary 
Risk Management Act’’ or the ‘‘FARM Act’’. 
SEC. 2. UNITED STATES AGRICULTURE INCLUDED IN COM-
MITTEE ON FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN THE 
UNITED STATES. 
(a) 
AGRICULTURE
REPRESENTATIVE.—Section 
721(k)(2) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 
U.S.C. 4565(k)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (H), (I), 
and (J) as subparagraphs (I), (J), and (K), respec-
tively; and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(H) The Secretary of Agriculture.’’. 
(b) REVIEW
OF AGRICULTURE INVESTMENTS
BY 
FOREIGN ENTITIES.—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 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(iii) any transaction described in 
subparagraph (B)(vi) that is proposed, 
pending, or completed on or after the date 
of the enactment of the Foreign Adversary 
Risk Management Act.’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(vi) Any transaction, merger, acqui-
sition, transfer, agreement, takeover, or 
other arrangement that could result in for-
eign control of any United States business 
that is engaged in agriculture and uses ag-
ricultural products (as defined in the first 
section of the Act of July 2, 1926 (44 
Stat. 802, chapter 725; 7 U.S.C. 451)).’’. 
(c) AGRICULTURAL SUPPLY CHAINS INCLUDED IN 
CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.—Section 721(a)(5) of the 
Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4565(a)(5)) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘ ‘critical infrastructure’ means’’ 
and inserting the following: ‘‘ ‘critical infrastruc-
ture’— 
‘‘(i) means’’; 
(2) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing ‘‘; and’’; and 
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(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ii) includes, subject to regulations 
prescribed by the Committee, agricultural 
systems and supply chains.’’. 
(d) AGRICULTURAL SUPPLY CHAINS INCLUDED AS 
CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES.—Section 721(a)(6)(A) of the 
Defense 
Production 
Act 
of 
1950 
(50 
U.S.C. 
4565(a)(6)(A)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(vii) Agricultural supply chains used 
for agricultural products (as defined in the 
first section of the Act of July 2, 1926 (44 
Stat. 802, chapter 725; 7 U.S.C. 451)).’’. 
SEC. 3. REPORTS ON INVESTMENTS BY FOREIGN COUN-
TRIES IN UNITED STATES AGRICULTURE IN-
DUSTRY. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Secretary 
of Agriculture and the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall each— 
(1) conduct an analysis of foreign influence in 
the United States agriculture industry; and 
(2) submit to Congress a report that includes a 
summary of— 
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(A) foreign investments in the United 
States agriculture industry; 
(B) the potential for foreign investment to 
undermine United States agriculture production 
and agricultural supply chains; 
(C) the largest international threats for in-
creased foreign control of, and investment in, 
the United States agriculture sector; and 
(D) agriculture-related espionage and theft 
techniques used by foreign governments, includ-
ing any attempts to target United States agri-
cultural intellectual property, innovation, re-
search and development, cost or pricing data, or 
internal strategy documents. 
Æ 
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