Title: Prohibition of Agricultural Land for the People’s Republic of China Act
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
Prohibition of Agricultural Land for the People's Republic of China Act
This bill requires the President to prohibit nonresident aliens, foreign businesses, and agents associated with China's government from (1) purchasing agricultural (including ranching) real estate located in the United States, or (2) participating in Department of Agriculture programs that are unrelated to food and safety regulatory requirements.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7892 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7892

To prohibit certain persons from purchasing agricultural real estate in 
               the United States, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 27, 2022

 Mr. Newhouse (for himself, Mr. Emmer, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Weber of Texas, 
Mrs. Walorski, Mr. Van Drew, and Ms. Salazar) introduced the following 
   bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in 
   addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit certain persons from purchasing agricultural real estate in 
               the United States, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Prohibition of Agricultural Land for 
the People's Republic of China Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON THE PURCHASE OF PUBLIC OR PRIVATE AGRICULTURAL 
              REAL ESTATE LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES BY NATIONALS OF 
              THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
President shall take such actions as may be necessary to prohibit the 
purchase of public or private agricultural (including ranching) real 
estate located in the United States by nonresident aliens, foreign 
businesses, an agent, trustee, or fiduciary associated with the 
Government of the People's Republic of China.
    (b) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
President shall take such actions as may be necessary to prohibit 
participation in programs administered by the Secretary of Agriculture 
by nonresident aliens, foreign businesses, an agent, trustee, or 
fiduciary associated with the Government of the People's Republic of 
China, with the exception for food inspection or other food and safety 
regulatory requirements.
    (c) United States Defined.--The term ``United States'' means the 
several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, 
Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, and any other territory or 
possession of the United States.
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