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 subsequently determined by the S…
This bill amends section 721 of the Defense Production Act to add the Secretary of Agriculture as a Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) member for transactions involving agricultural land, biotechnology, transportation, storage, or processing. It requires CFIUS to consider certain ‘‘reportable agricultural land transactions’’ notified by the Secretary that involve acquisitions by persons from China, North Korea, Russia, or Iran, and allows CFIUS to determine whether to review or take other action.
Security emphasis versus civil-liberties and nondiscrimination concerns
Narrow national-security amendment with low fiscal cost may attract bipartisan support, though investment-rights advocates could oppose.
This bill amends section 721 of the Defense Production Act to add the Secretary of Agriculture as a Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) member for transactions involving agricultural land, biotechnology, transportation, storage, or processing.
It requires CFIUS to consider certain ‘‘reportable agricultural land transactions’’ notified by the Secretary that involve acquisitions by persons from China, North Korea, Russia, or Iran, and allows CFIUS to determine whether to review or take other action.
The reporting and review requirement for those named countries sunsets if removed from the list of foreign adversaries in 15 C.F.R. §791.4.
Focused, security-framed tweak with modest cost improves prospects, but regulatory concerns, industry pushback, and Senate obstacles lower probability.
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Security emphasis versus civil-liberties and nondiscrimination concerns
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Security emphasis versus civil-liberties and nondiscrimination concerns
Generally supportive of added agricultural oversight to protect domestic food systems and workers, but cautious about civil liberties and discriminatory effects.
Sees value in including the Secretary of Agriculture for subject-matter expertise while seeking safeguards against unfair targeting of immigrants or U.S. residents with foreign ties.
Likely to view the bill as a prudent, targeted national-security adjustment that brings subject-matter expertise into CFIUS.
Supports the measure if administrative burden and legal clarity are managed, and if costs and unintended property impacts are minimized.
Strongly favorable as a national-security measure protecting critical farmland and ag supply chains from hostile foreign governments.
Views adding the Secretary of Agriculture as commonsense, and applauds explicit focus on China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea.
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Focused, security-framed tweak with modest cost improves prospects, but regulatory concerns, industry pushback, and Senate obstacles lower probability.
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Security emphasis versus civil-liberties and nondiscrimination concerns
Focused, security-framed tweak with modest cost improves prospects, but regulatory concerns, industry pushback, and Senate obstacles lower…
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