Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to sign memoranda of understanding with CFIUS within one year to share AFIDA reports and related identifying information. Directs USDA to update the Farm Service Agency AFIDA handbook within two years, incorporate GAO recommendations from the January 18, 2024 report, and then update the handbook every ten years thereafter.
Liberals stress civil-rights and privacy safeguards.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a focused administrative measure that clearly prescribes specific actions, responsible entities, and deadlines to improve interagency sharing of AFIDA reports and to update implementing guidance.
Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to sign memoranda of understanding with CFIUS within one year to share AFIDA reports and related identifying information.
Directs USDA to update the Farm Service Agency AFIDA handbook within two years, incorporate GAO recommendations from the January 18, 2024 report, and then update the handbook every ten years thereafter.
Content is narrow and administrative, favoring passage; nevertheless many technical bills stall, and procedural/prioritization factors reduce certainty.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a focused administrative measure that clearly prescribes specific actions, responsible entities, and deadlines to improve interagency sharing of AFIDA reports and to update implementing guidance. The statutory references and update cadence are appropriate to an operational directive.
Liberals stress civil-rights and privacy safeguards.
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Liberals stress civil-rights and privacy safeguards.
Likely supportive overall because the bill increases federal oversight, transparency, and responds to GAO recommendations about national security risks.
They will watch for safeguards against discriminatory enforcement and protections for civil liberties and privacy.
Generally sympathetic as a pragmatic, modest administrative reform that implements GAO findings and improves interagency coordination.
Will be attentive to costs, implementation timelines, and legal authorities in the MOU.
Mixed; may approve stronger national-security screening of foreign land ownership but will be cautious about federal expansion and burdens on property owners.
Concerned about privacy, regulatory creep, and impacts on investment.
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Content is narrow and administrative, favoring passage; nevertheless many technical bills stall, and procedural/prioritization factors reduce certainty.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Liberals stress civil-rights and privacy safeguards.
Content is narrow and administrative, favoring passage; nevertheless many technical bills stall, and procedural/prioritization factors redu…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a focused administrative measure that clearly prescribes specific actions, responsible entities, and deadlines to improve interagency sharing of AFIDA reports and…
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