119-hr1184

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1184 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1184

 To require that a State be ineligible to receive funds under certain 
Federal programs unless the State has in effect a State law restricting 
 the purchase of agricultural land by certain foreign persons, and for 
 other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 February 11, 2025

 Mrs. Bice (for herself, Mr. Scott Franklin of Florida, Mr. Arrington, 
Mr. Bergman, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Ellzey, Ms. Van Duyne, Mr. Flood, Mrs. 
 Cammack, and Mr. Donalds) introduced the following bill; which was 
 referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the 
 Committees on Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, and Science, 
 Space, and Technology, 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 require that a State be ineligible to receive funds under certain 
Federal programs unless the State has in effect a State law restricting 
 the purchase of agricultural land by certain foreign persons, 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 ``Stop China's Continuous Purchase of 
Land Act'' or the ``Stop CCP Land Act''.

SEC. 2. RESTRICTING THE PURCHASE OF AGRICULTURAL LAND BY FOREIGN 
 PERSONS.

    (a) Eligibility To Receive Covered Program Funds.--Beginning on the 
date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, a 
State may not receive covered program funds unless that State has in 
effect a State law--

    (1) prohibiting each covered foreign country (or a person 
 acting on behalf of a covered foreign country) from purchasing 
 agricultural land in the State; and

    (2) requiring that persons from a covered foreign country 
 that hold agricultural land in the State prior to the date of 
 the enactment of the State law described in paragraph

    (1) annually submit a report to the State department of agriculture 
 (or equivalent) with respect to such agricultural holdings.

    (b) Reports.--

    (1) Secretary of agriculture report.--Not later than 1 year 
 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
 Agriculture shall submit to Congress a report on how the 
 Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 (7 
 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) should be updated to ensure accurate 
 documentation and monitoring of foreign investment in 
 agricultural land.

    (2) GAO report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
 the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
 United States shall submit to Congress a report that includes--
        (A) an assessment of the impact of this Act with 
 respect to national security; and
        (B) any measures that can be taken to better secure 
 real estate in the United States from foreign 
 manipulation.
            (c) === Definitions. ===
-In this section:

    (1) AFIDA terms.--The terms ``agricultural land'' and 
 ``foreign person'' have the meanings given those terms in 
 

section 9 of the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act 
 of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 3508).

    (2) Covered foreign country.--The term ``covered foreign 
 country''--
        (A) means a country listed on the State 
 Department's Defense Trade Control Country Policies 
 List (listed in table 1 to paragraph
            (d) (1) under 
 

section 126.1 of title 22, Code of Federal 
 Regulations); and
        (B) includes Russia.

    (3) Covered program funds.--The term ``covered program 
 funds'' means funds made available under Public Law 117-169 
 for--
        (A) Environmental and Climate Data Improvement;
        (B) Electric Loans for Renewable Energy;
            (C) Assistance for Distressed Borrowers;
            (D) the Equity Commission;
        (E) Assistance and Support for Underserved Farmers, 
 Ranchers, and Foresters;
        (F) the Forest Legacy Program;
        (G) the Urban and Community Forestry Assistance 
 Program;
        (H) Home Energy Performance-Based, Whole-House 
 Rebates;
            (I) the High-Efficiency Electric Home Rebate 
 Program;
        (J) State-Based Home Efficiency Contractor Training 
 Grants;
        (K) Assistance for Latest and Zero Building Energy 
 Code Adoption;
            (L) Investing in Coastal Communities and Climate 
 Resilience;
            (M) Acquisition of Hurricane Forecasting Aircraft;
        (N) the DHS Office of Chief Readiness Support 
 Officer;
        (O) Conservation and Resilience;
        (P) Conservation and Ecosystem Restoration;
        (Q) Canal Improvement Projects; or
        (R) Climate Change Technical Assistance for Insular 
 Areas.
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