Agricultural Risk Review Act of 2025
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- Introduced
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- Passed House
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- Became Law
Overview
This bill, the Agricultural Risk Review Act of 2025, amends the Defense Production Act to strengthen the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) by expanding its focus to include agricultural land transactions. Specifically, it requires CFIUS to assess transactions involving agricultural land, particularly those linked to foreign persons from China, North Korea, Russia, or Iran, and to determine if a national security review is necessary. The Secretary of Agriculture is added as a member of CFIUS to consider transactions related to agricultural land, biotechnology, and the broader agriculture industry.
Key provisions
- CFIUS will now consider reportable agricultural land transactions.
- The Secretary of Agriculture will be a member of CFIUS, focusing on agricultural land, biotechnology, and the agriculture industry.
- USDA will notify CFIUS of reportable agricultural land transactions.
- Transactions involving foreign persons from China, North Korea, Russia, or Iran in agricultural land will be subject to review.
- CFIUS must determine if a transaction is a ‘covered transaction’ and whether a review is warranted.
- The review process considers information from the intelligence community and the USDA.
- The review sunset provision is tied to the removal of specified countries from a list of foreign adversaries.
Who is affected
- Foreign investors in agricultural land
- The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)
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