H.R. 2124

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2124 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2124

To require that a foreign purchaser of agricultural land be subject to 
the same restrictions as are applicable to United States citizens and 
nationals in the home country of such foreign purchaser.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 14, 2025

Mr. Gill of Texas (for himself, Mr. Brecheen, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, 
Ms. Greene of Georgia, and Mr. Stutzman) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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A BILL

To require that a foreign purchaser of agricultural land be subject to 
the same restrictions as are applicable to United States citizens and 
nationals in the home country of such foreign purchaser.

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 ``Land And National Defense Act'' or 
the ``LAND Act''.

SEC. 2. RESTRICTIONS ON FOREIGN PURCHASERS.

(a) In General.--In the case of a sale of agricultural land, a 
foreign purchaser of such land shall be subject to--
(1) the same restrictions and limitations as a United 
States citizen or national would be subject to with respect to 
the purchase of agricultural land in the home country of such 
purchaser; and
(2) any restrictions and limitations under State law that 
apply with respect to the purchase of agricultural land in the 
State involved.
(b) Determination of Home Countries of Foreign Purchasers.--
(1) United states citizens.--
(A) Dual citizen.--For purposes of applying 
subsection (a), in the case of a foreign purchaser who 
is a citizen of the United States and 1 other country, 
the other country shall be treated as the home country 
of such purchaser.
(B) Multiple citizenship.--For purposes of applying 
subsection (a), in the case of a foreign purchaser who 
is a citizen of the United States and more than 1 other 
country, the other country (other than the United 
States) with the most restrictive laws with respect to 
the purchasing of agricultural land, as determined by 
the Task Force, shall be treated as the home country of 
such purchaser.
(2) Non-united states citizens.--
(A) In general.--For purposes of applying 
subsection (a), in the case of a foreign purchaser who 
is a not a United States citizen and is a citizen of 1 
country, the country in which such purchaser is a 
citizen shall be treated as the home country of such 
purchaser.
(B) Multiple citizenship.--For purposes of applying 
subsection (a), in the case of a foreign purchaser who 
is a not a United States citizen and is a citizen of 
more than 1 country, the country with the most 
restrictive laws with respect to the purchasing of 
agricultural land, as determined by the Task Force, 
shall be treated as the home country of such purchaser.
(3) Companies.--For purposes of applying subsection (a), in 
the case of a foreign purchaser that is a company, the country 
with the most restrictive laws with respect to the purchasing 
of agricultural land, as determined by the Task Force, and of 
which the citizens of such country hold at least 5 percent of 
such company shall be treated as the home country of such 
purchaser.
(4) Foreign governments.--For purposes of applying 
subsection (a), in the case of a foreign purchaser that is a 
foreign government, the country such government represents 
shall be treated as the home country of such purchaser.
(c) Notification.--
(1) In general.--In the case of a sale of agricultural land 
to a foreign purchaser, the seller of such agricultural land 
shall report such sale to the Secretary of Agriculture.
(2) Congressional notification.--With respect to each 
notification of a sale of agricultural land to a foreign 
purchaser under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Agriculture 
shall notify--
(A) the members of the Senate from the State in 
which the agricultural land is located; and
(B) the member from the Congressional District in 
which such agricultural land is located.
(d) Task Force.--
(1) In general.--There is established a Task Force (to be 
known as ``U.S. Land Protection Task Force'') to identify 
violations of subsection (a).
(2) Membership.--The Task Force shall be composed of the 
following:
(A) The Secretary of Agriculture, who shall serve 
as Chair of the Task Force.
(B) The Committee on Foreign Investment in the 
United States.
(C) The National Security Division of the 
Department of Justice.
(D) The Secretary of State.
(3) Reports.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act and every 6 months thereafter, the Task 
Force shall submit to Congress a report that includes with 
respect to the 6-month period preceding the report--
(A) the percentage of agricultural land 
(disaggregated by land type) that was sold to foreign 
purchasers;
(B) the States in which such land was sold;
(C) the average purchase cost of such land;
(D) with respect to each such purchase of 
agricultural land, the title history with respect to 
the agricultural land purchased; and
(E) whether any of the purchased agricultural land 
is located within 100 miles of a military installation.
(e) Severability.--If any provision of this Act (or the application 
of that provision to particular persons or circumstances) is held 
invalid or found to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act (or 
the application of that provision to other persons or circumstances) 
shall not be affected.
(f) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Agricultural land.--The term ``agricultural land'' has 
the meaning given the term in section 9 of the Agricultural 
Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 3508).
(2) Foreign purchaser.--The term ``foreign purchaser'' 
means--
(A) a foreign person (as defined in section 9 of 
the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 
1978 (7 U.S.C. 3508)); and
(B) a United States citizen who is a citizen of 
another country.
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