S. 4192

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4192 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4192

To amend the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 to 
require reports to contain geospatial data, and for other purposes.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

March 25, 2026

Mr. Ricketts introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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A BILL

To amend the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 to 
require reports to contain geospatial data, 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 ``Property Location Oversight and 
Transparency Act of 2026'' or the ``PLOT Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. GEOSPATIAL DATA REQUIREMENTS.

Section 2 of the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 
1978 (7 U.S.C. 3501) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(g) Geospatial Data Collection.--
``(1) In general.--Any person that submits a report under 
this section shall include in the report geospatial data 
delineating the property boundaries of the applicable 
agricultural land.
``(2) Format.--The geospatial data required under paragraph 
(1) shall be submitted in an open-source format compatible with 
widely available geographic information system software, such 
as a quantum geographic information system or equivalent 
format, approved by the Secretary.
``(3) Accessibility.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary may make 
geospatial data submitted in reports under this section 
available to Federal, State, and local agencies and the 
public for purposes of oversight, transparency, and 
national security.
``(B) National security applications.--The 
Secretary, in consultation with the Director of 
National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense, 
shall use geospatial data submitted in reports under 
this section to identify potential national security 
concerns relating to foreign ownership of agricultural 
land, including proximity to military installations, 
critical infrastructure, and sensitive environmental 
areas.''.

SEC. 3. FOREIGN ADVERSARIES.

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Agriculture shall revise section 781.2 of title 7, 
Code of Federal Regulations, to require that--
(1) in the case of a person that submits a report under 
section 2 of the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act 
of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 3501) relating to a transaction involving a 
person associated with a foreign adversary (as defined in 
section 9 of the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act 
of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 3508))--
(A) the percentage under subsection (k)(1) shall be 
5 percent;
(B) the percentage under subsection (k)(2) shall be 
10 percent; and
(C) the percentage under subsection (k)(3) shall be 
20 percent; and
(2) any person that submits a report under section 2 of the 
Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 (7 
U.S.C. 3501) shall disclose any foreign adversary (as so 
defined), or any person affiliated with a foreign adversary, 
that holds an interest in that person that is 5 percent or 
greater.

SEC. 4. INVESTIGATIVE ACTIONS.

Section 4 of the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 
(7 U.S.C. 3503) is amended--
(1) by striking the section designation and all that 
follows through ``The Secretary'' and inserting the following:

``SEC. 4. INVESTIGATIVE ACTIONS.

``(a) In General.--The Secretary''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(b) Enforcement Prioritization.--The Secretary shall prioritize 
enforcement actions, including investigations, audits, compliance 
reviews, and penalties, for transactions involving foreign adversaries, 
with priority given to persons associated with the People's Republic of 
China.
``(c) Referrals to CFIUS.--The Secretary shall refer to the 
Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States any transaction 
that the Secretary determines may pose a national security risk.''.

SEC. 5. DEFINITION OF FOREIGN ADVERSARY.

Section 9 of the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 
1978 (7 U.S.C. 3508) is amended--
(1) by striking the section designation and all that 
follows through ``this Act--'' in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1) and inserting the following:

``SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS.

``In this Act:'';
(2) in each of paragraphs (1) through (6)--
(A) by striking ``the term'' and inserting ``The 
term''; and
(B) by inserting a paragraph heading, the text of 
which comprises the term defined in that paragraph;
(3) in each of paragraphs (1) through (4), by striking the 
semicolon at the end of the paragraph and inserting a period;
(4) in paragraph (5), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
period;
(5) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (6) as 
paragraphs (3) through (7), respectively; and
(6) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
``(2) Foreign adversary.--The term `foreign adversary' has 
the meaning given the term in section 791.2 of title 15, Code 
of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), including 
the entities described in section 791.4 of that title (or a 
successor regulation).''.

SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.

This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on 
the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
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