AFIDA Improvements Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4362 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4362 To amend the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 to establish an additional reporting requirement, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 14, 2025 Mr. Bacon (for himself, Mr. Alford, Mr. Bost, Mr. Finstad, Mrs. Hinson, Mr. Newhouse, Ms. Houlahan, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Cuellar, and Mr. Carbajal) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 to establish an additional reporting requirement, 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 ``AFIDA Improvements Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. REPORTING; ENFORCEMENT. (a) Reporting Requirement.--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) Minimum Ownership.--In the case of agricultural land in which more than 1 foreign person acquires or transfers any interest, other than a security interest, the reporting requirements under this section shall apply to each foreign person who holds at least a 1 percent interest in that land-- ``(1) directly through the first tier of ownership; or ``(2) in the aggregate through an interest in other entities at various tiers.''. (b) Enforcement.--Section 4 of the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 (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 Secreta