National Security Moratorium on Foreign Purchases of U.S. Land 2022-01-12 Introduced in House National Security Moratorium on Foreign Purchases of U.S. Land

This bill requires the President to take actions necessary to bar foreign persons (individuals or entities) from purchasing public or private real estate in the United States for the five-year period beginning from this bill's enactment.

The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress (1) certain information on the purchase and ownership of U.S. real estate by foreign persons; and (2) recommendations to make it easier for U.S. citizens and harder for foreign persons to purchase U.S. real estate, including farmland.

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