[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3161 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3161

  To include the Secretary of Agriculture on the Committee on Foreign 
Investment in the United States and to provide for the consideration by 
 that Committee of the national security effects of foreign investment 
                        on agricultural assets.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 12, 2016

 Mr. Grassley introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
    referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To include the Secretary of Agriculture on the Committee on Foreign 
Investment in the United States and to provide for the consideration by 
 that Committee of the national security effects of foreign investment 
                        on agricultural assets.

    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 ``Securing American Food Equity Act of 
2016'' or the ``SAFE Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. CONSIDERATION OF AGRICULTURAL EFFECTS OF FOREIGN INVESTMENT BY 
              COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES.

    (a) Consideration of National Security Effects on Agricultural 
Assets.--Section 721(f)(6) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 
U.S.C. 4565(f)(6)) is amended by inserting ``and agricultural'' after 
``major energy''.
    (b) Inclusion of Secretary of Agriculture.--Section 721(k)(2) of 
the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4565(k)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (H), (I), and (J) as 
        subparagraphs (I), (J), and (K), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following:
                    ``(H) The Secretary of Agriculture.''.
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