[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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