Short title

This Act may be cited as the

Property Location Oversight and Transparency Act of 2026

or the

PLOT Act of 2026

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.

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.

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:

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.

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:

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).

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.