[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 130 (Tuesday, July 29, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S4840]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3094. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title XII, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 12__. REVIEW BY COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN THE 
                   UNITED STATES OF REAL ESTATE PURCHASES OR 
                   LEASES NEAR MILITARY INSTALLATIONS OR MILITARY 
                   AIRSPACE.

       (a) Inclusion in Definition of Covered Transaction.--
     Section 721(a)(4) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 
     U.S.C. 4565(a)(4)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) in clause (i), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (B) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) any transaction described in subparagraph (B)(vi) 
     that is proposed, pending, or completed on or after the date 
     of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2026.''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(vi) Notwithstanding clause (ii) or subparagraph (C), the 
     purchase or lease by, or a concession to, a foreign person of 
     private or public real estate--

       ``(I) that is located in the United States and within--

       ``(aa) 100 miles of a military installation (as defined in 
     section 2801(c)(4) of title 10, United States Code); or
       ``(bb) 50 miles of--
       ``(AA) a military training route (as defined in section 
     183a(h) of title 10, United States Code);
       ``(BB) airspace designated as special use airspace under 
     part 73 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (or a 
     successor regulation), and managed by the Department of 
     Defense;
       ``(CC) a controlled firing area (as defined in section 1.1 
     of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor 
     regulation)) used by the Department of Defense; or
       ``(DD) a military operations area (as defined in section 
     1.1 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor 
     regulation)); and

       ``(II) if the foreign person is owned or controlled by, is 
     acting for or on behalf of, or receives subsidies from--

       ``(aa) the Government of the Russian Federation;
       ``(bb) the Government of the People's Republic of China;
       ``(cc) the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran; or
       ``(dd) the Government of the Democratic People's Republic 
     of Korea.''.
       (b) Mandatory Unilateral Initiation of Reviews.--Section 
     721(b)(1)(D) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 
     4565(b)(1)(D)) is amended--
       (1) in clause (iii), by redesignating subclauses (I), (II), 
     and (III) as items (aa), (bb), and (cc), respectively, and by 
     moving such items, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the right;
       (2) by redesignating clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) as 
     subclauses (I), (II), and (III), respectively, and by moving 
     such subclauses, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the right;
       (3) by striking ``Subject to'' and inserting the following:
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(ii) Mandatory unilateral initiation of certain 
     transactions.--The Committee shall initiate a review under 
     subparagraph (A) of a covered transaction described in 
     subsection (a)(4)(B)(vi).''.
       (c) Certifications to Congress.--Section 721(b)(3)(C)(iii) 
     of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 
     4565(b)(3)(C)(iii)) is amended--
       (1) in subclause (IV), by striking ``; and'' and inserting 
     a semicolon;
       (2) in subclause (V), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:

       ``(VI) with respect to covered transactions described in 
     subsection (a)(4)(B)(vi), to the Members of the Senate from 
     the State in which the military installation, military 
     training route, special use airspace, controlled firing area, 
     or military operations area is located, and the Member of the 
     House of Representatives from the Congressional District in 
     which such installation, route, airspace, or area is 
     located.''.

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