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S 179 119th Congress

FARM Act

A bill to amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to prevent harm and disruption to the United States agriculture industry by protecting against foreign influence over agriculture production and supply chains, and for other purposes.

Official Title as Introduced Congress.gov

Introduced Jan 22, 2025 Latest action Jan 22, 2025 Sponsor: Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] Foreign Trade and International Finance
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  1. Official action Congress.gov

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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IntroductionIntroduced Introduced in the Senate. Congress.gov
Official actionRead twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · Senate Congress.gov
Official actionIntroduced in Senate No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · Library of Congress · Code 10000 Congress.gov
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Introduced in Senate Jan 22, 2025

Foreign Adversary Risk Management Act or the FARM ActThis bill places the Secretary of Agriculture on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). It also requires CFIUS to review any investment that could result in foreign control of any U.S. agricultural business.Further, the bill includes agricultural systems and supply chains in the definitions of critical infrastructure and critical technologies for the purposes of reviewing such investments.The Department of Agriculture and the Government Accountability Office must each analyze and report on foreign influence in the U.S. agricultural industry.

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