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S. 179In committee
FARM Act
Introduced: Jan 22, 2025
Latest action date: Jan 22, 2025
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Jan 22, 2025
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Jan 22, 2025
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Foreign Trade and International Finance
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Congressional oversightFederal officialsGovernment studies and investigationsSupply chainU.S. and foreign investments
Bill Summary
Foreign Adversary Risk Management Act or the FARM Act
This 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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Checked against Congress.gov Sep 13, 2026.
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