S.179

FARM Act Foreign Adversary Risk Management Act

Introduced·1/22/25

FARM Act aims to protect U.S. agriculture from foreign adversaries by amending the Defense Production Act.

The Foreign Adversary Risk Management Act (FARM Act) amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to safeguard the U.S. agriculture industry from foreign influence. It includes agricultural supply chains as critical technologies and infrastructure, and mandates the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to review transactions that could result in foreign control of U.S. agriculture businesses. The Secretary of Agriculture and the Comptroller General must analyze foreign influence in U.S.

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Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee
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History

Jan 22, 2025

Senate

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