Agricultural Risk Review Act of 2025

The Agricultural Risk Review Act of 2025 would expand the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to review certain foreign purchases of agricultural land. Currently, CFIUS oversees foreign investments that could affect national security, but agricultural land transactions are not always included in their review process. This bill would require the Department of Agriculture to notify CFIUS when foreign persons from China, North Korea, Russia, or Iran attempt to acquire agricultural land in the United States, and would direct CFIUS to determine whether such transactions pose national security risks.

The bill would also add the Secretary of Agriculture to CFIUS for decisions involving agricultural land, agricultural biotechnology, and related industries like agricultural transportation and storage. This change aims to ensure that foreign acquisitions of U.S. agricultural assets are evaluated for potential national security implications. For everyday citizens, this could mean greater oversight of foreign ownership of farmland and agricultural businesses, potentially affecting food security and domestic agricultural control.