Bill > S68

This bill, the Foreign Adversary Risk Management Act (FARM Act), aims to protect the U.S. agriculture industry and food supply chains from foreign influence and disruption. It amends the Defense Production Act to include the Secretary of Agriculture as a member of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, which will review transactions involving foreign control of U.S. agriculture businesses. The bill also designates agricultural systems and supply chains as critical infrastructure and critical technologies, subject to the Committee's regulations. Additionally, the bill requires the Secretary of Agriculture and the Comptroller General to analyze and report on foreign investments in the U.S. agriculture industry, potential threats to U.S. agriculture production and supply chains, and agriculture-related espionage and theft techniques used by foreign governments.