# 119-hr-8722: To require the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into a memoranda of understanding with CFIUS with respect to reports under AFIDA and to update the AFIDA handbook.

119-hr-8722, To require the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into a memoranda of understanding with CFIUS with respect to reports under AFIDA and to update the AFIDA handbook., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8722
- Congress: 119
- Title: To require the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into a memoranda of understanding with CFIUS with respect to reports under AFIDA and to update the AFIDA handbook.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-05-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Foreign ownership oversight**: This bill would create a government-wide information-sharing framework to track foreign ownership of U.S. agricultural land and require GAO-informed updates to USDA guidance. - Would require the Secretary of Agriculture to sign one or more memoranda of understanding with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States within 1 year and to provide CFIUS with every report submitted under the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act, including the identities of foreign persons listed and each report's submission date. - Would require the Secretary to update the Farm Service Agency "Foreign Investment Disclosure" handbook within 2 years and to incorporate recommendations from the Government Accountability Office report dated January 18, 2024. - Would require the handbook to be updated every 10 years thereafter and to include any new GAO recommendations, aiming to improve reporting and the identification of national security risks tied to foreign ownership of agricultural land.

## Provisions PRIA read

- New reporting and handbook rules for farms: mixed, medium. This bill would require the Secretary of Agriculture to sign one or more memoranda of understanding with CFIUS within 1 year. Under those agreements, the Secretary would provide CFIUS every AFIDA report filed, the names of the foreign persons listed, and the report submission date. The bill would a…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-8722 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8722)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8722 (as of 2026-09-21).