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Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act: Revisions to Reporting Requirements
The Agriculture Department published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on December 29, 2025. Comments closed on January 28, 2026.
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What the agency says
The Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 (AFIDA) implementing regulations establish requirements under which foreign persons must report interests in U.S. agricultural lands to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). AFIDA regulations describe the type of interest in agricultural land a foreign person must have to trigger the reporting requirement, specific information that must be included in the report, and the mechanics of filing the report with USDA. AFIDA also requires some information about foreign persons who hold an interest in the agricultural land even though they may not own it directly, provided those foreign persons have "significant interest or substantial control" in the direct interest holder. USDA uses information from the filings to produce periodic reports to Congress on the effect that foreign ownership of U.S. agricultural land has on family farms and rural communities, and for other purposes. AFIDA regulations were last updated in 2006. Since that time, national security attention to foreign ownership or substantial control of agricultural land has increased. Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) agencies, including the U.S. Department of Defense, use USDA information from AFIDA filings to identify and review transactions that may pose national security risks, such as the location of agricultural land near sensitive military bases. Recent analyses, including a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), have identified flaws in USDA's processes for collecting, tracking, and sharing AFIDA data. These deficiencies, combined with evolving national security concerns and a Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 requirement for USDA to develop a streamlined process for electronic submission and retention of AFIDA disclosures, lead USDA to examine AFIDA regulations and invite public input on changes that would improve information collection activities in a manner responsive to national security and the use of agricultural land.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2025-23830
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Advanced notice of proposed rulemaking
- Agency
- Agriculture Department
- Published
- December 29, 2025
- Comments due
- January 28, 2026
- Dates
- Comments must be received by January 28, 2026.
- Docket
- Docket No. FSA-2024-0005
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 0560-AI70
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 7 CFR 781
- Pages
- 3
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