What does Preamble of PLOT Act of 2026 do?

This bill amends the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978. The amendment requires reports to contain geospatial data. The bill is intended for 'other purposes' beyond requiring geospatial data in reports.

What does SHORT TITLE. of PLOT Act of 2026 do?

This bill is formally titled the Property Location Oversight and Transparency Act of 2026.

What does GEOSPATIAL DATA REQUIREMENTS. of PLOT Act of 2026 do?

This section amends the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 to require geospatial data in reports. Reports submitted under the Act must include geospatial data delineating property boundaries of agricultural land. The geospatial data must be submitted in an open-source format compatible with geographic information system software. The Secretary is authorized to make the submitted geospatial data available to federal, state, and local agencies, as well as the public, for oversight, transparency, and national security purposes. The Secretary, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense, will use the data to identify potential national security concerns related to foreign ownership of agricultural land.

What does FOREIGN ADVERSARIES. of PLOT Act of 2026 do?

This section requires the Secretary of Agriculture to revise section 781.2 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations. The revision applies to reports submitted under section 2 of the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978. For transactions involving a person associated with a foreign adversary, specific percentages are mandated: 5% under subsection (k)(1), 10% under subsection (k)(2), and 20% under subsection (k)(3). All reports under section 2 of the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 must disclose any foreign adversary or affiliated person holding a 5% or greater interest.

What does INVESTIGATIVE ACTIONS. of PLOT Act of 2026 do?

Section 4 of the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act is amended. The Secretary is now required to prioritize enforcement actions, including investigations, audits, compliance reviews, and penalties, for transactions involving foreign adversaries. Priority in enforcement is given to persons associated with the People's Republic of China. The Secretary must refer any transaction determined to pose a national security risk to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).

What does DEFINITION OF FOREIGN ADVERSARY. of PLOT Act of 2026 do?

This section amends Section 9 of the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978. The amendments involve changes to the section designation, paragraph headings, punctuation, and paragraph numbering. A new definition of 'Foreign adversary' is inserted into the Act. The definition of 'Foreign adversary' refers to the meaning given in section 791.2 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), including entities described in section 791.4 of that title (or a successor regulation).

What does EFFECTIVE DATE. of PLOT Act of 2026 do?

This Act will become effective 180 days after its enactment.

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PLOT Act of 2026

Last updated: 3/25/2026 · Introduced: 3/25/2026

Author: Pete Ricketts (R-NE)

TL;DR (AI)

The PLOT Act of 2026 mandates that reports filed under the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act include geospatial data delineating agricultural land boundaries, submitted in an open-source format.
Transactions involving individuals or entities associated with designated foreign adversaries require disclosure of ownership interests of 5% or greater, and the Secretary of Agriculture must prioritize enforcement actions related to these transactions.
The Act expands the definition of 'Foreign adversary' to align with existing regulations and requires the Secretary of Agriculture to refer transactions posing national security risks to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).

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