Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978

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Introduced

8 August 1978

Last action

14 October 1978 · President

Status

Public Law 95-460.

Summary

Agricultural Foreign Investment Information Act - Requires a report to the Secretary of Agriculture containing legal name, address, citizenship, type of interest, legal description of the land involved, and other specified information, from any foreign person (including individuals, organizations, governments, or any combination thereof) who holds, acquires, transfers, or accepts transference of any interest, other than a security interest, in agricultural land. Directs the Secretary: (1) to develop and distribute a standard report form to facilitate automated data processing, analysis, and reporting of the information gathered; (2) to analyze such information to determine the trends and the actual and potential effects that the acquisition, transferring, and holding of agricultural lands in the United States by foreign persons have on the agricultural industry, the national economy, and the foreign relations of the United States; and (3) to report his findings and conclusions to the President and to the appropriate committees of Congress. Requires the Office of Inspector General to conduct periodic studies to determine the reliability of information gathered pursuant to this Act. Establishes a civil penalty for violation of any provision of this Act in an amount not to exceed 25 percent of the fair market value of the land interest involved on the date of the penalty assessment.

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Timeline

8 August 1978
Calendars
Placed on calendar in Senate.
Source: Calendars
8 August 1978
Reported
Reported to Senate from the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, S. Rept. 95-1072.
Source: Committee
8 August 1978
Reported
Reported to Senate from the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, S. Rept. 95-1072.
Source: Committee
8 August 1978
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
11 August 1978
Floor
Call of calendar in Senate.
Source: Floor
11 August 1978
Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Measure passed Senate.
Source: Floor
26 September 1978
Passed
Measure passed House, amended, in lieu of H.R. 13356.
Source: Floor
26 September 1978
Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: Measure passed House, amended, in lieu of H.R. 13356.
Source: Floor
26 September 1978
Floor
Measure called up by unanimous consent in House.
Source: Floor
2 October 1978
Passed
Senate agreed to House amendments.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
2 October 1978
Passed
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to House amendments.
Source: NotUsed
4 October 1978
President
Measure enrolled in House.
Source: President
4 October 1978
Floor
Measure presented to President.
Source: Floor
4 October 1978
President
Measure presented to President.
Source: President
4 October 1978
President
Measure enrolled in Senate.
Source: President
14 October 1978
President
Public Law 95-460.
Source: President
14 October 1978
Became law
Signed by President.
Source: BecameLaw
14 October 1978
President
Signed by President.
Source: President

Votes

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Versions

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Documents

3 official files

Public Law (PDF)
Public Law · EN · 15 October 1978
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Passed House amended
summary · EN · 26 September 1978
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 8 August 1978
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Related records

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Sources

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-bill/3384
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/95/s/3384
us · 95-s-3384 · source updated 14 January 2025