FARM Act — USDA on CFIUS & Agricultural Critical Infrastructure
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2025-03-11 — SHIELD Against CCP Act: cross-connection with shield-against-ccp-act: Both reflect a broader trend of standing up China-focused interagency assessment mechanisms (DHS working group here; USDA on CFIUS in FARM Act). (novelty: 2)
- 2025-01-22 — FARM Act: FARM Act introduced (S. 179, referred to Senate Banking): would add the Secretary of Agriculture as a permanent CFIUS member, mandate CFIUS review of foreign investments in U.S. agricultural businesses, and classify agricultural systems and supply chains as critical infrastructure. (novelty: 3)