A bill to amend section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 to include the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and Human Services as members of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States and to require the Committee to consider the security of the food and agriculture systems of the United States as a factor to be considered when determining to take action with respect to foreign investment, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-616| Senate
| Updated: 3/14/2017
Chuck Grassley
Republican Senator
Iowa
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Food Security is National Security Act of 2017 This bill amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to: (1) require the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to consider the potential effects of a proposed or pending transaction on the security of the U.S. food and agriculture systems, including any effects on the availability of, access to, or safety and quality of food; and (2) include the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and Human Services as members of the committee.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Armed Forces and National Security
Corporate finance and managementDepartment of AgricultureDepartment of Health and Human ServicesExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsFood supply, safety, and labelingForeign and international corporationsU.S. and foreign investments
A bill to amend section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 to include the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and Human Services as members of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States and to require the Committee to consider the security of the food and agriculture systems of the United States as a factor to be considered when determining to take action with respect to foreign investment, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-616| Senate
| Updated: 3/14/2017
Food Security is National Security Act of 2017 This bill amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to: (1) require the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to consider the potential effects of a proposed or pending transaction on the security of the U.S. food and agriculture systems, including any effects on the availability of, access to, or safety and quality of food; and (2) include the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and Human Services as members of the committee.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Chuck Grassley
Republican Senator
Iowa
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Armed Forces and National Security
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Corporate finance and managementDepartment of AgricultureDepartment of Health and Human ServicesExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsFood supply, safety, and labelingForeign and international corporationsU.S. and foreign investments