Agricultural Risk Review Act of 2025

This legislation aims to bolster national security oversight of foreign investments in the United States' agricultural sector. It achieves this by amending the Defense Production Act of 1950 to include the Secretary of Agriculture as a member of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). The Secretary will participate in reviews of transactions involving agricultural land , agriculture biotechnology , or the broader agriculture industry , encompassing transportation, storage, and processing. Furthermore, the bill establishes new requirements for CFIUS to consider specific agricultural land transactions. Upon notification from the Secretary of Agriculture, CFIUS must determine if a transaction is "covered" and warrants a review if it involves the acquisition of agricultural land by a foreign person from the People's Republic of China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, or the Islamic Republic of Iran. This provision, which sunsets if a country is removed from the list of foreign adversaries, enhances scrutiny of investments from these nations in critical agricultural assets.