February 25, 2025
Mr. Newhouse (for himself, Mr. Meuser, Mr. Guest, Mr. Bentz, Mr. Latta, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Hamadeh of Arizona, Mr. Scott Franklin of Florida, Mr. Webster of Florida, Ms. Hageman, Mr. Zinke, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Bean of Florida, Mr. Ellzey, Mrs. Hinson, Mr. Onder, Mr. Gooden, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Bost, Mr. Haridopolos, Mr. Evans of Colorado, Mrs. Luna, Mr. Flood, Mr. Collins, Ms. De La Cruz, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Van Orden, Mr. Valadao, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mr. Rose, Mr. Moore of West Virginia, Mr. Hurd of Colorado, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pfluger, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Alford, Ms. Boebert, and Mr. Nunn of Iowa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
To prohibit certain businesses and persons from purchasing real estate adjacent to covered Federal lands in the United States, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the No American Land for Communist China Act
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Sec. 2. Prohibition on the purchase of real estate located adjacent to covered Federal lands in the United States by nationals of the People’s Republic of China
(a) In general
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President shall take such actions as may be necessary to prohibit the purchase of real estate located adjacent to covered Federal land in the United States by—
(1)
any agent of the Government of the People’s Republic of China; or
(2)
any business with respect to which the Government of the People’s Republic of China, directly or indirectly through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship, or otherwise, owns 25 percent or more of the equity interests of the business.
(b) Definitions
In this section—
(1)
the term United States means the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States; and
(2)
the term covered Federal lands means—
(A)
land owned by the United States and under the jurisdiction of—
(i)
the Secretary of the Interior;
(ii)
the Secretary of Defense;
(iii)
the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to land managed by the Forest Service; and
(iv)
the Secretary of Energy; or
(B)
land that is Indian country under section 1151 of title 18, United States Code.