Securing America’s Land from Foreign Interference Act

I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3847 To direct the President to take such actions as may be necessary to prohibit the purchase of public or private real estate located in the United States by members of the Chinese Communist Party. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JUNE 11, 2021 Mr. ROY (for himself, Mr. GOODEN of Texas, Mr. BUCK, and Mr. WEBER of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To direct the President to take such actions as may be necessary to prohibit the purchase of public or private real estate located in the United States by members of the Chinese Communist Party. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Securing America’s 4 Land from Foreign Interference Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:40 Jun 30, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3847.IH H3847 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 3847 IH SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON PURCHASE OF PUBLIC OR PRI- 1 VATE REAL ESTATE LOCATED IN THE UNITED 2 STATES BY MEMBERS OF THE CHINESE COM- 3 MUNIST PARTY. 4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi- 5 sion of law, the President shall take such actions as may 6 be necessary to prohibit the purchase of public or private 7 real estate located in the United States by members of 8 the Chinese Communist Party. 9 (b) UNITED STATES DEFINED.—The term ‘‘United 10 States’’ means the several States, the District of Colum- 11 bia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Common- 12 wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American 13 Samoa, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, and any 14 other territory or possession of the United States. 15 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:40 Jun 30, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3847.IH H3847 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS