Protecting our Land Act

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 212 To prohibit the purchase of public or private real estate located in the United States by foreign adversaries and state sponsors of terrorism. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 9, 2023 Mr. STEUBE (for himself and Mr. MILLS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To prohibit the purchase of public or private real estate located in the United States by foreign adversaries and state sponsors of terrorism. 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 ‘‘Protecting our Land 4 Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:47 Jan 19, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H212.IH H212 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 212 IH SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON PURCHASE OF PUBLIC OR PRI- 1 VATE REAL ESTATE LOCATED IN THE UNITED 2 STATES BY FOREIGN ADVERSARIES AND 3 STATE SPONSORS OF TERRORISM. 4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi- 5 sion of law, the President shall direct the heads of the 6 Federal departments and agencies to promulgate rules 7 and regulations to prohibit the purchase of public or pri- 8 vate real estate located in the United States by a foreign 9 adversary, a state sponsor of terrorism, any agent or in- 10 strumentality of a foreign adversary or a state sponsor of 11 terrorism, or any person owned or controlled by, or affili- 12 ated with, a foreign adversary or a state sponsor of ter- 13 rorism. 14 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 15 (1) the term ‘‘foreign adversary’’ means any 16 foreign government or foreign nongovernment person 17 engaged in a long-term pattern or serious instances 18 of conduct significantly adverse to the national secu- 19 rity of the United States or security and safety of 20 United States persons; 21 (2) the term ‘‘state sponsor of terrorism’’ 22 means a country the government of which the Sec- 23 retary of State determines has repeatedly provided 24 support for international terrorism pursuant to— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:47 Jan 19, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H212.IH H212 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 212 IH (A) section 1754(c)(1)(A) of the Export 1 Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 2 4318(c)(1)(A)); 3 (B) section 620A of the Foreign Assistance 4 Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371); 5 (C) section 40 of the Arms Export Control 6 Act (22 U.S.C. 2780); or 7 (D) any other provision of law; and 8 (3) the term ‘‘United States’’ means the several 9 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 10 of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern 11 Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the 12 United States Virgin Islands, and any other terri- 13 tory or possession of the United States. 14 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:47 Jan 19, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H212.IH H212 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS