Sec. 1703. Ineligibility of land owned by foreign persons for program benefits
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Section 1001C of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 7 U.S.C. 1308–3 ) is amended— in subsection (a)— by striking United States or and inserting United States, ; by inserting , or an alien who has applied for employment authorization and is authorized to accept employment pursuant to section 274a.12(c)(33) of title 8, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), after ( ; and 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq. ) by striking , unless such person is an individual who is providing land, capital, and a substantial amount of personal labor in the production of crops on such farm ; and by adding at the end the following:
A person or legal entity shall not be eligible to receive any payment under section 1116 or 1117 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 7 U.S.C. 9016 , 9017) with respect to land that is owned by— any person who is not— a citizen of the United States; an alien lawfully admitted into the United States for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq. ); or an alien who has applied for employment authorization and is authorized to accept employment pursuant to section 274a.12(c)(33) of title 8, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation); or a corporation or other entity more than 10 percent of the beneficial ownership of which is held by persons described in subparagraph (A).
Notwithstanding paragraph (1), with respect to land determined to be ineligible for payments under that paragraph, the Secretary may make payments under sections 1116 and 1117 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 7 U.S.C. 9016 , 9017) in an amount determined by the Secretary to be representative of the percentage interests of the land that is owned by— citizens of the United States; aliens lawfully admitted into the United States for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq. ); or aliens who have applied for employment authorization and are authorized to accept employment pursuant to section 274a.12(c)(33) of title 8, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation). .
The amendments made by this section shall apply beginning with the 2025 crop, fiscal, or marketing year, as appropriate.
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Sec. 1703
Ineligibility of land owned by foreign persons for program benefits
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