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Keeping Public Lands Out of Adversarial Hands Act
To amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to include the Secretary of the Interior on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, and for other purposes.
Summary
The bill amends the Defense Production Act to add the Secretary of the Interior to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), a body that reviews foreign investments for national security concerns. The Secretary of the Interior participates in committee reviews of transactions involving land or resources adjacent to federal lands and sites managed by agencies including the Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The bill requires the committee to review and evaluate land or resource acquisition transactions by foreign persons from China, North Korea, Russia, or Iran to determine whether they pose national security risks. The committee is authorized to initiate reviews or take other actions as appropriate regarding these transactions. The requirements apply only while these countries remain on the federal list of foreign adversaries.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA)
12 cosponsors
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL)
- Rep. Ezell, Mike [R-MS-4] (R-MS)
- Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] (R-MN)
- Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] (R-ID)
- Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA)
- Rep. Hurd, Jeff [R-CO-3] (R-CO)
- Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-UT-3] (R-UT)
- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA)
- Rep. Maloy, Celeste [R-UT-2] (R-UT)
- Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA)
- Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA)
- Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6] (R-TN)
Actions (2)
- Jan 14, 2026 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. · house
- Jan 14, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 14, 2026
Mr. Newhouse (for himself, Mr. Hurd of Colorado, Mr. Rose, Mrs. Hinson, and Mr. Ezell) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to include the Secretary of the Interior on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Keeping Public Lands Out of Adversarial Hands Act”.
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR ON THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES AND CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN LAND OR RESOURCE TRANSACTIONS.
(a) Inclusion on the Committee.—Section 721(k) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4565(k)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(8) Inclusion of the secretary of the interior.—The Secretary of the Interior shall be a member of the Committee with respect to a covered transaction that involves land or resources adjacent to land or sites owned or managed by—
“(A) the Bureau of Land Management;
“(B) the Bureau of Reclamation;
“(C) the Bureau of Indian Affairs;
“(D) the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management;
“(E) the National Park Service; and
“(F) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.”.
(b) Consideration of Certain Land or Resource Transactions.— Section 721(b)(1) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4565(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(I) Consideration of certain land or resource transactions.—
“(i) In general.—After receiving notification from the Secretary of the Interior of a reportable land or resource transaction, the Committee shall determine—
“(I) whether the transaction is a covered transaction; and
“(II) if the Committee determines that the transaction is a covered transaction, whether the Committee should initiate a review pursuant to subparagraph (D), or take another action authorized under this section, with respect to the reportable land or resource transaction.
“(ii) Reportable land or resource transaction.—In this subparagraph, the term ‘reportable land or resource transaction’ means a transaction—
“(I) that the Secretary of the Interior has reason to believe is a covered transaction; and
“(II) that involves the acquisition of an interest in land or resource by a foreign person of the People’s Republic of China, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, or the Islamic Republic of Iran.
“(iii) Sunset.—The requirements under this subparagraph shall terminate, with respect to a foreign person of the respective foreign country, on the date that the People’s Republic of China, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, or the Islamic Republic of Iran, as the case may be, is removed from the list of foreign adversaries in section 791.4 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations.”. <all>
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