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7 U.S.C. § 3501 — Reporting requirements
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**(a) Acquisitions or transfers of certain agricultural land interests by foreign persons** Any foreign person who acquires or transfers any interest, other than a security interest, in agricultural land shall submit a report to the Secretary of Agriculture not later than 90 days after the date of such acquisition or transfer. Such report shall be submitted in such form and in accordance with such procedures as the Secretary may require and shall contain—
(1) the legal name and the address of such foreign person;
(2) in any case in which such foreign person is an individual, the citizenship of such foreign person;
(3) in any case in which such foreign person is not an individual or a government, the nature of the legal entity holding the interest, the country in which such foreign person is created or organized, and the principal place of business of such foreign person;
(4) the type of interest in agricultural land which such foreign person acquired or transferred;
(5) the legal description and acreage of such agricultural land;
(6) the purchase price paid for, or any other consideration given for, such interest;
(7) in any case in which such foreign person transfers such interest, the legal name and the address of the person to whom such interest is transferred and—
(A) in any case in which such transferee is an individual, the citizenship of such transferee; and
(B) in any case in which such transferee is not an individual or a government, the nature of the legal entity holding the interest, the country in which such transferee is created or organized, and the principal place of business of such transferee;
(8) the agricultural purposes for which such foreign person intends, on the date on which such report is submitted to the Secretary, to use such agr
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**(a) Acquisitions or transfers of certain agricultural land interests by foreign persons** Any foreign person who acquires or transfers any interest, other than a security interest, in agricultural land shall submit a report to the Secretary of Agriculture not later than 90 days after the date of such acquisition or transfer. Such report shall be submitted in such form and in accordance with such procedures as the Secretary may require and shall contain—
(1) the legal name and the address of such foreign person;
(2) in any case in which such foreign person is an individual, the citizenship of such foreign person;
(3) in any case in which such foreign person is not an individual or a government, the nature of the legal entity holding the interest, the country in which such foreign person is created or organized, and the principal place of business of such foreign person;
(4) the type of interest in agricultural land which such foreign person acquired or transferred;
(5) the legal description and acreage of such agricultural land;
(6) the purchase price paid for, or any other consideration given for, such interest;
(7) in any case in which such foreign person transfers such interest, the legal name and the address of the person to whom such interest is transferred and—
(A) in any case in which such transferee is an individual, the citizenship of such transferee; and
(B) in any case in which such transferee is not an individual or a government, the nature of the legal entity holding the interest, the country in which such transferee is created or organized, and the principal place of business of such transferee;
(8) the agricultural purposes for which such foreign person intends, on the date on which such report is submitted to the Secretary, to use such agricultural land; and
(9) such other information as the Secretary may require by regulation.
**(b) Agricultural land interests presently held by foreign persons** Any foreign person who holds any interest, other than a security interest, in agricultural land on the day before the effective date of this section shall submit a report to the Secretary not later than 180 days after such effective date. Such report shall be submitted in such form and in accordance with such procedures as the Secretary may require and shall contain—
(1) the legal name and the address of such foreign person;
(2) in any case in which such foreign person is an individual, the citizenship of such foreign person;
(3) in any case in which such foreign person is not an individual or a government, the nature of the legal entity holding the interest, the country in which such foreign person is created or organized, and the principal place of business of such foreign person;
(4) the type of interest in agricultural land which is held by such foreign person;
(5) the legal description and acreage of such agricultural land;
(6) the purchase price paid for, or any other consideration given for, such interest;
(7) the agricultural purposes for which such foreign person—
(A) is using such agricultural land on the date on which such report is submitted to the Secretary; and
(B) intends, as of such date, to use such agricultural land; and
(8) such other information as the Secretary may require by regulation.
**(c) Change in foreign person status of interest holders** Any person who holds or acquires (on or after the effective date of this section) any interest, other than a security interest, in agricultural land at a time when such person is not a foreign person and who subsequently becomes a foreign person shall submit a report to the Secretary not later than 90 days after the date on which such person becomes a foreign person. Such report shall be submitted in such form and in accordance with such procedures as the Secretary may require and shall contain the information required by subsection (b) of this section. This subsection shall not apply with respect to any person who is required to submit a report with respect to such land under subsection (b) of this section.
**(d) Conversion of land to agricultural uses** Any foreign person who holds or acquires (on or after the effective date of this section) any interest, other than a security interest, in land at a time when such land is not agricultural land and such land subsequently becomes agricultural land shall submit a report to the Secretary not later than 90 days after the date on which such land becomes agricultural land. Such report shall be submitted in such form and in accordance with such procedures as the Secretary may require and shall contain the information required by subsection (b) of this section. This subsection shall not apply with respect to any person who is required to submit a report with respect to such land under subsection (b) of this section.
**(e) Additional reports by foreign persons other than individuals or governments** With respect to any foreign person, other than an individual or a government, who is required by subsection (a), (b), (c), or (d) of this section to submit a report, the Secretary may, in addition, require such foreign person to submit to the Secretary a report containing—
(A) the legal name and the address of each person who holds any interest in such foreign person;
(B) in any case in which the holder of such interest is an individual, the citizenship of such holder; and
(C) in any case in which the holder of such interest is not an individual or a government, the nature of the legal entity holding the interest, the country in which such holder is created or organized, and the principal place of business of such holder.
**(f) Persons holding interests under subsection (e)** With respect to any person, other than an individual or a government, whose legal name is contained in any report submitted under subsection (e) of the section, the Secretary may require such person to submit to the Secretary a report containing—
(A) the legal name and the address of any person who holds any interest in the person submitting the report under this subsection;
(B) in any case in which the holder of such interest is an individual, the citizenship of such holder; and
(C) in any case in which the holder of such interest is not an individual or a government, the nature of the legal entity holding the interest, the country in which such holder is created or organized, and the principle 11 So in original. Probably should be “principal”. place of business of such holder.
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Not later than 90 days after October 14, 1978, the Secretary shall prescribe regulations for purposes of carrying out the provisions of this chapter.
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**(a) Annual report on foreign direct investment in United States** Not later than 6 months after November 7, 1990, and not later than the end of each 1-year period occurring thereafter, the Secretary of Commerce shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Ways and Means, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and to the Joint Economic Committee of the Congress a report on the role and significance of foreign direct investment in the United States. Such report shall address the history, scope, trends, market concentrations, and effects on the United States economy of such investment. In addition, the Secretary of Commerce shall, if requested by any such committee, appear before that committee to provide testimony with respect to any report under this subsection.
**(b) Sources of data** In preparing each report under subsection (a), the Secretary of Commerce, or the Secretary’s designees, shall consider information collected by—
(1) the Bureau of Economic Analysis under the International Investment and Trade in Services Survey Act ([22 U.S.C. 3101](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3101&num=0&edition=prelim) and following);
(2) the Bureau of the Census on industry, manufacturing, research and development, and trade, under title 13;
(3) the Bureau of Labor Statistics pertaining to information collected under the International Investment and Trade in Services Survey Act, but only to the extent that such information is in a form that cannot be associated with, or otherwise identify, directly or indirectly, a person, including any enterprise or establishment;
(4) the Secretary of Commerce or the Secr
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**(a)** If the Secretary determines that a person—
(1) has failed to submit a report in accordance with the provisions of [section 3501 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section3501&num=0&edition=prelim), or
(2) has knowingly submitted a report under [section 3501 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section3501&num=0&edition=prelim)—
(A) which does not contain all the information required to be in such report, or
(B) which contains information that is misleading or false,
such person shall be subject to a civil penalty imposed by the Secretary. The amount of any such civil penalty shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this section. Any such civil penalty shall be recoverable in a civil action brought by the Attorney General of the United States in an appropriate district court of the United States.
**(b)** The amount of any civil penalty imposed by the Secretary under subsection (a) of this section shall be such amount as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to carry out the purposes of this chapter, except that such amount shall not exceed 25 percent of the fair market value, on the date of the assessment of such penalty, of the interest in agricultural land with respect to which such violation occurred.
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The Secretary may take such actions as the Secretary considers necessary to monitor compliance with the provisions of this chapter and to determine whether the information contained in any report submitted under [section 3501 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section3501&num=0&edition=prelim) accurately and fully reveals the ownership interest of all foreign persons in any foreign person who is required to submit a report under such section.
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Not later than 30 days after the end of each 6-month period beginning after the effective date of [section 3501 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section3501&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary shall transmit to each State department of agriculture, or such other appropriate State agency as the Secretary considers advisable, a copy of each report which was submitted to the Secretary under [section 3501 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section3501&num=0&edition=prelim) during such 6-month period and which involved agricultural land located in such State.
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Any report submitted to the Secretary under [section 3501 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section3501&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be available for public inspection at the Department of Agriculture located in the District of Columbia not later than 10 days after the date on which such report is received by the Secretary.
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TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 3501
shall certify any organization which the Sec-
retary finds to be eligible under this section and
the Secretary’s determination as to eligibility
shall be final. Certification shall be based, in ad-
dition to other available information, upon a
factual report submitted by the organization
which shall contain information deemed rel-
evant and specified by the Secretary for the
making of such determination, including, but
not limited to, the following:
(a) geographic territory covered by the orga-
nization’s active membership,
(b) nature and size of the organization’s ac-
tive membership, including, in the case of an
organization other than a consumer organiza-
tion, the proportion of the total number of ac-
tive wheat producers, processors, or end prod-
uct manufacturers represented by the organi-
zation,
(c) evidence of stability and permanency of
the organization,
(d) sources from which the organization’s op-
erating funds are derived,
(e) functions of the organization, and
(f) the organization’s ability and willingness
to further the aims and objectives of this title:
Provided, That the primary consideration in
determining the eligibility of an organization,
other than a consumer organization, shall be
whether its membership consists primarily of
wheat producers, processors, or end product
manufacturers who produce a substantial vol-
ume of wheat, processed wheat, or end prod-
ucts, respectively, and whether the organiza-
tion is based on a primary or overriding inter-
est in the production, processing, or end man-
ufacture of wheat or wheat products, and the
nutritional attributes thereof: Provided fur-
ther, That the primary consideration in deter-
mining the eligibility of a consumer organiza-
tion shall be
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