Chinese nationals are partnering with Chinese organized crime groups to buy land and businesses in states like Oklahoma, Texas, and Florida. In some cases, the land is being used to grow medical marijuana. In others, the land is being purchased on the perimeter of critical national infrastructure and military bases.
Senator James Lankford (R-OK) wants better oversight of foreign purchases of agricultural land. He also wishes to limit access to U.S. farmland, especially in his home state, where such purchases are growing exponentially. In a bi-partisan bill, Lankford and Senators Jim Risch (R-ID), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Michael Bennet (D-CO) co-sponsored a bill called the Security and Oversight of International Landholdings (SOIL) Act. Lankford hopes “to provide oversight and transparency of purchases of U.S. agricultural land that threaten national security,” according to his March 30 press release. Lankford originally introduced the bill in 2022.
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