It additionally encourages the USDA to work with all relevant broadband stakeholders, including those with new technologies that may help extend the service. This bill also cracks down on foreign ownership of American farmland. By making the Secretary of Agriculture a member of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States and transferring the responsibility of tracking foreign land ownership from the Farm Service Agency to the USDA Office of Homeland Security. Republicans are actively tracking, monitoring and taking action against adversaries buying farmland. This will better align national security efforts and ensure our nation's critical food supply is protected for generations to come. (15:47–16:00)
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