Sens. Crapo, Scott Introduce Bill to Protect Military Sites

Posted

Senator Mike Crapo (R-Iowa) and Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) introduced the Protect Our Bases Act Oct. 24. The bill is aimed at screening foreign land purchases near sensitive military and intelligence sites.

The bill comes after a 2022 case in which a company with ties to China sought to buy land near an Air Force base in North Dakota. At the time, CIFUS said "it could not evaluate the transaction for national security risks because the Department of Defense had not listed the base as a sensitive site for national security purposes," per a press release from Crapo's office.

The new bill would require agencies represented on CIFUS to keep updated annually their records of potentially sensitive sites. Furthermore, CIFUS must "submit an annual report to Congress certifying the completion of such reviews and the accuracy of its real estate listings," according to the release.

Comments

No comments on this item Please log in to comment by clicking here