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 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.
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