The Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act (AFIDA) of 1978 is a U.S. law requiring foreign persons who acquire, transfer, or hold interests in U.S. agricultural land to report their holdings to the Secretary of Agriculture. This law aims to monitor the impact of foreign investment in U.S. agricultural land and to provide statistical data for policymakers.
The Rural Housing Service (RHS) is a department within the U.S. Department of Agriculture that administers loans, loan guarantees, and grants to help provide housing in rural areas and small towns to those who need assistance. Many of the programs operated by the RHS previously fell under the Farmers Home Administration.
