This groundbreaking legislation will direct the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to review all foreign transactions involving real estate, businesses, critical infrastructure, or assets surrounding facilities associated with the U.S. Nuclear Triad...
Mark Alford will require CFIUS to review foreign transactions involving real estate, businesses, critical infrastructure, or assets surrounding U.S. Nuclear Triad facilities.
Occurrences
Expands efforts to addresses foreign ownership of U.S. agricultural land by improving the USDA’s tracking system for foreign-owned land and ensuring the Secretary of Agriculture remains a member of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to review agricultural transactions that implicate national security.
Rep. Alford’s Strategic Assets Protection Act, which will ensure sensitive national security sites associated with our nuclear triad, including Whiteman Air Force Base, are protected from foreign adversaries by directing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to review all foreign transactions involving real estate, businesses, critical infrastructure, or assets surrounding these facilities since January 1, 2017.
Given the seriousness of this situation, I respectfully request a classified briefing from you or your staff addressing the following: Was this transaction reviewed by CFIUS? If so, please provide me with what that outcome was and the evidence justifying the approval of this transaction. If not, please conduct a thorough review now with the greatest speed possible.
Evidence
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GovInfo bill text shows Alford introduced H.R. 8258 on April 14, 2026. Section 2 would have CFIUS review post-Jan. 1, 2017 transactions involving "real estate, businesses, critical infrastructure, or assets" tied to nuclear-triad facilities, with Treasury reporting 180 days after enactment.
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GovInfo lists H.R. 8258 as "Introduced in House" with last action on April 14, 2026: introduced by Mr. Alford and referred to Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, and Energy and Commerce.
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The House report recommends $22 million for the CFIUS Fund and includes a Real Estate Transactions directive for CFIUS to review and report within 180 days after enactment on covered transactions near U.S. nuclear-triad facilities.
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The committee release says language in the FY27 FSGG bill and report would strengthen oversight near nuclear-triad assets. Alford says the language came from his Strategic Assets Protection Act and notes the "legislative process continues."
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Roll Call 19 records the April 22, 2026 motion to report the FY27 FSGG bill as amended; it was adopted 34-28, and Alford is listed among yeas.
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Alford's office announced the Strategic Assets Protection Act and said it would direct CFIUS to review foreign transactions involving "real estate, businesses, critical infrastructure, or assets" surrounding U.S. Nuclear Triad facilities since January 1, 2017.
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Alford asked Treasury whether the Knob Noster Trailer Park transaction near Whiteman AFB was reviewed by CFIUS and, if not, requested a thorough review with speed.
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Treasury's final rule added Whiteman Air Force Base to Part 2 of Appendix A and states CFIUS jurisdiction extends 100 miles from Part 2 installations. The rule also says Part 802 filing is voluntary and the rule is not retroactive.
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GovInfo lists H.R. 8495 as the Reported in House version, with last action on April 24, 2026: reported by the House Appropriations Committee, committed to the Committee of the Whole House, and ordered printed. No enacted, enrolled, or passed-both-chambers version is shown on this official record.
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House Report 119-623 directs CFIUS to review and report within 180 days of enactment on covered transactions since January 1, 2017 involving real estate, businesses, critical infrastructure, or assets near facilities connected to the U.S. nuclear triad, and to assess risks and possible mitigation or presidential action.
Assessments
Alford introduced the Strategic Assets Protection Act and supported FY27 appropriations report language that closely matches the promised CFIUS review requirement for transactions near U.S. Nuclear Triad facilities. However, the evidence shows the stand-alone bill had only been introduced and referred, while the appropriations vehicle/report language had not been enacted. Because Alford remains in federal office and the relevant legislation was still in process, the promise is not delivered yet but is not a final failure.
The promised outcome has not been delivered yet because neither H.R. 8258 nor the related FY27 appropriations/report language has been enacted, and the existing Treasury CFIUS real-estate rule is voluntary, non-retroactive, and narrower than the promised mandate covering nuclear-triad facilities. Alford has taken serious, directly relevant federal legislative action by introducing the Strategic Assets Protection Act, requesting Treasury review of a specific transaction near Whiteman AFB, and voting to advance appropriations language drawn from his bill. Because the effort remains pending during his active House term rather than finally defeated or enacted, the status is unresolved rather than delivered or never.