The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has launched a new online portal to streamline reporting of foreign ownership interests in U.S. agricultural land under the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 (AFIDA). The portal, announced on January 22, 2026, allows foreign persons, including individuals, businesses, and governments, to electronically submit required disclosures for agricultural land transactions using the federal Login.gov system. Additionally, the portal allows farmers, ranchers, and general members of the public to report possible under- or non-compliance with respect to AFIDA.
After years of delays in implementation, New York State recently opened registration for the Secure Choice Savings Program (“SCSP”), which creates new retirement savings requirements for certain employers with New York employees. Despite the rollout of official guidance, some questions remain concerning how the program will operate.
Beginning March 18, 2026, directors and officers[1] of foreign private issuers, or FPIs, must report their beneficial ownership of, and their transactions involving, an FPI’s securities under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).