; and (2) submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report— (A) evaluating the accuracy of the database; and (B) describing recommendations for improving compliance with the reporting required under the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 ( 7 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. ). 7. Prohibition of participation in Farm Service Agency programs by foreign persons (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Appropriate committees of congress The term appropriate committees of Congress has the meaning given the term in section 3(a). (2) Foreign person The term foreign person has the meaning given the term in section 9 of the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 ( 7 U.S.C. 3508 ). (3) Operator The term operator has the meaning given the term in section 718.2 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act). (4) Owner The term owner has the meaning given the term in section 718.2 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act). (5) Participant The term participant has the meaning given the term in section 718.2 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act). (6) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture. (b) Limitation for foreign-Owned or operated land No operator or owner who is a foreign person may be a participant. (c) Compliance (1) In general The Secretary may take such actions as the Secretary considers necessary to monitor compliance with subsection (b). (2) Ownership certification The Secretary shall require any owner or operator applying to be a participant to certify in the application that the owner or operator is not a foreign person. (3) Civil penalty (A) In general A foreign person shall be subject to a civil penalty imposed by the Secretary if the Secretary determines that the foreign person— (i) has received benefits prohibited under subsection (b)