Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
The bill directs the Secretary of Agriculture to perform a biennial risk assessment of cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities across the agriculture and food critical infrastructure sector, consulting the sector-specific ISAC and private stakeholders, and to report findings to four Congressional committees. It also requires the Secretary to run an annual cross-sector food-related crisis simulation exercise for five years, coordinated with DHS, HHS, DNI, and others, with post-exercise feedback and reports, and authorizes $1,000,000 per year for fiscal years 2026–2030 to carry out the exercises.
Funding adequacy: liberals want more; conservatives accept current low authorization.
Narrow, technical, low-cost measure fits oversight committee jurisdiction and is likely to attract bipartisan support.
The bill directs the Secretary of Agriculture to perform a biennial risk assessment of cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities across the agriculture and food critical infrastructure sector, consulting the sector-specific ISAC and private stakeholders, and to report findings to four Congressional committees.
It also requires the Secretary to run an annual cross-sector food-related crisis simulation exercise for five years, coordinated with DHS, HHS, DNI, and others, with post-exercise feedback and reports, and authorizes $1,000,000 per year for fiscal years 2026–2030 to carry out the exercises.
Focused, low-cost, technical bill with built-in consultation and reporting; implementation depends on appropriations and legislative scheduling.
How solid the drafting looks.
Funding adequacy: liberals want more; conservatives accept current low authorization.
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Funding adequacy: liberals want more; conservatives accept current low authorization.
Likely broadly supportive because the bill strengthens federal attention to food system cybersecurity and resilience.
They will welcome cross-sector exercises and reporting but may seek stronger funding, enforceable protections for small producers, and equity considerations.
Generally supportive as a targeted, operational improvement with oversight and interagency coordination.
Will look for clear metrics, avoidance of redundancy with other federal cyber programs, and budget transparency.
Cautiously skeptical due to increased federal activity in a broadly private sector space, but not outright hostile because it emphasizes consultation and identifies intrusive regulations.
Concern will focus on federal overreach, costs, and potential regulatory burdens on producers.
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Focused, low-cost, technical bill with built-in consultation and reporting; implementation depends on appropriations and legislative scheduling.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Funding adequacy: liberals want more; conservatives accept current low authorization.
Focused, low-cost, technical bill with built-in consultation and reporting; implementation depends on appropriations and legislative schedu…
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