,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dgfh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #cj 
7legislative day1 ,september #bi71 #bjbj
 ,mr4 ,cotton introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,agriculture1      
,nutrition1 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill    
,to establish the ,office of            
,intelligence in the ,department of     
,agriculture1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,agricultural ,intelligence     
,measures ,act or the ,,aim ,act4  #b4  
,establishment of ,office of            
,intelligence in ,department of         
,agriculture  7a7 ,establishment  7#a7  
,in general ,subtitle ,a of the         
,department of ,agriculture             
,reorganization ,act of #aiid 7#g       
,u4,s4,c4 #fiab et seq47 is amended by  
adding at the end the following3        
#bbd;,b4 ,office of ,intelligence  7a7  
,establishment ,there is established in 
the ,department an ,office of           

,intelligence4 ,the ,office shall be    
under the ,national ,intelligence       
,program4  7b7 ,director  7#a7 ,in      
general ,the ,office shall be headed by 
the ,director of the ,office of         
,intelligence1 who shall be an employee 
in the ,senior ,executive ,service and  
who shall be appointed by the           
,secretary4 ,the ,director shall report 
directly to the ,secretary4  7#b7       
,qualifications ,the ,secretary shall   
select an individual to serve as the    
,director from among individuals who    
have significant experience serving in  
the intelligence community4  7#c7 ,staff
 ,the ,director may appoint and fix the 
compensation of such staff as the       
,director considers appropriate1 except 
that the ,director may not appoint more 
than #e full-time equivalent positions  
at an annual rate of pay equal to or    
greater than the maximum rate of basic  
pay for ,,gs-#ae of the ,general        
,schedule4  7#d7 ,detail of personnel of
 intelligence community ,upon the       

request of the ,director1 the head of an
 element of the intelligence community  
may detail any of the personnel of such 
element to assist the ,office in        
carrying out its duties4 ,any personnel 
detailed to assist the ,office shall not
 be taken into account in determining   
the number of full-time equivalent      
positions of the ,office under paragraph
 7#c74  7c7 ,duties ,the ,office shall  
carry out the following duties3  7#a7   
,the ,office shall be responsible for   
leveraging the capabilities of the      
intelligence community and ,national    
,laboratories intelligence-related      
research1 to ensure that the ,secretary 
is fully informed of threats by foreign 
actors to ,united ,states agriculture4  
7#b7 ,the ,office shall focus on        
understanding foreign efforts to--  7,a7
 steal ,united ,states agriculture      
knowledge and technology2 and  7,b7     
develop or implement biological warfare 
attacks1 cyber or clandestine           
operations1 or other means of sabotaging

 and disrupting ,united ,states         
agriculture4  7#c7 ,the ,office shall   
prepare1 conduct1 and facilitate        
intelligence briefings for the          
,secretary and appropriate officials of 
the ,department4  7#d7 ,the ,office     
shall operate as the liaison between the
 ,secretary and the intelligence        
community1 with the authority to request
 intelligence collection and analysis on
 matters related to ,united ,states     
agriculture4  7#e7 ,the ,office shall   
collaborate with the intelligence       
community to downgrade intelligence     
assessments for broader dissemination   
within the ,department4  7#f7 ,the      
,office shall facilitate sharing        
information on foreign activities       
related to agriculture1 as acquired by  
the ,department with the intelligence   
community4  7d7 ,authorization of       
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated for the ,office #igj1jjj
 for fiscal year #bjba4  7e7            
,definitions ,in this section1 the      

following definitions apply3  7#a7 ,the 
term ,director means the ,director of   
the ,office of ,intelligence appointed  
under subsection 7b74  7#b7 ,the terms  
intelligence community and ,national    
,intelligence ,program have the meaning 
given such terms in section #c of the   
,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej  
,u4,s4,c4 #cjjc74  7#c7 ,the term       
,office means the ,office of            
,intelligence of the ,department        
established under subsection 7a74  4    
7#b7 ,conforming amendments  7,a7       
,subtitle ,a of the ,department of      
,agriculture ,reorganization ,act of    
#aiid is amended by redesignating       
section #bbe 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #fibe7 as    
section #bbd;,a4  7,b7 ,section #bif7;b7
 of the ,department of ,agriculture     
,reorganization ,act of #aiid 7#g       
,u4,s4,c4 #gjad7;b77 is amended by      
adding at the end the following3  7#aa7 
,the authority of the ,secretary to     
carry out section #bbd;,b4  4  7b7      
,conforming amendments relating to      

existing functions and authorities  7#a7
 ,existing functions of ,office of      
,homeland ,security of ,department      
relating to intelligence on threats to  
food and agriculture critical           
infrastructure sector  7,a7 ,in general 
,section #bba7;d7 of such ,act 7#g      
,u4,s4,c4 #fibb7;d77 is amended-- 7i7 by
 striking paragraphs 7#d7 and 7#e72 and 
7ii7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#f7   
through 7#h7 as paragraphs 7#d7 through 
7#f71 respectively4  7,b7 ,transfer of  
related personnel and assets of ,office 
of ,homeland ,security ,the functions   
which the ,office of ,homeland ,security
 of the ,department of ,agriculture     
exercised under paragraphs 7#d7 and 7#e7
 of section #bba7;d7 of the ,department 
of ,agriculture ,reorganization ,act of 
#aiid 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #fibb7;d77 before   
the effective date of this paragraph1   
together with the funds1 assets1 and    
other resources used by the ,director of
 the ,office of ,homeland ,security of  
the ,department of ,agriculture to carry

 out such functions before the effective
 date of this paragraph1 are transferred
 to the ,director of the ,office of     
,intelligence of the ,department of     
,agriculture4  7#b7 ,carrying out       
interagency exchange program for defense
 of food and agriculture critical       
infrastructure sector ,section #bba7;e7 
of such ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #fibb7;e77 is
 amended by adding at the end the       
following new paragraph3  7#c7          
,authority of ,director of ,office of   
,intelligence and ,counterintelligence  
,the ,secretary shall carry out this    
subsection acting through the ,director 
of the ,office of ,intelligence of the  
,department4  4  7#c7 ,coordinating with
 intelligence community on potential    
threats to agriculture ,section         
#cce7;a77#c7 of the ,public ,health     
,security and ,bioterrorism             
,preparedness and ,response ,act of     
#bjjb 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #cced7;a77#c77 is   
amended by striking strengthen          
coordination and inserting acting       

through the ,director of the ,office of 
,intelligence in the ,department of     
,agriculture1 strengthen coordination4  
7#d7 ,effective date ,this subsection   
and the amendments made by this         
subsection shall take effect upon the   
appointment of the ,director of the     
,office of ,intelligence in the         
,department of ,agriculture under       
section #bbd;,b7b7 of the ,department of
 ,agriculture ,reorganization ,act of   
#aiid 7as added by subsection 7a77#a774