,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aiie  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #aj1 #bjbe,mrs4  
,h9son 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,kri%namoor?i1   
,mr4 ,mool5a>1 ,ms4 ,tokuda1 ,mr4 ,scott
 ,frankl9 ( ,florida1 ,ms4 ,davids (    
,kansas1 ,mr4 ,ne:\se1 ,mr4 ,c>son1 ,mr4
 ,al=d1 ,mr4 ,cl9e1 ,mr4 ,f9/ad1 ,mrs4  
,mill]-,meeks1 & ,mr4 ,moore ( ,nor?    
,c>ol9a7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture  
,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (     
,agriculture to publi%1 on an annual    
basis1 an assessm5t on ,unit$ ,/ates    
dep5d5cy on critical agricultural       
products or inputs f ! ,p's ,republic ( 
,*9a1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title
 ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,secur+      
,am]ican ,agriculture ,act4  #b4        
,critical agricultural products or      
inputs /udy  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (
 ,agriculture 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z
 ! ,secret>y7 %all1 on an annual basis1 
submit to ! ,committee on ,agriculture (
 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !          

,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 
& ,=e/ry ( ! ,s5ate1 an assessm5t ( !   
dep5d5cy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates on critical  
agricultural products or inputs t c\ld  
be exploit$ 9 ! ev5t ! ,p's ,republic ( 
,*9a weaponizes any su* critical        
dep5d5cy4  7b7 ,cont5ts ,! assessm5t "u 
subsection 7a7 %all-- 7#a7 address1 )   
respect to ! critical inputs specifi$ 9 
subsection 7c71 ! foll[+3 7,a7 ! curr5t 
dome/ic production capacity ( ea* su*   
critical input2 &  7,b7 ! curr5t &      
pot5tial bottl5ecks 9 ! supply *a9 = ea*
 su* critical input t c\ld be exploit$  
by ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a2 &  7#b7     
conta9 ! ,secret>y's recomm5dations to  
r$uce ! dep5d5cy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates on ! 
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a to supply critical
 agricultural products or inputs1       
includ+-- 7,a7 recomm5dations to        
mitigate pot5tial ?reats pos$ by ! ,p's 
,republic ( ,*9a to ! supply *a9s ( ea* 
critical input specifi$ 9 subsection    
7c72 &  7,b7 recomm5dations =           
legislative & regulatory actions to     

r$uce b>ri]s to on%ore or ne>%ore !     
production ( ea* su* critical input4    
7c7 ,critical inputs ,! critical inputs 
specifi$ 9 ?is subsection %all include  
all f>m managem5t1 agronomic1 &         
field-appli$ production inputs1 includ+ 
ea* ( ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,agricultural      
equipm5t1 ma*9]y1 & te*nology4  7#b7    
,fuel4  7#c7 ,f]tiliz]s4  7#d7 ,fe$1    
includ+ its compon5ts1 su* z vitam9s1   
am9o acids1 & m9]als4  7#e7 ,vet]9>y    
drugs & vacc9es4  7#f7 ,crop protection 
*emicals4  7#g7 ,se$4  7#h7 ,any o!r    
critical agricultural inputs1 z det]m9$ 
by ! ,secret>y4  7d7 ,collection1       
di/ribution1 & protection ( in=mation   
7#a7 ,volunt>y basis ,9 conduct+ an     
assessm5t "u subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y
 may n require any private entity to    
provide in=mation to ! ,secret>y4  7#b7 
,aggregate data ,9 ! case ( in=mation   
provid$ to ! ,secret>y to conduct an    
assessm5t "u subsection 7a71 nei!r !    
,secret>y1 any o!r (fic] or employee ( !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture or ag5cy !re(1

 nor any o!r p]son may-- 7,a7 use su*   
in=mation = a purpose o!r ?an !         
developm5t or report+ ( aggregate data 9
 a mann] su* t ! id5tity ( ! p]son :o   
suppli$ su* in=mation is n disc]nible & 
is n mat]ial to ! int5d$ uses ( su*     
in=mation2 or  7,b7 disclose su*        
in=mation to ! public1 unless su*       
in=mation has be5 trans=m$ into a       
/ati/ical or aggregate =m t does n all[ 
! id5tification ( ! p]son :o suppli$    
p>ticul> in=mation4  7#c7               
,confid5tiality ,! ,secret>y %all ensure
 t assessm5ts submitt$ "u subsection 7a7
 d n include any in=mation t is a trade 
secret or confid5tial in=mation subject 
to section #eeb7;b77#d7 ( title #e1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 or section #aije ( 
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#d7   
,immunity f disclosure ,any in=mation   
provid$ to ! ,secret>y z "p ( an        
assessm5t conduct$ "u subsection 7a7 may
 n be us$ by ! ,secret>y = any purpose  
o!r ?an to c>ry out su* subsection4