,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #djdf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ag1 #bjbe,mr4  
,nunn ( ,i[a 7= himself & ,mr4 ,davis ( 
,nor? ,c>ol9a7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !     
,national ,agricultural ,rese>*1        
,ext5sion1 & ,tea*+ ,policy ,act ( #aigg
 to direct ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture to
 e/abli% a program provid+ = !          
e/abli%m5t ( ,agriculture ,cyb]security 
,c5t]s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,cyb]security 9 ,agriculture ,act (     
#bjbe4  #b4 ,agriculture ,cyb]security  
,c5t]s ,subtitle ,k ( ! ,national       
,agricultural ,rese>*1 ,ext5sion1 &     
,tea*+ ,policy ,act ( #aigg 7#g         
,u4,s4,c4 #ccai et seq47 is am5d$ by    
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #adgc;,i4      
,agriculture ,cyb]security ,c5t]s  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh !     
,director ( ! ,national ,in/itute (     
,food & ,agriculture1 & 9 consultation )

 ! ,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security1 %all  
e/abli% a program "u :i* ! ,secret>y w--
 7#a7 on a competitive basis1 aw>d      
grants to1 or ent] into coop]ative      
agreem5ts )1 eligible entities to       
e/abli% #e ,regional ,agriculture       
,cyb]security ,c5t]s to c>ry out rese>*1
 developm5t1 & education on agriculture 
cyb]security1 ) respect to se$          
agriculture1 horticulture1 animal       
agriculture1 & ! agriculture supply *a92
  7#b7 e/abli% a national network ( su* 
,regional ,agricultural ,cyb]security   
,c5t]s2 &  7#c7 designate "o college or 
univ]sity to coord9ate ! activities (   
su* national network4  7b7 ,duties ,a   
,regional ,agriculture ,cyb]security    
,c5t] %all-- 7#a7 conduct rese>* on     
cyb]security sy/ems = ! agriculture     
sector1 includ+ develop+ cyb]security   
situational aw>5ess sy/ems to monitor   
cyb]security ?reats1 intrusions1 &      
anomalies2  7#b7 develop a security     
op]ations c5t] = ! agriculture sector to
 analyze cyb]security ?reats1           

intrusions1 & anomalies & to recomm5d   
mitigation actions2  7#c7 develop       
cyb]security te*nologies & tools = !    
agricultural sector1 includ+            
doma9-specific intrusion & anomaly      
detection sy/ems1 doma9-specific        
intrusion prev5tion sy/ems1 doma9       
specific role-bas$ access control & us] 
au!ntication sy/ems1 lightweight device 
au!ntication protocols1 & secure network
 ar*itectures2  7#d7 build live         
cyb]security te/b$s to assess & ref9e   
cyb]security te*nologies1 tools1 &      
sy/ems develop$ = ! agricultural sector2
  7#e7 conduct attack_/def5se ex]cises  
to validate & evaluate cyb]security     
solutions = field deploym5t &           
agriculture indu/ry adoption2  7#f7     
develop cyb]security education & tra9+  
programs = agricultural /akehold]s2     
7#g7 conduct cyb]security tra9+ us+ !   
te/b$s ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph 7#d72 &     
7#h7 build a regional rese>* &          
developm5t collaboration network4  7c7  
,eligible entity ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m  

eligible entity means a college or      
univ]sity t has programs 9 food &       
agriculture sci5ces & cyb]security t    
coord9ates regional indu/ry p>tn]s1     
coop]atives1 gov]nm5t au?orities & o!r  
/akehold]s to /r5g!n security1 privacy &
 resili5cy1 bol/] ! indep5d5t networks1 
& develop a skill$ work=ce4  7d7        
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is section #be1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal  
ye>s #bjbf ?r\gh #bjcj4  4