,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ajah  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #ac1    
#bjbe,ms4 ,cortez ,masto 7for herself   
and ,mr4 ,rounds7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,consolidated  
,farm and ,rural ,development ,act to   
establish a cybersecurity circuit rider 
program to provide cybersecurity-related
 technical assistance to certain        
entities that operate rural water or    
wastewater systems4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,cybersecurity for ,rural ,water        
,systems ,act4  #b4 ,rural water and    
wastewater cybersecurity circuit rider  
program ,section #cjf7;a7 of the        
,consolidated ,farm and ,rural          
,development ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4         
#aibf7;a77 is amended by inserting after
 paragraph 7#bb7 the following3  7#bc7  
,rural water and wastewater             

cybersecurity circuit rider program     
7,a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall  
establish a cybersecurity circuit rider 
program1 which shall be structured      
similarly to the circuit rider program  
under paragraph 7#bb71 to provide       
technical assistance to associations    
described in paragraph 7#a7 that operate
 rural water or wastewater systems-- 7i7
 to provide rapid assessments of the    
current ability or inability of those   
associations-- 7,i7 to respond to       
cybersecurity threats2 and  7,,ii7 to   
protect the cyberinfrastructure of those
 associations and public health2  7ii7  
to develop reasonable protocols to      
enhance cybersecurity protection2  7iii7
 to provide assistance to address       
inadequate cyber protection plans2 and  
7iv7 to document the state of cyber     
protection with respect to the water    
supplies of those associations4  7,b7   
,report requirement ,a circuit rider    
that receives funding under this        
paragraph shall submit to the ,secretary

 a report documenting-- 7i7 the         
associations served by the circuit rider
 under this paragraph2 and  7ii7 the    
activities performed by the circuit     
rider under this paragraph4  7,c7       
,requirements for circuit riders ,to    
provide technical assistance under      
subparagraph 7,a71 a circuit rider shall
 possess the necessary experience and   
certification to effectively carry out  
the activities described in that        
subparagraph1 as determined by the      
,secretary4  7,d7 ,authorization of     
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated to carry out this       
paragraph #aj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal
 years #bjbe through #bjbi4  4