,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ajah  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ac1 #bjbe,ms4    
,cortez ,ma/o 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,r\nds7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,consolidat$ ,f>m &  
,rural ,developm5t ,act to e/abli% a    
cyb]security circuit rid] program to    
provide cyb]security-relat$ te*nical    
assi/ance to c]ta9 entities t op]ate    
rural wat] or wa/ewat] sy/ems4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,cyb]security = ,rural ,wat] ,sy/ems    
,act4  #b4 ,rural wat] & wa/ewat]       
cyb]security circuit rid] program       
,section #cjf7;a7 ( ! ,consolidat$ ,f>m 
& ,rural ,developm5t ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 
#aibf7;a77 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft]      
p>agraph 7#bb7 ! foll[+3  7#bc7 ,rural  
wat] & wa/ewat] cyb]security circuit    
rid] program  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y
 %all e/abli% a cyb]security circuit    
rid] program1 :i* %all be /ructur$      

simil>ly to ! circuit rid] program "u   
p>agraph 7#bb71 to provide te*nical     
assi/ance to associations describ$ 9    
p>agraph 7#a7 t op]ate rural wat] or    
wa/ewat] sy/ems-- 7i7 to provide rapid  
assessm5ts ( ! curr5t ability or        
inability ( ^? associations-- 7,i7 to   
respond to cyb]security ?reats2 &       
7,,ii7 to protect ! cyb]9fra/ructure (  
^? associations & public heal?2  7ii7 to
 develop reasonable protocols to enhance
 cyb]security protection2  7iii7 to     
provide assi/ance to address inadequate 
cyb] protection plans2 &  7iv7 to       
docum5t ! /ate ( cyb] protection )      
respect to ! wat] supplies ( ^?         
associations4  7,b7 ,report requirem5t  
,a circuit rid] t receives fund+ "u ?is 
p>agraph %all submit to ! ,secret>y a   
report docum5t+-- 7i7 ! associations    
s]v$ by ! circuit rid] "u ?is p>agraph2 
&  7ii7 ! activities p]=m$ by ! circuit 
rid] "u ?is p>agraph4  7,c7 ,requirem5ts
 = circuit rid]s ,to provide te*nical   
assi/ance "u subp>agraph 7,a71 a circuit

 rid] %all possess ! necess>y exp]i5ce &
 c]tification to effectively c>ry out ! 
activities describ$ 9 t subp>agraph1 z  
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4  7,d7           
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is p>agraph #aj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal 
ye>s #bjbe ?r\gh #bjbi4  4