,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bhff  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ah          
7legislative day1 ,septemb] #af71 #bjbe 
,mr4 ,budd 7= himself & ,ms4 ,cortez    
,ma/o7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,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 #ccaj 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    
%all--  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 ,agriculture ,cyb]security    
,c5t]s2 &  7#c7 designate "o eligible   
entity 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-- 
7,a7 to analyze cyb]security ?reats1    
intrusions1 & anomalies2 &  7,b7 to     
recomm5d mitigation actions2  7#c7      
develop cyb]security te*nologies & tools
 = ! agriculture sector1 includ+--  7,a7
 doma9-specific intrusion & anomaly     
detection sy/ems2  7,b7 doma9-specific  
intrusion prev5tion sy/ems2  7,c7       
doma9-specific role-bas$ access control 
& us] au!ntication sy/ems2  7,d7        
lightweight device au!ntication         
protocols2 &  7,e7 secure network       
ar*itectures2  7#d7 build live          
cyb]security te/b$s to assess & ref9e   
cyb]security te*nologies1 tools1 &      
sy/ems develop$ = ! agriculture 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 network2 &  7#i7 ensure t 
! rese>* describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 !    
te*nologies & tools describ$ 9 p>agraph 
7#c71 & ! attack_/def5se ex]cises       
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#e7 are            
specifically design$ to prev5t          
cyb]attacks f--  7,a7 ! ,p's ,republic (
 ,*9a2  7,b7 ! ,democratic ,p's         
,republic ( ,korea2  7,c7 ! ,russian    
,f$]ation2  7,d7 ! ,islamic ,republic ( 
,iran2 &  7,e7 su* o!r c\ntries z !     
,secret>y1 9 consultation ) ! ,secret>y 
( ,homel& ,security1 det]m9es to be     
appropriate4  7c7  ,def9ition ( eligible
 entity  ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m eligible 
entity means a l&-grant college or      
univ]sity t--  7#a7 has programs 9 !    
food & agricultural sci5ces &           
cyb]security2 &  7#b7 coord9ates        
regional indu/ry p>tn]s1 coop]atives1   
gov]nm5t au?orities1 & o!r /akehold]s-- 
7,a7 to /r5g!n ! security1 privacy1 &   
resili5cy ( agricultural sy/ems2  7,b7  
to bol/] ! resili5cy ( cyb]security     

infra/ructure us$ by indep5d5t1         
nonc5traliz$1 locally own$ & op]at$     
agricultural networks2 &  7,c7 to       
develop a skill$ work=ce equipp$ to     
manage & protect agricultural sy/ems f  
cyb]attacks4  7d7  ,au?orization (      
appropriations  ,!re is au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section     
#be1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbf   
?r\gh #bjcj4  4