,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dgid  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #af1     
#bjbf,mr4 ,sheehy 7for himself and ,mr4 
,schiff7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1
 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill  ,to require  
the ,secretary of ,agriculture and the  
,secretary of ,homeland ,security to    
submit to ,congress a report regarding  
cybersecurity in precision agriculture  
technologies1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,precision ,agriculture         
,cybersecurity ,act4  #b4 ,definitions  
,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,foreign ,country of
 concern ,the term foreign country of   
concern means-- 7,a7 the ,people's      
,republic of ,china2  7,b7 the          
,democratic ,people's ,republic of      
,korea2  7,c7 the ,russian ,federation2 
and  7,d7 the ,islamic ,republic of     
,iran4  7#b7 ,precision agriculture     
technology ,the term precision          

agriculture technology means-- 7,a7     
instrumentation and techniques ranging  
from sophisticated sensors and software 
systems to manual sampling and data     
collection tools that measure1 record1  
and manage spatial and temporal data2   
7,b7 technologies for searching out and 
assembling information necessary for    
sound agricultural production           
decisionmaking2  7,c7 open systems      
technologies for data networking and    
processing that produce valued systems  
for farm management decisionmaking2 and 
7,d7 machines that deliver              
information-based management practices4 
#c4 ,report on cybersecurity in         
precision agriculture technology  7a7   
,in general ,not later than #a year     
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary of ,agriculture and
 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 
acting through the ,director of the     
,cybersecurity and ,infrastructure      
,security ,agency1 in coordination with 
the ,food and ,agriculture ,sector      

,coordinating ,council and the ,food and
 ,agriculture-,information ,sharing and 
,analysis ,center1 shall prepare a      
report containing an assessment of      
current cyber-threats to precision      
agriculture technologies4  7b7 ,contents
 ,the report prepared under subsection  
7a7 shall contain-- 7#a7 an evaluation  
of all cyber-threats to precision       
agriculture technologies2  7#b7 an      
assessment of cyber-threats to precision
 agriculture technologies from foreign  
countries of concern2  7#c7 7,a7 an     
identification of gaps in the ,united   
,states planning for cybersecurity in   
precision agriculture technologies2 and 
7,b7 recommendations to address those   
gaps2  7#d7 a review of existing        
,department of ,agriculture and         
,department of ,homeland ,security      
funding opportunities related to        
enhancing cybersecurity in precision    
agriculture technologies2 and  7#e7 a   
review of existing staff at the         
,department of ,agriculture and the     

,department of ,homeland ,security that 
contribute to cybersecurity in precision
 agriculture technologies4  7c7         
,publication2 submission ,not later than
 #a year after the date of enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary of            
,agriculture and the ,secretary of      
,homeland ,security1 acting through the 
,director of the ,cybersecurity and     
,infrastructure ,security ,agency1 shall
 make publicly available the report     
prepared under subsection 7a7 and submit
 such report to-- 7#a7 the ,committee on
 ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry
 of the ,senate2  7#b7 the ,committee on
 ,agriculture of the ,house of          
,representatives2  7#c7 the ,committee  
on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate2  
7#d7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs
 of the ,house of ,representatives2     
7#e7 the ,committee on ,homeland        
,security and ,governmental ,affairs of 
the ,senate2 and  7#f7 the ,committee on
 ,homeland ,security of the ,house of   
,representatives4  7d7 ,form  7#a7      

,publicly available report ,the report  
made publicly available in accordance   
with subsection 7c7 shall not contain   
any classified information4  7#b7       
,congressional report ,the report       
submitted to the congressional          
committees in accordance with subsection
 7c7 may include a classified annex1 if 
warranted4  #d4 ,,gao report on         
coordination and collaboration on       
cybersecurity in precision agriculture  
technologies across the ,federal        
,government  7a7 ,in general ,not later 
than #a year after the date of enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general
 of the ,united ,states shall conduct a 
study on the coordination and           
collaboration on cybersecurity in       
precision agriculture technologies      
across the ,federal ,government4  7b7   
,contents ,the study conducted under    
subsection 7a7 shall-- 7#a7 7,a7 assess 
current coordination and collaboration  
across the ,federal ,government on      
cybersecurity in precision agriculture  

technologies2 and  7,b7 develop         
recommendations to enhance such         
collaboration and coordination2 and     
7#b7 7,a7 evaluate the work of the ,food
 and ,agriculture ,sector ,government   
,coordinating ,council 7referred to in  
this paragraph as the ,,gcc7 and the    
,food and ,agriculture ,sector          
,coordinating ,council 7referred to in  
this paragraph as the ,,scc7 on         
addressing cybersecurity in precision   
agriculture technologies2 and  7,b7     
identify opportunities to strengthen    
coordination between the ,,gcc and the  
,,scc4  7c7 ,publication2 submission    
,not later than #a year after the date  
of enactment of this ,act1 the          
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall make publicly available a 
report containing the findings of the   
study conducted under subsection 7a7 and
 submit such report to-- 7#a7 the       
,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 
and ,forestry of the ,senate2  7#b7 the 
,committee on ,agriculture of the ,house

 of ,representatives2  7#c7 the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate2  
and  7#d7 the ,committee on ,homeland   
,security of the ,house of              
,representatives4  7d7 ,form  7#a7      
,publicly available report ,the report  
made publicly available in accordance   
with subsection 7c7 shall not contain   
any classified information4  7#b7       
,congressional report ,the report       
submitted to the congressional          
committees in accordance with subsection
 7c7 may include a classified annex1 if 
warranted4