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,s4 #iab  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #aj1 #bjbe,mr4    
,ricketts 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,ris*1 ,mrs4 
,capito1 ,mr4 ,s*mitt1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,ms4
 ,lummis1 ,mrs4 ,fis*]1 ,mr4 ,b>rasso1  
,mr4 ,scott ( ,florida1 & ,ms4 ,slotk97 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (        
,agriculture to publi%1 on an annual    
basis1 an assessm5t ( ,unit$ ,/ates     
dep5d5cy on critical agricultural       
products or inputs f ! ,p's ,republic ( 
,*9a1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title
 ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,secur+      
,am]ican ,agriculture ,act4  #b4        
,critical agricultural products or      
inputs assessm5t  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,on an   
annual basis1 ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture
 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z ! ,secret>y7
 %all submit to ! ,committee on         
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry ( !  
,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,agriculture ( 

! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives an assessm5t (
 ! dep5d5cy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates on        
critical agricultural products or inputs
 t c\ld be exploit$ 9 ! ev5t ! ,p's     
,republic ( ,*9a weaponizes any su*     
dep5d5cy4  7b7 ,cont5ts ,ea* report "u  
subsection 7a7 %all-- 7#a7 address1 )   
respect to ! critical inputs describ$ 9 
subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 ! curr5t dome/ic  
production capacity ( ea* critical      
input2 &  7,b7 ! curr5t & pot5tial      
bottl5ecks 9 ! supply *a9 = ea* critical
 input t c\ld be exploit$ by ! ,p's     
,republic ( ,*9a2 &  7#b7 conta9        
recomm5dations ( ! ,secret>y1 9         
consultation ) ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,trade   
,repres5tative1 ! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce1 
& ! ,commission] ( ,food & ,drugs1 to   
r$uce ! dep5d5cy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates on ! 
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a to supply critical
 agricultural products or inputs1       
includ+ recomm5dations-- 7,a7 to        
mitigate pot5tial ?reats pos$ by ! ,p's 
,republic ( ,*9a to ! supply *a9s ( ea* 
critical input describ$ 9 subsection    

7c72 &  7,b7 = legislative & regulatory 
actions to r$uce b>ri]s to on%ore or    
ne>%ore production ( ea* su* critical   
input4  7c7 ,description ( critical     
inputs ,! critical inputs ref]r$ to 9   
subsection 7b7 include all f>m          
managem5t1 agronomic1 & field-appli$    
production inputs1 includ+ ea* ( !      
foll[+3 7#a7 ,agricultural equipm5t1    
ma*9]y1 & te*nology4  7#b7 ,fuel4  7#c7 
,f]tiliz]s4  7#d7 ,fe$1 includ+ its     
compon5ts1 su* z vitam9s1 am9o acids1 & 
m9]als4  7#e7 ,vet]9>y drugs & vacc9es4 
7#f7 ,crop protection *emicals4  7#g7   
,se$4  7#h7 ,any o!r critical           
agricultural inputs1 z det]m9$ by !     
,secret>y4  7d7 ,collection1            
di/ribution1 & protection ( in=mation   
7#a7 ,volunt>y basis ,9 conduct+ an     
assessm5t "u subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y
 %all n require any private entity to   
provide in=mation to ! ,secret>y4  7#b7 
,aggregate data ,9 ! case ( in=mation   
provid$ to ! ,secret>y to conduct an    
assessm5t "u subsection 7a71 !          

,secret>y1 any o!r (fic] or employee ( !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture or ag5cy !re(1
 or any o!r p]son %all n-- 7,a7 use t   
in=mation = a purpose o!r ?an !         
developm5t or report+ ( aggregate data 9
 a mann] su* t ! id5tity ( ! p]son t    
suppli$ ! in=mation is n-- 7i7          
disc]nible2 or  7ii7 mat]ial to ! int5d$
 uses ( ! in=mation2 or  7,b7 disclose t
 in=mation to ! public1 unless !        
in=mation has be5 trans=m$ into a       
/ati/ical or aggregate =m t does n all[ 
! id5tification ( ! p]son t suppli$     
p>ticul> in=mation4  7#c7               
,confid5tiality ,! ,secret>y %all ensure
 t ! assessm5ts "u subsection 7a7 d n   
include any in=mation t is a trade      
secret or confid5tial in=mation subject 
to-- 7,a7 section #eeb7;b77#d7 ( title  
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 or  7,b7       
section #aije ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code4  7#d7 ,immunity f disclosure    
,in=mation provid$ to ! ,secret>y z "p (
 an assessm5t conduct$ "u subsection 7a7
 %all n be us$ by ! ,secret>y = any     

purpose o!r ?an to c>ry out t           
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