H.R. 4046 Introduced Agriculture and Food

Cybersecurity in Agriculture Act of 2025

To amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program providing for the establishment of Agriculture Cybersecurity Centers, and for other purposes.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] Introduced June 17, 2025 Cosponsors 3 (3 D) Latest action June 17, 2025

Summary

Cybersecurity in Agriculture Act of 2025
This bill directs the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to establish an agriculture cybersecurity program.
Under the program, NIFA must provide grants to or enter into cooperative agreements with eligible colleges or universities. These institutions must establish a network of five Regional Agriculture Cybersecurity Centers to carry out research, development, and education on agriculture cybersecurity related to seed agriculture, horticulture, animal agriculture, and the agriculture supply chain.
An eligible college or university must have programs in food and agriculture sciences and cybersecurity that coordinate regional industry partners, cooperatives, government authorities, and other stakeholders to (1) strengthen security, privacy, and resiliency; (2) bolster the independent networks; and (3) develop a skilled workforce.
The program must also establish a national network of such regional centers and designate one college or university to coordinate the national network's activities.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Actions

  1. Jun 17, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
  2. Jun 17, 2025 Introduced in House

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