This bill requires the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), to prepare a report within one year that assesses cyber threats to precision agriculture technologies. The report must evaluate all cyber threats, assess threats from specified foreign countries of concern (the People's Republic of China; the Democratic People's Republic of Korea; the Russian Federation; and the Islamic Republic of Iran), identify gaps in U.S. planning and recommend ways to address them, review existing Department of Agriculture and Department of Homeland Security funding opportunities related to precision agriculture cybersecurity, and review staff contributing to these efforts. The public version of the report may not contain classified information; a classified annex may be submitted to Congress if warranted.
The bill also requires the Comptroller General (GAO) to conduct a study, within one year, on federal coordination and collaboration on cybersecurity for precision agriculture technologies. That study must assess current coordination across the federal government, develop recommendations to improve collaboration, evaluate the work of the Food and Agriculture Sector Government Coordinating Council (GCC) and the Food and Agriculture Sector Coordinating Council (SCC), and identify opportunities to strengthen coordination between the GCC and SCC. The GAO report must be made public without classified information; a classified annex may be provided to congressional committees if warranted.
Within one year of enactment, federal agencies must produce public reports about cyber risks to precision agriculture technologies and about how the federal government coordinates on these risks. The public reports will not include classified material. The reports will also be submitted to several congressional committees for oversight and possible follow-up actions.
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