Food and Agriculture Industry Cybersecurity Support Act

Senate Bill

S. 2393

119th Congress

Food and Agriculture Industry Cybersecurity Support Act

In Committee

Introduced:Jul 23, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Jerry Moran

Senator

Republican

KS

Cosponsors

2

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Agriculture and Food

Summary

This bill aims to help protect the food and agriculture industry from cybersecurity threats. It would create a central hub for cybersecurity resources and recommendations to assist businesses in this sector.

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

SponsorJerry Moran (R-KS)

Introduced7/23/2025

StatusRead twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

ChamberSenate

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Food and Agriculture Industry Cybersecurity Support Act

This bill aims to help protect the food and agriculture industry from cybersecurity threats. It would create a central hub for cybersecurity resources and recommendations to assist businesses in this sector.

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This bill aims to help protect the food and agriculture industry from cybersecurity threats. It would create a central hub for cybersecurity resources and recommendations to assist businesses in this sector.

Bill Number: 2393
Sponsor: Jerry Moran (R-KS)
Introduced: 7/23/2025
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Policy Area: Agriculture and Food

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Title: Food and Agriculture Industry Cybersecurity Support Act
Bill Number: 2393
Sponsor: Jerry Moran (R-KS)
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Introduced: 7/23/2025
Summary: This bill aims to help protect the food and agriculture industry from cybersecurity threats. It would create a central hub for cybersecurity resources and recommendations to assist businesses in this sector.

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill aims to help protect the food and agriculture industry from cybersecurity threats. It would create a central hub for cybersecurity resources and recommendations to assist businesses in this sector.

Last updated: 12/30/2025

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Food and Agriculture Industry Cyberspace Support ActThis bill requires the establishment of a clearinghouse for food and agriculture cyberspace resources and the development of related best practices recommendations.Specifically, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) must establish a publicly available clearinghouse that contains current food and agriculture industry-focused cybersecurity resources.Further, the NTIA must develop voluntary cybersecurity recommendations relating to the development, maintenance, and operation of the food and agriculture industry. The recommendations must be based on a consolidation of public and private sector best practices and be included in the NTIA clearinghouse. The recommendations must also include, to the greatest extent practicable, materials that address (1) risk-based, cybersecurity-informed engineering; (2) planning for retention or recovery of positive control of systems in the event of a cybersecurity incident; (3) protection against unauthorized access to critical functions of the industry; and (4) plans for how industry businesses should respond to ransomware attacks.The Government Accountability Office must coordinate with specified federal agencies to conduct a study on actions the federal government has taken or may take to improve cybersecurity in the food and agriculture industry.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Establishes a clearinghouse for food and agriculture cybersecurity resources and best practices
Requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to develop voluntary cybersecurity recommendations for the industry
Directs the Government Accountability Office to study actions the federal government has taken or can take to improve cybersecurity in the food and agriculture industry

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

If passed, this bill would benefit businesses and organizations in the food and agriculture sector by providing them with centralized access to cybersecurity information and guidance. This could help these businesses better protect their operations, data, and critical infrastructure from cyber threats, which is especially important given the vital role the food and agriculture industry plays in the nation's food supply.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Agriculture and Food

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

2393, 119th Congress (2025). "Food and Agriculture Industry Cybersecurity Support Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-s-2393

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