Cybersecurity in Agriculture Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Senator Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC]
Introduced
Summary
Builds a regional cyber-defense network for U.S. agriculture. The Department of Agriculture, through the National Institute of Food and Agriculture and in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security, would fund five Regional Agriculture Cybersecurity Centers to research, test, and deliver sector-specific cybersecurity tools, operations, and training.
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- Farmers and local operators gain access to live testbeds, attack/defense exercises, and field-focused technologies for seed, horticulture, animal agriculture, and supply chain systems to help detect and respond to cyber threats.
- Land-grant universities with food and agricultural sciences and cybersecurity programs compete for grants to host the centers and one entity will coordinate the national network, strengthening regional R&D and industry partnerships.
- Centers must build intrusion detection and prevention systems, secure network architectures, role-based access and device authentication, and run education programs to build a skilled workforce. Research and exercises are explicitly designed to guard against attacks from China, North Korea, Russia, Iran, and other countries identified by the Secretary with DHS.
*Authorizes $25.0 million per year for fiscal years 2026 through 2030, totaling $125.0 million in authorized appropriations.*
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Regional cybersecurity centers for farms
This bill would fund five Regional Agriculture Cybersecurity Centers. The Department of Agriculture would give competitive grants to eligible land‑grant colleges and universities. If enacted, the program would get $25 million per year from 2026 through 2030. The centers would research and build security operations centers, situational awareness, intrusion detection and prevention, authentication, lightweight device protocols, secure networks, and live testbeds. They would run attack/defense exercises and train agriculture workers and industry partners. Research and exercises would target cyberattacks from China, North Korea, Russia, Iran, and other countries the Secretary and DHS name. One center would be chosen to coordinate a national network of the five centers.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC]
NC • R
Cosponsors
Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
NV • D
Sponsored 9/18/2025
Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN]
IN • R
Sponsored 12/15/2025
Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/15/2025
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