Farm and Food Cybersecurity Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Finstad
In Committee
Summary
This bill would require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out regular cybersecurity risk assessments and run cross-sector crisis simulation exercises to strengthen cybersecurity and resilience in the agriculture and food critical infrastructure sector. It focuses on biennial risk assessments of cyber threats and a set of annual, multi-agency food-related emergency exercises over a 5-year period.
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- Farmers and food companies would receive federal risk assessments and recommendations aimed at protecting production, processing, distribution, and food safety from cyber incidents.
- State, Tribal, local, territorial, Federal emergency planners, and private-sector partners would participate in annual simulation exercises for a 5-year period to identify coordination gaps and improve response capabilities.
- Congress and the cybersecurity community would get biennial risk reports and post-exercise findings summarizing threats, readiness gaps, and recommended legislative or administrative actions.
*Would authorize $1.0 million annually for fiscal years 2026–2030, totaling $5.0 million and increasing federal spending over that period.*
Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Cyber checks and drills for food supply
If enacted, USDA would run yearly, cross-sector food emergency drills for five years, with $1 million each year from FY2026 to FY2030. USDA would also deliver a cyber risk report for the farm and food sector within one year, then every two years. The work would involve DHS, HHS, intelligence agencies, states, Tribes, local governments, and private companies, including the sector ISAC and councils. Drills would use realistic scenarios, include feedback to participants, and USDA would send findings and recommendations to Congress after each exercise. The risk reports would cover recent attacks, risks to food safety and supply, current readiness, gaps, and recommended fixes, including overlapping rules that may hinder real security.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Finstad
MN • R
Cosponsors
Tokuda
HI • D
Sponsored 2/26/2025
Bacon
NE • R
Sponsored 2/26/2025
Davids (KS)
KS • D
Sponsored 2/26/2025
Vindman
VA • D
Sponsored 7/17/2025
Davis (NC)
NC • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
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