Requires USDA to boost national security focus on America's food supply and farming.
This bill would make the Department of Agriculture (USDA) focus more on national security risks related to food and farming, in addition to its current homeland security work. It would create a new Senior Advisor position to lead these efforts and require regular reports to Congress on potential threats to our food system. This aims to better protect the nation's food supply from various vulnerabilities, including those from foreign influence and new technologies.
Today, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) focuses on homeland security threats to our food and farming. After this bill, the USDA would explicitly add national security as a top priority. It would create a new Senior Advisor for National Security, increase staff with security clearances, and send detailed reports to Congress every two years about national security risks to our food supply, starting within 180 days of the bill becoming law.
HR 7153 · 119th Congress · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 8/10
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