119-hr1995

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1995 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1995

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to publish, on an annual basis, 
 an assessment on United States dependency on critical agricultural 
 products or inputs from the People's Republic of China, and for other 
 purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 March 10, 2025

 Mrs. Hinson (for herself, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Moolenaar, Ms. 
 Tokuda, Mr. Scott Franklin of Florida, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Mr. 
 Newhouse, Mr. Carson, Mr. Alford, Mr. Cline, Mr. Finstad, Mrs. Miller-
Meeks, and Mr. Moore of North Carolina) introduced the following bill; 
 which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to publish, on an annual basis, 
 an assessment on United States dependency on critical agricultural 
 products or inputs from the People's Republic of China, and for other 
 purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Securing American Agriculture Act''.

SEC. 2. CRITICAL AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS OR INPUTS STUDY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture (in this section 
referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall, on an annual basis, submit to 
the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate, an 
assessment of the dependency of the United States on critical 
agricultural products or inputs that could be exploited in the event 
the People's Republic of China weaponizes any such critical dependency.

    (b) Contents.--The assessment under subsection

    (a) shall--

    (1) address, with respect to the critical inputs specified 
 in subsection
            (c) , the following:
        (A) the current domestic production capacity of 
 each such critical input; and
        (B) the current and potential bottlenecks in the 
 supply chain for each such critical input that could be 
 exploited by the People's Republic of China; and

    (2) contain the Secretary's recommendations to reduce the 
 dependency of the United States on the People's Republic of 
 China to supply critical agricultural products or inputs, 
 including--
        (A) recommendations to mitigate potential threats 
 posed by the People's Republic of China to the supply 
 chains of each critical input specified in subsection
            (c) ; and
        (B) recommendations for legislative and regulatory 
 actions to reduce barriers to onshore or nearshore the 
 production of each such critical input.
            (c) Critical Inputs.--The critical inputs specified in this 
subsection shall include all farm management, agronomic, and field-
applied production inputs, including each of the following:

    (1) Agricultural equipment, machinery, and technology.

    (2) Fuel.

    (3) Fertilizers.

    (4) Feed, including its components, such as vitamins, amino 
 acids, and minerals.

    (5) Veterinary drugs and vaccines.

    (6) Crop protection chemicals.

    (7) Seed.

    (8) Any other critical agricultural inputs, as determined 
 by the Secretary.
            (d) Collection, Distribution, and Protection of Information.--

    (1) Voluntary basis.--In conducting an assessment under 
 subsection

    (a) , the Secretary may not require any private 
 entity to provide information to the Secretary.

    (2) Aggregate data.--In the case of information provided to 
 the Secretary to conduct an assessment under subsection

    (a) , 
 neither the Secretary, any other officer or employee of the 
 Department of Agriculture or agency thereof, nor any other 
 person may--
        (A) use such information for a purpose other than 
 the development or reporting of aggregate data in a 
 manner such that the identity of the person who 
 supplied such information is not discernible and is not 
 material to the intended uses of such information; or
        (B) disclose such information to the public, unless 
 such information has been transformed into a 
 statistical or aggregate form that does not allow the 
 identification of the person who supplied particular 
 information.

    (3) Confidentiality.--The Secretary shall ensure that 
 assessments submitted under subsection

    (a) do not include any 
 information that is a trade secret or confidential information 
 subject to 

section 552

    (b)

    (4) of title 5, United States Code, or 
 

section 1905 of title 18, United States Code.

    (4) Immunity from disclosure.--Any information provided to 
 the Secretary as part of an assessment conducted under 
 subsection

    (a) may not be used by the Secretary for any purpose 
 other than to carry out such subsection.
 <all>