119-hr2109

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Cybersecurity for Rural Water Systems Act

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Introduced:
Mar 14, 2025
Policy Area:
Agriculture and Food

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Actions
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Cosponsors
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Summaries
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Apr 4, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.

Summaries (1)

Introduced in House - Mar 14, 2025 00
<p><strong>Cybersecurity for Rural Water Systems Act</strong></p><p>This bill amends the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Circuit Rider Program to include cybersecurity technical assistance for rural water systems serving fewer than 10,000 people. Under the program, USDA provides technical assistance to rural water systems that are experiencing day-to-day operational, financial, or managerial issues.</p><p>Specifically, the program's cybersecurity technical assistance must (1) assess system efficacy in protecting against cyber threats; and (2) implement cybersecurity plans, procedures, and technologies to protect against cyber threats.</p><p>The bill also reauthorizes the Circuit Rider Program through FY2030.</p>

Actions (4)

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
Type: Committee | Source: House committee actions | Code: H11000
Apr 4, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Type: IntroReferral | Source: House floor actions | Code: H11100
Mar 14, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: Intro-H
Mar 14, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: 1000
Mar 14, 2025

Subjects (1)

Agriculture and Food (Policy Area)

Cosponsors (3)

Text Versions (1)

Introduced in House

Mar 14, 2025

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Length: 2,384 characters Version: Introduced in House Version Date: Mar 14, 2025 Last Updated: Nov 15, 2025 6:20 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2109 Introduced in House

(IH) ]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2109

To include cybersecurity technical assistance in the national rural
water and wastewater circuit rider program of Department of
Agriculture.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 14, 2025

Mr. Davis of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. Nunn of Iowa)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Agriculture

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To include cybersecurity technical assistance in the national rural
water and wastewater circuit rider program of Department of
Agriculture.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.

This Act may be cited as the ``Cybersecurity for Rural Water
Systems Act''.
SEC. 2.
RURAL WATER AND WASTEWATER CIRCUIT RIDER PROGRAM.

(a) In General.--
Section 306 (a) (22) (A) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.

(a)

(22)
(A) of the Consolidated Farm and
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926

(a)

(22)
(A) ) is amended--

(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause
(i) ; and

(2) by redesignating clause
(ii) as clause
(iii) and
inserting after clause
(i) the following:
``
(ii) shall include cybersecurity
technical assistance for rural water systems
serving fewer than 10,000 persons, to--
``
(I) assess system efficacy in
protecting against cyber threats; and
``
(II) implement cybersecurity
plans, procedures, and technologies to
protect against cyber threats; and''.

(b) Extension of Program.--
Section 306 (a) (22) (B) of such Act (7 U.

(a)

(22)
(B) of such Act (7
U.S.C. 1926

(a)

(22)
(B) ) is amended by striking ``$25,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2019 through 2023'' and inserting ``$32,500,000 for each
of fiscal years 2026 through 2030, of which $7,500,000 for each of the
fiscal years shall be used to provide cybersecurity technical
assistance in accordance with subparagraph
(A)
(ii) ''.
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