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Cybersecurity for Rural Water Systems Act
To include cybersecurity technical assistance in the national rural water and wastewater circuit rider program of Department of Agriculture.
Summary
The bill adds cybersecurity technical assistance to the Department of Agriculture's national rural water and wastewater circuit rider program, which provides technical support to rural water systems. Rural water systems serving fewer than 10,000 persons can now receive assistance to assess their cybersecurity capabilities and implement cybersecurity plans, procedures, and technologies to protect against cyber threats. The bill increases annual program funding from $25 million to $32.5 million and extends the program from fiscal years 2019-2023 to fiscal years 2026-2030, with $7.5 million of the annual allocation dedicated specifically to providing cybersecurity technical assistance. This expansion addresses cyber vulnerabilities in small rural water systems that often lack resources for independent cybersecurity assessment and implementation.
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Actions (3)
- Apr 4, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development. · house
- Mar 14, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. · house
- Mar 14, 2025 Introduced in House
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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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Cybersecurity for Rural Water Systems Act”.
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF CYBERSECURITY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN THE NATIONAL 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.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.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)”. <all>
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