Securing American Agriculture Act

This bill requires the U.S. Department of Agriculture to do a yearly check of how much American farming depends on key products and supplies from China, and how that reliance could be used to harm our food supply. The report must look at U.S. production capacity, where the supply chain is weak, and give ideas to reduce risk, including ways to move more production back to the U.S. or nearby countries.

It names “critical inputs” such as farm equipment and technology, fuel, fertilizers, animal feed (including vitamins, amino acids, and minerals), veterinary drugs and vaccines, crop protection chemicals, and seed, with the option to add others. The USDA cannot force private companies to share data, and any information provided must be kept confidential and used only in aggregate so individual businesses can’t be identified.

• Who is affected: Farmers, ranchers, and suppliers of farm inputs, plus USDA.
• What changes: A yearly assessment and report to Congress on risks and bottlenecks, with recommendations to cut dependence on China and strengthen supply chains; strong privacy protections for business data.
• When: Every year.