Cybersecurity for Rural Water Systems Act
This bill establishes a federal program to improve cybersecurity for rural water and wastewater systems. It directs the Agriculture Secretary to create a "cybersecurity circuit rider" program that sends certified technical experts to assist rural water associations with assessing their current cybersecurity defenses, developing protection protocols, and addressing gaps in their security plans. The program is funded with $10 million annually from 2024 through 2028. It directly affects rural water associations operating public water systems, not individual homeowners or large municipal utilities.
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Jul 2023
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Introduced Jul 19, 2023
Last action Jul 19, 2023
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Jul 19, 2023
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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Jul 19, 2023
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upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
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Catherine Cortez Masto
DDemocratic
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Angus S. King, Jr.
IIndependent
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Mike Rounds
RRepublican
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