Securing American Agriculture Act

The Securing American Agriculture Act requires the Secretary of Agriculture to publish, each year, an assessment of the United States’ dependency on critical agricultural products or inputs sourced from China. The assessment aims to identify which inputs are essential to farming and could be exploited if China weaponizes those dependencies. It directs the Secretary to evaluate domestic production capacity and supply-chain bottlenecks for these inputs and to offer recommendations to reduce reliance on China, including practical steps to mitigate threats to supply chains and to remove barriers to onshore or nearshore production. The bill defines a broad set of “critical inputs” that includes agricultural equipment and technology, fuel, fertilizers, feed (including vitamins and minerals), veterinary drugs and vaccines, crop protection chemicals, seed, and any other inputs the Secretary designates as critical. The bill also establishes protections for information shared with the Secretary for this assessment. Participation is voluntary, data are to be aggregated and kept confidential, and information cannot be used for purposes other than the assessment. Trade secrets or confidential information must be safeguarded, and disclosures to the public must be in aggregate form. The Secretary is required to submit the annual assessment to relevant congressional committees.