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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8003 
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to publish, on an annual basis, an 
assessment on United States dependency on critical agricultural products 
or inputs from the People’s Republic of China, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 15, 2024 
Mrs. 
HINSON
(for 
herself, 
Ms. 
SLOTKIN, 
Mr. 
GALLAGHER, 
Mr. 
KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. ALFORD, Mr. CARSON, Mr. SCOTT FRANKLIN of 
Florida, Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina, Mrs. WAGNER, Ms. DAVIDS of 
Kansas, Mr. KUSTOFF, Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. KEAN of New Jersey, Mr. 
LAHOOD, Mr. FINSTAD, Mr. TONY GONZALES of Texas, Mrs. MILLER- 
MEEKS, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mr. NUNN of Iowa, Mr. VAN ORDEN, and Mrs. 
CHAVEZ-DEREMER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to publish, on an 
annual basis, an assessment on United States depend-
ency on critical agricultural products or inputs from the 
People’s Republic of China, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Securing American Ag-
riculture Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. CRITICAL AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS OR INPUTS 
STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture (in 
this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall, on an 
annual basis, submit to the Committee on Agriculture of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agri-
culture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate, an assess-
ment of the dependency of the United States on critical 
agricultural products or inputs that could be exploited in 
the event the People’s Republic of China weaponizes any 
such critical dependency. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The assessment under subsection 
(a) shall— 
(1) address, with respect to the critical inputs 
specified in subsection (c), the following: 
(A) the current domestic production capac-
ity of each such critical input; and 
(B) the current and potential bottlenecks 
in the supply chain for each such critical input 
that could be exploited by the People’s Republic 
of China; and 
(2) contain the Secretary’s recommendations to 
reduce the dependency of the United States on the 
People’s Republic of China to supply critical agricul-
tural products or inputs, including— 
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(A) recommendations to mitigate potential 
threats posed by the People’s Republic of China 
to the supply chains of each critical input speci-
fied in subsection (c); and 
(B) recommendations for legislative and 
regulatory actions to reduce barriers to onshore 
or nearshore the production of each such crit-
ical input. 
(c) CRITICAL INPUTS.—The critical inputs specified 
in this subsection shall include all farm management, ag-
ronomic, and field-applied production inputs, including 
each of the following: 
(1) Agricultural equipment, machinery, and 
technology. 
(2) Fuel. 
(3) Fertilizers. 
(4) Feed, including its components, such as vi-
tamins, amino acids, and minerals. 
(5) Veterinary drugs and vaccines. 
(6) Crop protection chemicals. 
(7) Seed. 
(8) Any other critical agricultural inputs, as de-
termined by the Secretary. 
(d) COLLECTION, DISTRIBUTION, AND PROTECTION 
OF INFORMATION.— 
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(1) VOLUNTARY BASIS.—In conducting an as-
sessment under subsection (a), the Secretary may 
not require any private entity to provide information 
to the Secretary. 
(2) AGGREGATE DATA.—In the case of informa-
tion provided to the Secretary to conduct an assess-
ment under subsection (a), neither the Secretary, 
any other officer or employee of the Department of 
Agriculture or agency thereof, nor any other person 
may— 
(A) use such information for a purpose 
other than the development or reporting of ag-
gregate data in a manner such that the identity 
of the person who supplied such information is 
not discernible and is not material to the in-
tended uses of such information; or 
(B) disclose such information to the public, 
unless such information has been transformed 
into a statistical or aggregate form that does 
not allow the identification of the person who 
supplied particular information. 
(3) CONFIDENTIALITY.—The Secretary shall 
ensure that assessments submitted under subsection 
(a) do not include any information that is a trade 
secret or confidential information subject to section 
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552(b)(4) of title 5, United States Code, or section 
1905 of title 18, United States Code. 
(4) IMMUNITY FROM DISCLOSURE.—Any infor-
mation provided to the Secretary as part of an as-
sessment conducted under subsection (a) may not be 
used by the Secretary for any purpose other than to 
carry out such subsection. 
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