S.Amdt. 2725

SA 2725. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 1, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title
II of H. Con. Res. 14; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ____. CYBERSECURITY FUNDING FOR ESSENTIAL RURAL
UTILITIES.

In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is
appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture for each of
fiscal years 2025 through 2031, out of amounts in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $30,000,000, to remain
available until expended, to conduct a risk assessment of
cybersecurity-related threats to a rural utility entity
eligible for grants or loans under the Rural Electrification
Act of 1936 or the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
Act and to provide technical assistance to such an entity to
enhance cybersecurity protections.
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