S 1018 · in committee · major
Cybersecurity for Rural Water Systems Act
- technology
What this bill does
- The bill directs USDA to create a program providing cybersecurity help to rural water and wastewater systems.
- Rural water systems serving 10,000 or fewer people receive technical assistance and threat assessments.
- USDA funds the program to develop security protocols and document cyber protection status for eligible systems.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How would rural water systems with limited budgets balance the costs of implementing USDA-recommended cybersecurity protocols against other infrastructure needs?
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What specific cyber threats have targeted rural water systems, and how does this bill's technical assistance approach compare to other proposed security solutions?
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Which rural water systems would qualify for assistance under the 10,000-person threshold, and could this leave some vulnerable communities without coverage?
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Sponsor · D-NV
Catherine Cortez Masto
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Introduced 2025-03-13
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Legislative timeline
2025-03-13 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
2025-03-13 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate

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