Bill > S5277

This bill directs the Secretary of Agriculture to publish an annual assessment of the United States' dependency on critical agricultural products or inputs from China. The assessment would address the current domestic production capacity and potential supply chain bottlenecks for key inputs like agricultural equipment, fuel, fertilizers, feed, veterinary drugs, and crop protection chemicals. The bill also requires the Secretary to provide recommendations to mitigate threats and reduce barriers to onshore or nearshore production of these critical inputs, in consultation with other government agencies. The information collected for the assessment would be protected as confidential and used solely for the purpose of the report.