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AIM Act

USA116th CongressS-4768| Senate 
| Updated: 9/30/2020
Tom Cotton

Tom Cotton

Republican Senator

Arkansas

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Agricultural Intelligence Measures Act or the AIM Act This bill establishes the Office of Intelligence in the Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the National Intelligence Program. The office must leverage the capabilities of the intelligence community and the intelligence-related research of the National Laboratories to ensure that USDA is fully informed of threats by foreign actors to U.S. agriculture; focus on understanding foreign efforts to steal U.S. agriculture knowledge and technology, and develop or implement biological warfare attacks, cyber or clandestine operations, or other means of sabotaging and disrupting U.S. agriculture; prepare, conduct, and facilitate intelligence briefings for USDA; operate as the liaison between USDA and the intelligence community, with the authority to request intelligence collection and analysis on matters related to U.S. agriculture; collaborate with the intelligence community to downgrade intelligence assessments for broader dissemination within USDA; and facilitate the sharing of information on foreign activities related to agriculture with the intelligence community.
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Timeline
Sep 30, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Sep 30, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Nov 27, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-8822
Introduced in House
  • September 30, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 30, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.


  • November 27, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-8822
    Introduced in House

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • HR 116-8238: AIM Act

AIM Act

USA116th CongressS-4768| Senate 
| Updated: 9/30/2020
Agricultural Intelligence Measures Act or the AIM Act This bill establishes the Office of Intelligence in the Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the National Intelligence Program. The office must leverage the capabilities of the intelligence community and the intelligence-related research of the National Laboratories to ensure that USDA is fully informed of threats by foreign actors to U.S. agriculture; focus on understanding foreign efforts to steal U.S. agriculture knowledge and technology, and develop or implement biological warfare attacks, cyber or clandestine operations, or other means of sabotaging and disrupting U.S. agriculture; prepare, conduct, and facilitate intelligence briefings for USDA; operate as the liaison between USDA and the intelligence community, with the authority to request intelligence collection and analysis on matters related to U.S. agriculture; collaborate with the intelligence community to downgrade intelligence assessments for broader dissemination within USDA; and facilitate the sharing of information on foreign activities related to agriculture with the intelligence community.
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Timeline
Sep 30, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Sep 30, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Nov 27, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-8822
Introduced in House
  • September 30, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 30, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.


  • November 27, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-8822
    Introduced in House
Tom Cotton

Tom Cotton

Republican Senator

Arkansas

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • HR 116-8238: AIM Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted