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AIM Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-1242| Senate 
| Updated: 4/20/2021
Tom Cotton

Tom Cotton

Republican Senator

Arkansas

Cosponsors (1)
Joni Ernst (Republican)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Agricultural Intelligence Measures Act of 2021 or the AIM Act of 2021 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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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-4841
AIM Act of 2020

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-4768
AIM Act
Apr 20, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Apr 20, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Nov 1, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-8460
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4841
    AIM Act of 2020


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4768
    AIM Act


  • April 20, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 20, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.


  • November 1, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-8460
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • HR 117-1625: AIM Act
Chemical and biological weaponsComputer security and identity theftDepartment of AgricultureEspionage and treasonExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationSubversive activities

AIM Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-1242| Senate 
| Updated: 4/20/2021
Agricultural Intelligence Measures Act of 2021 or the AIM Act of 2021 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

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-4841
AIM Act of 2020

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-4768
AIM Act
Apr 20, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Apr 20, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Nov 1, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-8460
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4841
    AIM Act of 2020


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4768
    AIM Act


  • April 20, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 20, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.


  • November 1, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-8460
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Tom Cotton

Tom Cotton

Republican Senator

Arkansas

Cosponsors (1)
Joni Ernst (Republican)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • HR 117-1625: AIM Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Chemical and biological weaponsComputer security and identity theftDepartment of AgricultureEspionage and treasonExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationSubversive activities