1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Farm and Food Cybersecurity Act of 2024 . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Agriculture and food critical infrastructure sector The term agriculture and food critical infrastructure sector means— (A) any activity relating to the production, processing, distribution, storage, transportation, consumption, or disposal of agricultural or food products; and (B) any entity involved in an activity described in subparagraph (A), including a farmer, rancher, processor, manufacturer, distributor, retailer, consumer, and regulator. (2) Cybersecurity threat; defensive measure; incident; security vulnerability The terms cybersecurity threat , defensive measure , incident , and security vulnerability have the meanings given those terms in section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 650 ). (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture. 3. Assessment of cybersecurity threats and security vulnerabilities in the agriculture and food critical infrastructure sector (a) Study The Secretary shall conduct a study, on a biennial basis, on the cybersecurity threats to, and security vulnerabilities in, the agriculture and food critical infrastructure sector, including— (1) the nature and extent of cyberattacks and incidents that affect the agriculture and food critical infrastructure sector; (2) the potential impacts of a cyberattack or incident on the safety, security, and availability of food products, as well as on the economy, public health, and national security of the United States; (3) the current capability and readiness of the Federal Government, State and local governments, and private sector entities to prevent, detect, respond to, and recover from cyberattacks and incidents described in paragraph (2); (4) the existing policies, standards, guidelines, best practices, and initiatives applicable to the agriculture and food critical infrastructure sector to enhance defensive measures in that sector