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Promoting Precision Agriculture Act of 2023

Introduced: March 9, 2023 Introduced by: Thune, John Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
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Mar 9, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S744-745; text: CR S745-746)
Mar 9, 2023
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Promoting Precision Agriculture Act of 2023

This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to develop voluntary standards for precision agriculture (i.e., managing, tracking, or reducing crop or livestock production inputs, including seed, feed, fertilizer, chemicals, water, and time at a heightened level of spatial and temporal granularity to improve efficiencies, reduce waste, and maintain environmental quality).

USDA, in consultation with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), must develop voluntary, consensus-based, private sector-led interconnectivity standards and best practices for precision agriculture to promote economies of scale and ease the burden of adoption. USDA must (1) coordinate with relevant public and trusted private sector stakeholders and relevant industry organizations, and (2) consult with sector-specific agencies and state and local governments.

Further, in developing the standards, USDA must, in consultation with NIST and the Federal Communications Commission, consider

  • the connectivity needs of precision agriculture equipment,
  • cybersecurity challenges facing precision agriculture, and
  • the impact of artificial intelligence on this area.

The Government Accountability Office must periodically assess and report on the standards.

What's happening now March 9, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S744-745; text: CR S745-746)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1697 Related bill Promoting Precision Agriculture Act of 2023
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Warnock, Raphael G.
Georgia · Mar 9, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 734: Promoting Precision Agriculture Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-734/
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"S. 734: Promoting Precision Agriculture Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-734/.
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S. 734, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-734/.
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