,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #acie  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #bg1    
#bjba,mrs4 ,fischer 7for herself and    
,ms4 ,klobuchar7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to promote scientific     
research and development opportunities  
for connected technologies that advance 
precision agriculture capabilities4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,advancing ,io,t for ,precision    
,agriculture ,act of #bjba4  #b4        
,purpose ,it is the purpose of this ,act
 to promote scientific research and     
development opportunities for connected 
technologies that advance precision     
agriculture capabilities4  #c4 ,national
 ,science ,foundation ,directive on     
,agricultural ,sensor ,research ,in     
awarding grants under its sensor systems
 and networked systems programs1 the    
,director of the ,national ,science     

,foundation shall include in            
consideration of portfolio balance      
research and development on sensor      
connectivity in environments of         
intermittent connectivity and           
intermittent computation-- 7#a7 to      
improve the reliable use of advance     
sensing systems in rural and            
agricultural areas2 and  7#b7 that      
considers-- 7,a7 direct gateway access  
for locally stored data2  7,b7          
attenuation of signal transmission2     
7,c7 loss of signal transmission2 and   
7,d7 at-scale performance for wireless  
power4  #d4 ,updating ,considerations   
for ,precision ,agriculture ,technology 
within the ,,nsf ,advanced ,technical   
,education ,program ,section #c of the  
,scientific and ,advanced-,technology   
,act of #aiib 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahfb;i7 is
 amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7d77#b7-- 
7,a7 in subparagraph 7,d71 by striking  
and after the semicolon2  7,b7 in       
subparagraph 7,e71 by striking the      
period at the end and inserting 2 and2  

and  7,c7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7,f7 applications that      
incorporate distance learning tools and 
approaches4  2  7#b7 in subsection      
7e77#c7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by 
striking and after the semicolon2  7,b7 
in subparagraph 7,d71 by striking the   
period at the end and inserting 2 and2  
and  7,c7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7,e7 applications that      
incorporate distance learning tools and 
approaches4  2 and  7#c7 in subsection  
7j77#a71 by inserting agricultural1     
after commercial14  #e4 ,,gao review    
,not later than #ah months after the    
date of enactment of this ,act1 the     
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall provide-- 7#a7 a          
technology assessment of precision      
agriculture technologies1 such as the   
existing use of-- 7,a7 sensors1         
scanners1 radio-frequency               
identification1 and related technologies
 that can monitor soil properties1      
irrigation conditions1 and plant        

physiology2  7,b7 sensors1 scanners1    
radio-frequency identification1 and     
related technologies that can monitor   
livestock activity and health2  7,c7    
network connectivity and wireless       
communications that can securely support
 digital agriculture technologies in    
rural and remote areas2  7,d7 aerial    
imagery generated by satellites or      
unmanned aerial vehicles2  7,e7         
ground-based robotics2  7,f7 control    
systems design and connectivity1 such as
 smart irrigation control systems2 and  
7,g7 data management software and       
advanced analytics that can assist      
decision making and improve agricultural
 outcomes2 and  7#b7 a review of        
,federal programs that provide support  
for precision agriculture research1     
development1 adoption1 education1 or    
training1 in existence on the date of   
enactment of this ,act4