,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #aihe ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #aj1 #bjbe,mr4 ,davis of ,north ,carolina 7for himself and ,mr4 ,mann7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,agriculture ,a ,,bill ,to enhance the participation of precision agriculture in the ,united ,states1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,promoting ,precision ,agriculture ,act4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,advanced wireless communications technology ,the term advanced wireless communications technology means advanced technology that contributes to mobile 7#e;,g or beyond7 networks1 next-generation ,wi-,fi networks1 or other future networks using other technologies1 regardless of whether the network is operating on an exclusive licensed1 shared licensed1 or unlicensed frequency band4 7#b7 ,artificial intelligence ,the term artificial intelligence has the meaning given the term in section #bch7;g7 of the ,john ,s4 ,mc,cain ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjai 7,public ,law #aae-bcb2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4 note prec4 #djfa74 7#c7 ,foreign adversary ,the term foreign adversary means any foreign government or foreign nongovernment person engaged in a long-term pattern or serious instances of conduct significantly adverse to the national security of the ,united ,states1 or security and safety of ,united ,states persons4 7#d7 ,precision agriculture ,the term precision agriculture means managing1 tracking1 or reducing crop or livestock production inputs1 including seed1 feed1 fertilizer1 chemicals1 water1 time1 and such other inputs as the ,secretary determines to be appropriate1 at a heightened level of spatial and temporal granularity to improve efficiencies1 reduce waste1 and maintain environmental quality4 7#e7 ,precision agriculture equipment ,the term precision agriculture equipment means any equipment or technology that directly contributes to a reduction in1 or improved efficiency of1 inputs used in crop or livestock production1 including-- 7,a7 global positioning system-based or geospatial mapping2 7,b7 satellite or aerial imagery2 7,c7 yield monitors2 7,d7 soil mapping2 7,e7 sensors for gathering data on crop1 soil1 and livestock conditions2 7,f7 ,internet of ,things and technology that relies on edge and cloud computing2 7,g7 data management software and advanced analytics2 7,h7 network connectivity products and solutions1 including public and private wireless networks2 7,i7 global positioning system guidance1 auto-steer systems1 autonomous fleeting1 and other machine-to-machine operations2 7,j7 variable rate technology for applying inputs1 such as section control2 and 7,k7 any other technology1 as determined by the ,secretary1 that directly contributes to a reduction in1 or improved efficiency of1 the use of crop or livestock production inputs1 which may include-- 7i7 seed2 7ii7 feed2 7iii7 fertilizer2 7iv7 soil amendments2 7v7 chemicals2 7vi7 water2 7vii7 time2 7viii7 fuel2 and 7ix7 such other inputs as the ,secretary determines to be appropriate4 7#f7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,agriculture4 7#g7 ,trusted ,the term trusted means1 with respect to a provider of advanced communications service or a supplier of communications equipment or service1 that the ,secretary has determined that the provider or supplier is not owned by1 controlled by1 or subject to the influence of1 a foreign adversary4 7#h7 ,voluntary consensus standards development organization ,the term voluntary consensus standards development organization means an organization that develops standards in a process that meets the principles for the development of voluntary consensus standards 7as defined in the document of the ,office of ,management and ,budget entitled ,federal ,participation in the ,development and ,use of ,voluntary ,consensus ,standards and in ,conformity ,assessment ,activities 7,,omb ,circular ,a-#aai774 #c4 ,purposes ,the purposes of this ,act are-- 7#a7 to enhance the participation of precision agriculture in the ,united ,states2 and 7#b7 to promote ,united ,states leadership in voluntary consensus standards development organizations that set standards for precision agriculture4 #d4 ,interconnectivity standards for precision agriculture 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #b years after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary1 in consultation with the ,director of the ,national ,institute of ,standards and ,technology and the ,federal ,communications ,commission1 shall-- 7#a7 develop voluntary1 consensus-based1 private sector-led interconnectivity standards1 guidelines1 and best practices for precision agriculture that will promote economies of scale and ease the burden of the adoption of precision agriculture2 and 7#b7 in carrying out paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 coordinate with relevant public and trusted private sector stakeholders and other relevant industry organizations1 including voluntary consensus standards development organizations2 and 7,b7 consult with sector-specific agencies1 other appropriate agencies1 and ,state and local governments4 7b7 ,considerations ,the ,secretary1 in carrying out subsection 7a71 shall1 in consultation with the ,federal ,communications ,commission and the ,director of the ,national ,institute of ,standards and ,technology1 consider-- 7#a7 the evolving demands of precision agriculture2 7#b7 the connectivity needs of precision agriculture equipment2 7#c7 the cybersecurity challenges facing precision agriculture1 including cybersecurity threats for agriculture producers and agriculture supply chains2 7#d7 the impact of advanced wireless communications technology on precision agriculture2 and 7#e7 the impact of artificial intelligence on precision agriculture4 #e4 ,,gao assessment of precision agriculture standards 7a7 ,study ,not later than #a year after the ,secretary develops standards under section #d1 and every #b years thereafter for the following #h years1 the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall conduct a study that assesses those standards1 including the extent to which those standards1 as applicable-- 7#a7 are voluntary2 7#b7 were developed in coordination with relevant industry organizations1 including voluntary consensus standards development organizations2 and 7#c7 have successfully encouraged the adoption of precision agriculture4 7b7 ,report ,the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall submit to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate1 the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology of the ,house of ,representatives1 the ,committee on ,agriculture of the ,house of ,representatives1 and the ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry of the ,senate a report that summarizes the findings of each study conducted under subsection 7a74