S. 1618

119 S1618 IS: Precision Agriculture Loan Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-05-06
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  II
  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  S. 1618
  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
  May 6, 2025
  Mrs. Fischer  (for herself and  Mr. Warnock ) introduced the following bill; which was
  read twice and referred to the  Committee on
  Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
  A BILL
To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to make precision
  agriculture practices and technologies eligible under the conservation loan and loan
  guarantee program.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Precision Agriculture Loan Act of 2025  .
2.
Precision agriculture and conservation loan and loan guarantee program
Section 304 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1924 ) is amended—
(1)
in the section heading, by striking
Conservation   and inserting
Precision agriculture and conservation  ;
(2)
in subsection (b)(3)—
(A)
by redesignating subparagraphs (F) and (G) as subparagraphs (H) and (I), respectively; and
(B)
by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following:
(F)
the adoption of precision agriculture practices;
(G)
the acquisition of precision agriculture technologies;
  ;
(3)
in subsection (d)—
(A)
in paragraph (2), by striking  and  at the end;
(B)
in paragraph (3), by striking  1985.  and inserting  1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3812 ); and ; and
(C)
by adding at the end the following:
(4)
producers who use the loans to adopt precision agriculture practices or acquire precision agriculture technologies, including adoption or acquisition for the purpose of participating in the environmental quality incentives program under subchapter A of chapter 4 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3839aa et seq. ).
  ;
(4)
in subsection (f)—
(A)
by striking  The Secretary  and inserting the following:
(1)
Geographic diversity
The Secretary
  ; and
(B)
by adding at the end the following:
(2)
Efficiency and effectiveness for precision agriculture
The Secretary shall consider and implement processes and techniques to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the administration of this section with respect to the purposes of adopting precision agriculture practices and acquiring precision agriculture technologies, including—
(A)
delegating the authority to administer this section to the Deputy Administrator for Farm Programs of the Farm Service Agency; and
(B)
streamlining any necessary approvals with the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
  ; and
(5)
in subsection (h), by striking  2023  and inserting  2029 .