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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[S. 1616 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 1616

 To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act and the Food 
 Security Act of 1985 to leverage incentives for the adoption of 
precision agriculture practices and technology, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 May 6, 2025

 Mrs. Fischer (for herself and Ms. Klobuchar) 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 and the Food 
 Security Act of 1985 to leverage incentives for the adoption of 
precision agriculture practices and technology, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Producing Responsible Energy and 
Conservation Incentives and Solutions for the Environment Act of 2025'' 
or the ``PRECISE Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE TO RURAL ENTITIES.

 

Section 310B

    (a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 
(7 U.S.C. 1932

    (a) ) is amended--

    (1) in paragraph

    (1) --
        (A) by redesignating subparagraph
        (B) as 
 subparagraph
            (C) ; and
        (B) by inserting after subparagraph
        (A) the 
 following:
 ``
        (B) Precision agriculture; precision agriculture 
 technology.--The terms `precision agriculture' and 
 `precision agriculture technology' have the meanings 
 given those terms in 

section 1201

    (a) of the Food 
 Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3801

    (a) ).''; and

    (2) in paragraph

    (2) --
        (A) in subparagraph
            (C) , by striking ``and'' at the 
 end;
        (B) in subparagraph
            (D) --
            (i) by striking ``to facilitate'' and 
 inserting ``facilitating''; and
            (ii) by striking the period at the end and 
 inserting ``; and''; and
            (C) by adding at the end the following:
 ``
        (E) expanding the adoption of precision 
 agriculture practices, including by financing the 
 acquisition of precision agriculture technology, in 
 order to promote best practices, reduce costs, and 
 improve the environment.''.

SEC. 3. FOOD SECURITY ACT OF 1985 DEFINITIONS.

 

Section 1201

    (a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3801

    (a) ) is amended--

    (1) in each of paragraphs

    (1) ,

    (5) ,

    (6) ,

    (7) ,

    (10) ,

    (11) ,

    (12) ,

    (13) ,

    (15) ,

    (20) ,

    (21) ,

    (22) ,

    (24) ,

    (26) , and

    (27) , by 
 inserting a paragraph heading, the text of which comprises the 
 term defined in that paragraph;

    (2) by redesignating paragraphs

    (20) through

    (27) as 
 paragraphs

    (22) through

    (29) , respectively; and

    (3) by inserting after paragraph

    (19) the following:
 ``

    (20) Precision agriculture.--The term `precision 
 agriculture' means managing, tracking, or reducing any crop or 
 livestock production input, 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.
 ``

    (21) Precision agriculture technology.--The term 
 `precision agriculture technology' means any technology 
 (including equipment that is necessary for the deployment of 
 such a technology) that directly contributes to a reduction in, 
 or improved efficiency of, an input used in crop or livestock 
 production, including--
 ``
        (A) Global Positioning System-based or geospatial 
 mapping;
 ``
        (B) satellite or aerial imagery;
 ``
            (C) yield monitors;
 ``
            (D) soil mapping;
 ``
        (E) sensors for gathering data relating to crop, 
 soil, or livestock conditions;
 ``
        (F) Internet of Things and telematics 
 technologies;
 ``
        (G) data management software and advanced 
 analytics;
 ``
        (H) network connectivity products and solutions;
 ``
            (I) Global Positioning System guidance or auto-
 steer systems;
 ``
        (J) variable rate technology for applying inputs, 
 such as section control; and
 ``
        (K) any other technology, as determined by the 
 Secretary, that leads to a reduction in, or improves 
 efficiency of, a crop or livestock production input, 
 which may include seed, feed, fertilizer, chemicals, 
 water, and time.''.

SEC. 4. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES PROGRAM.

    (a) 

=== Definitions. ===
-

Section 1240A

    (6)
        (B)
            (v) of the Food Security Act 
of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-1

    (6)
        (B)
            (v) ) is amended by inserting 
``(including the adoption of precision agriculture practices and the 
acquisition of precision agriculture technology)'' after ``planning''.

    (b) Payments.--

    (1) Other payments.--

Section 1240B
            (d) (6) of the Food 
 Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-2
            (d) (6) ) is amended--
        (A) by striking ``A producer shall'' and inserting 
 the following:
 ``
        (A) Payments under this subtitle.--A producer 
 shall''; and
        (B) by adding at the end the following:
 ``
        (B) Conservation loan and loan guarantee program 
 payments.--
 ``
            (i) In general.--A producer receiving 
 payments for practices on eligible land under 
 the program may also receive a loan or loan 
 guarantee under 

section 304 of the Consolidated 
 Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1924) 
 to cover costs for the same practices on the 
 same land.
 ``
            (ii) Notice to producers.--The Secretary 
 shall inform a producer participating in the 
 program, in writing, that the producer may 
 apply to receive a loan or loan guarantee under 
 

section 304 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
 Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1924) with respect to 
 the costs of implementing practices under the 
 program.''.

    (2) Increased payments for state-determined high-priority 
 practices.--

Section 1240B
            (d) (7) of the Food Security Act of 
 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-2
            (d) (7) ) is amended, in the paragraph 
 heading, by inserting ``State-determined'' before ``high-
 priority''.

    (3) Increased payments for precision agriculture.--

Section 1240B
            (d) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-
 2
            (d) ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (8) Increased payments for precision agriculture.--
 Notwithstanding paragraph

    (2) , the Secretary may increase the 
 amount that would otherwise be provided for a practice under 
 this subsection to not more than 90 percent of the costs 
 associated with adopting precision agriculture practices and 
 acquiring precision agriculture technology for the purpose of 
 implementing a conservation practice.''.
            (c) Conservation Incentive Contracts.--

Section 1240B

    (j)

    (2)
        (A)
            (i) of 
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-2

    (j)

    (2)
        (A)
            (i) ) is 
amended by inserting ``(which may include the adoption of precision 
agriculture practices and the acquisition of precision agriculture 
technology)'' after ``incentive practices''.

SEC. 5. CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENTS.

    (a) Conservation Stewardship Payments.--

Section 1240L
            (c) of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-24
            (c) ) is amended by 
striking paragraph

    (3) and inserting the following:
 ``

    (3) Exclusion.--A payment to a producer under this 
 subsection shall not be provided for any conservation 
 activities for which there is no cost incurred or income 
 forgone by the producer.''.

    (b) Supplemental Payments for Resource-Conserving Crop Rotations 
and Advanced Grazing Management.--

Section 1240L
            (d) of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-24
            (d) ) is amended--

    (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``and Advanced 
 Grazing Management'' and inserting ``, Advanced Grazing 
 Management, and Precision Agriculture'';

    (2) in paragraph

    (2) --
        (A) in subparagraph
        (A) , by striking ``or'' at the 
 end;
        (B) in subparagraph
        (B) , by striking the period at 
 the end and inserting ``; or''; and
            (C) by adding at the end the following:
 ``
            (C) precision agriculture.''; and

    (3) in paragraph

    (3) , by striking ``or advanced grazing 
 management'' and inserting ``, advanced grazing management, or 
 precision agriculture conservation activities''.

SEC. 6. DELIVERY OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

 

Section 1242

    (f) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3842

    (f) ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (6) Soil health planning.--The Secretary shall emphasize 
 the use of third-party providers in providing technical 
 assistance for soil health planning, including planning 
 relating to the use of cover crops, precision agriculture 
 practices, comprehensive nutrient management planning, and 
 other innovative plans.''.
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