Promoting Precision Agriculture Act of 2023
Latest action (9 Mar 2023): Introduced
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Official summary
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.
Common questions
- What does S. 734 do?
- 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.
- Has S. 734 become law?
- Not yet. As of 9 Mar 2023, S. 734 is introduced.
- Who sponsored S. 734?
- S. 734 was sponsored by Sen. John Thune [R-SD] (Republican-SD), with 1 cosponsor.
- What's the latest action on S. 734?
- Introduced (9 Mar 2023).
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