119 HR 1618 RH: Precision Agriculture Satellite Connectivity Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-07-10 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IBUnion Calendar No. 159119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 1618[Report No. 119–195]IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 26, 2025Mr. Latta (for himself and Ms. Kelly of Illinois) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and CommerceJuly 10, 2025Additional sponsor: Mrs. HouchinJuly 10, 2025Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printedStrike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italicFor text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 26, 2025A BILLTo require the Federal Communications Commission to review certain rules of the Commission and develop recommendations for rule changes to promote precision agriculture, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Precision Agriculture Satellite Connectivity Act.

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Precision agriculture satellite connectivity

(a)

Review

The Commission shall—(1)review the rules of the Commission relating to fixed satellite service, mobile satellite service, and earth exploration satellite service to determine if there are rule changes that the Commission could implement under existing authority to promote precision agriculture; and(2)if the Commission determines under paragraph (1) that there are rule changes that the Commission could implement, develop recommendations for how to implement the changes.(b)

Report

Not later than 15 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the results of the review conducted under subsection (a), including any recommendations developed under paragraph (2) of such subsection.(c)

Commission defined

In this section, the term Commission means the Federal Communications Commission.

July 10, 2025Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed