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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.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Precision Agriculture Loan Act of 2025.

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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.