[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4305 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4305

   To amend the research provisions of the Fund for Rural America to 
  include the development and promotion of precision agriculture and 
    precision agriculture technologies among the purposes for which 
       research, extension, and education grants may be provided.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 28, 1996

Mr. Johnson of South Dakota (for himself and Mr. Minge) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the research provisions of the Fund for Rural America to 
  include the development and promotion of precision agriculture and 
    precision agriculture technologies among the purposes for which 
       research, extension, and education grants may be provided.

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

SECTION 1. DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION OF PRECISION AGRICULTURE UNDER 
              FUND FOR RURAL AMERICA.

    Section 793(c)(2)(A) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and 
Reform Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-127; 7 U.S.C. 2204f(c)(2)(A)) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (vii);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of clause (viii) and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by inserting after clause (viii) the following new 
        clause:
                            ``(ix) develop and promote precision 
                        agriculture and precision agriculture 
                        technologies.''.
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