[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6806 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6806

  To provide for the establishment of a program to certify artificial 
 intelligence software used in connection with producing agricultural 
                               products.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 14, 2023

 Mr. Feenstra (for himself, Mr. Valadao, and Mr. Sorensen) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide for the establishment of a program to certify artificial 
 intelligence software used in connection with producing agricultural 
                               products.

    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 ``Farm Tech Act''.

SEC. 2. CERTIFICATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SOFTWARE USED IN 
              CONNECTION WITH PRODUCING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall establish a 
program to certify software that uses artificial intelligence in the 
performing a task in connection with producing agricultural products. 
The program shall be based on the Artificial Intelligence Risk 
Management Framework published by the National Institute of Standards 
and Technology.
    (b) Certification.--The Secretary may only certify software under 
the program established under subsection (a) if, in the performing a 
task in connection with producing an agricultural product, the 
software--
            (1) performs accurately, and
            (2) consistently meets or exceeds the Federal and State 
        licensure, certification, and permitting standards applicable 
        to a person performing the task.
    (c) Licensure, Certification, and Permitting Standards.--For 
purposes of this section, the licensure, certification, and permitting 
standards applicable to the performance of a task shall be the 
following:
            (1) The requirements for a commercial driver's license in 
        the State of use in the case of a self-driving trucks, light 
        duty vehicles, tractors, combines, and threshers.
            (2) The requirements applicable to manure applicators in 
        the case of manure application machinery.
            (3) The requirements for commercial pesticide applicators 
        in the case of pesticide applications.
            (4) The requirements for handling hazardous materials in 
        the case of hazardous materials.
            (5) The requirements for the care of livestock in the case 
        of automated software and implements for care of livestock.
            (6) The requirements for commercial animal dealers in the 
        case of software used in connection with applicable functions 
        of a commercial animal dealer.
            (7) The requirements relating to a veterinary purpose in 
        the case of software used in connection with the applicable 
        veterinary purpose.
            (8) The requirements for any other task performed in 
        connection with agriculture, as determined by the Secretary.
    (d) Agricultural Products.--For purposes of this section, the term 
``agricultural products'' has the meaning given such term by section 
207 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1626).
    (e) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as 
may be necessary or appropriate to carry out this section.
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