119 S4714 IS: Fencing Eligibility for New Conservation Equipment Act U.S. Senate 2026-06-09 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.

II119th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 4714IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJune 9, 2026Mr. Ricketts (for himself, Mr. Heinrich, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Bennet, and Mr. Luján) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestryA BILLTo amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to authorize payments under the emergency conservation system for updating of fencing to new or emerging technology.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Fencing Eligibility for New Conservation Equipment Act or the FENCE Act.

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New or emerging fencing technologies under the emergency conservation program

Section 401(b) of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2201(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:(3)

New or emerging technologies

Repair or replacement of fencing under this section may include updating of fencing to new or emerging technology if such updating does not increase the cost of the repair or replacement..