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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1459 

To leverage incentives for the adoption of precision agriculture technology, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 8, 2023 

Mrs. HINSON (for herself, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. FINSTAD, and Ms. CRAIG) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 

A BILL 

To leverage incentives for the adoption of precision 

agriculture technology, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Producing Responsible 

5 Energy and Conservation Incentives and Solutions for the 

6 Environment Act’’ or the ‘‘PRECISE Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. CONSERVATION LOAN AND LOAN GUARANTEE PRO8 GRAM. 

9 Section 304 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural De10 velopment Act (7 U.S.C. 1924) is amended— 


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1 (1) in subsection (b)— 

2 (A) in paragraph (3), by redesignating 

3 subparagraphs (F) and (G) as subparagraphs 

4 (G) and (H), respectively, and inserting after 

5 subparagraph (E) the following: 

6 ‘‘(F) the adoption of precision agriculture 

7 practices, and the acquisition of precision agri8 culture technology;’’; and 

9 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(4) PRECISION AGRICULTURE; PRECISION AG11 RICULTURE TECHNOLOGY.—The terms ‘precision ag12 riculture’ and ‘precision agriculture technology’ have 

13 the meanings given those terms in section 1201 of 

14 the Food Security Act of 1985.’’; 

15 (2) in subsection (d)— 

16 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’; 

17 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe18 riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

19 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘(4) producers who use the loans to adopt pre21 cision agriculture practices or acquire precision agri22 culture technology, including adoption or acquisition 

23 for the purpose of participating in the environmental 

24 quality incentives program under subchapter A of 


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1 chapter 4 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Se2 curity Act of 1985.’’; 

3 (3) in subsection (e), by striking paragraph (2) 

4 and inserting the following: 

5 ‘‘(2) 90 percent of the principal amount of the 

6 loan in the case of— 

7 ‘‘(A) a producer that is a qualified socially 

8 disadvantaged farmer or rancher or a beginning 

9 farmer or rancher; or 

10 ‘‘(B) loans that are used for the purchase 

11 of precision agriculture technology.’’; and 

12 (4) in subsection (f)— 

13 (A) by striking ‘‘(f) ADMINISTRATIVE PRO14 VISIONS.—The Secretary’’ and inserting the fol15 lowing: 

16 ‘‘(f) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.— 

17 ‘‘(1) GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY.—The Sec18 retary’’; and 

19 (B) by adding after and below the end the 

20 following: 

21 ‘‘(2) COORDINATION WITH NRCS.—In making 

22 or guaranteeing loans under this section, the Sec23 retary shall ensure that there is coordination be24 tween the Farm Service Agency and the Natural Re25 sources Conservation Service.’’. 


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1 SEC. 3. ASSISTANCE TO RURAL ENTITIES. 

2 Section 310B(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 

3 Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(a)) is amended— 

4 (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the 

5 following: 

6 ‘‘(C) PRECISION AGRICULTURE; PRECISION

7 AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGY.—The terms ‘pre8 cision agriculture’ and ‘precision agriculture 

9 technology’ have the meanings given those 

10 terms in section 1201 of the Food Security Act 

11 of 1985.’’; and 

12 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

13 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub14 paragraph (C); 

15 (B) by striking the period at the end of 

16 subparagraph (D) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

17 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(E) expanding the adoption of precision 

19 agriculture practices, including by financing the 

20 acquisition of precision agriculture technology, 

21 in order to promote best practices, reduce costs, 

22 and improve the environment.’’. 

23 SEC. 4. FOOD SECURITY ACT OF 1985 DEFINITIONS. 

24 Section 1201(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 

25 (16 U.S.C. 3801(a)) is amended— 


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1 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (20) through 

2 (27) as paragraphs (22) through (29), respectively; 

3 and 

4 (2) by inserting after paragraph (19) the fol5 lowing: 

6 ‘‘(20) PRECISION AGRICULTURE.—The term 

7 ‘precision agriculture’ means managing, tracking, or 

8 reducing crop or livestock production inputs, includ9 ing seed, feed, fertilizer, chemicals, water, and time, 

10 at a heightened level of spatial and temporal granu11 larity to improve efficiencies, reduce waste, and 

12 maintain environmental quality. 

13 ‘‘(21) PRECISION AGRICULTURE TECH14 NOLOGY.—The term ‘precision agriculture tech15 nology’ means any technology (including equipment 

16 that is necessary for the deployment of such tech17 nology) that directly contributes to a reduction in, or 

18 improved efficiency of, inputs used in crop or live19 stock production, including— 

20 ‘‘(A) Global Positioning System-based or 

21 geospatial mapping technology; 

22 ‘‘(B) satellite or aerial imagery technology; 

23 ‘‘(C) yield monitors; 

24 ‘‘(D) soil mapping technology; 


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1 ‘‘(E) sensors for gathering data on crop, 

2 soil, or livestock conditions; 

3 ‘‘(F) Internet of Things and telematics 

4 technologies; 

5 ‘‘(G) data management software and ad6 vanced analytics; 

7 ‘‘(H) network connectivity products and 

8 solutions; 

9 ‘‘(I) Global Positioning System guidance or 

10 auto-steer systems; 

11 ‘‘(J) variable rate technology for applying 

12 inputs, such as section control; and 

13 ‘‘(K) any other technology, as determined 

14 by the Secretary, that directly contributes to a 

15 reduction in, or improved efficiency of, crop or 

16 livestock production inputs, which may include 

17 seed, feed, fertilizer, chemicals, water, and 

18 time.’’. 

19 SEC. 5. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES PROGRAM. 

20 (a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 1240A(6)(B)(v) of the 

21 Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa– 

22 1(6)(B)(v)) is amended by inserting ‘‘(including the adop23 tion of precision agriculture practices and the acquisition 

24 of precision agriculture technology)’’ after ‘‘planning’’. 

25 (b) PAYMENTS.— 


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1 (1) OTHER PAYMENTS.—Section 1240B(d)(6) 

2 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 

3 3839aa–2(d)(6)) is amended— 

4 (A) by striking ‘‘A producer shall’’ and in5 serting the following: 

6 ‘‘(A) PAYMENTS UNDER THIS SUBTITLE.— 

7 A producer shall’’; and 

8 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(B) CONSERVATION LOAN AND LOAN

10 GUARANTEE PROGRAM PAYMENTS.— 

11 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A producer receiv12 ing payments for practices on eligible land 

13 under the program may also receive a loan 

14 or loan guarantee under section 304 of the 

15 Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop16 ment Act to cover costs for the same prac17 tices on the same land. 

18 ‘‘(ii) NOTICE TO PRODUCER.—The 

19 Secretary shall inform a producer partici20 pating in the program in writing of the 

21 availability of a loan or loan guarantee 

22 under section 304 of the Consolidated 

23 Farm and Rural Development Act as it re24 lates to costs of implementing practices 

25 under this program.’’. 


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1 (2) INCREASED PAYMENTS FOR HIGH-PRIORITY

2 PRACTICES.—Section 1240B(d)(7) of the Food Se3 curity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(d)(7)) is 

4 amended, in the paragraph heading, by inserting 

5 ‘‘STATE-DETERMINED’’ before ‘‘HIGH-PRIORITY’’. 

6 (3) INCREASED PAYMENTS FOR PRECISION AG7 RICULTURE.—Section 1240B(d) of the Food Secu8 rity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(d)) is amend9 ed by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(8) INCREASED PAYMENTS FOR PRECISION AG11 RICULTURE.—Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the 

12 Secretary may increase the amount that would oth13 erwise be provided for a practice under this sub14 section to not more than 90 percent of the costs as15 sociated with adopting precision agriculture practices 

16 and acquiring precision agriculture technology.’’. 

17 (c) CONSERVATION INCENTIVE CONTRACTS.—Sec18 tion 1240B(j)(2)(A)(i) of the Food Security Act of 1985 

19 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(j)(3)(A)(i)) is amended by inserting 

20 ‘‘(which may include the adoption of precision agriculture 

21 practices and the acquisition of precision agriculture tech22 nology)’’ after ‘‘incentive practices’’. 


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1 SEC. 6. CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM. 

2 (a) CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP PAYMENTS.—Sec3 tion 1240L(c)(3) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 

4 U.S.C. 3839aa–24(c)(3)) is amended to read as follows: 

5 ‘‘(3) EXCLUSION.—A payment to a producer 

6 under this subsection shall not be provided for con7 servation activities for which there is no cost in8 curred or income forgone by the producer.’’. 

9 (b) SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENTS FOR RESOURCE10 CONSERVING CROP ROTATIONS AND ADVANCED GRAZING

11 MANAGEMENT.—Section 1240L(d) of the Food Security 

12 Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–24(d)) is amended— 

13 (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘AND

14 ADVANCED GRAZING MANAGEMENT’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘, ADVANCED GRAZING MANAGEMENT, AND PRECI16 SION AGRICULTURE’’; 

17 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

18 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘; 

19 or’’ and inserting a semicolon; 

20 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 

21 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

22 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(C) precision agriculture.’’; and 

24 (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘or advanced 

25 grazing management’’ and inserting ‘‘, advanced 

26 grazing management, or precision agriculture’’. 


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1 SEC. 7. DELIVERY OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 

2 Section 1242(f) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 

3 U.S.C. 3842(f)) is amended by adding at the end the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(6) SOIL HEALTH PLANNING.—The Secretary 

6 shall emphasize the use of third-party providers in 

7 providing technical assistance for soil health plan8 ning, including planning related to the use of cover 

9 crops, precision conservation management, com10 prehensive nutrient management planning, and other 

11 innovative plans.’’. 

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