Summary

Creates a new federal program to promote broadband service and precision agriculture connectivity on the agricultural “last acre” and adds specific legal definitions for program participants, eligible land, and technology. It also directs USDA to add broadband questions—subscription status, speeds, and uses including precision agriculture—to the NASS computer-usage survey and the Census of Agriculture. The text sets program purposes and many definitions but does not itself provide funding, eligibility rules, or administrative procedures; those would need to be established later by implementing authorities.

• Creates a statutory "Last Acre" Program aimed at expanding precision agriculture broadband access and last-mile service on agricultural land.
• Defines key program terms including covered producer, covered provider, eligible land, limited-resource farmer/rancher, precision agriculture, and broadband service by reference to FCC rules.
• Includes Agricultural Research Service research centers as covered producers but excludes them from limited-resource farmer status.
• Does not include funding, appropriation language, or detailed administrative rules—implementation details must be provided later.
• Directs USDA to add broadband subscription, speed, and use questions (including precision ag use) to NASS surveys and the Census of Agriculture.
• Sets an income and sales test for limited-resource farmer/rancher status with indexing and permits USDA documentation requirements.
• Relies on federal broadband maps and FCC definitions to determine service and coverage baselines.
• Improves federal data collection on farm broadband availability and usage, which can inform future policy and funding decisions.