S. 1618

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to make precision agriculture practices and technologies eligible under the conservation loan and loan guarantee program.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES · May 6, 2025 · Sponsor: Mrs. Fischer · Committee: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Table of contents

• S. 1618
  • SEC. 1. Short title
  • SEC. 2. Precision agriculture and conservation loan and loan guarantee program

SEC. 1. Short title

• This Act may be cited as the Precision Agriculture Loan Act of 2025.

SEC. 2. Precision agriculture and conservation loan and loan guarantee program

• Section 304 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act () is amended— 7 U.S.C. 1924
  • in the section heading, by striking and inserting ;
  • in subsection (b)(3)—
    • by redesignating subparagraphs (F) and (G) as subparagraphs (H) and (I), respectively; and
      • the adoption of precision agriculture practices;
      • the acquisition of precision agriculture technologies;
    • by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following:
  • in subsection (d)—
    • in paragraph (2), by striking and at the end;
    • in paragraph (3), by striking and inserting ; and
      • producers who use the loans to adopt precision agriculture practices or acquire precision agriculture technologies, including adoption or acquisition for the purpose of participating in the environmental quality incentives program under subchapter A of chapter 4 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (). 16 U.S.C. 3839aa et seq.
    • by adding at the end the following:
  • in subsection (f)—
    • by striking and inserting the following:
      • (1) Geographic diversity
        • The Secretary
      • (2) Efficiency and effectiveness for precision agriculture
        • The Secretary shall consider and implement processes and techniques to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the administration of this section with respect to the purposes of adopting precision agriculture practices and acquiring precision agriculture technologies, including—
          • delegating the authority to administer this section to the Deputy Administrator for Farm Programs of the Farm Service Agency; and
          • streamlining any necessary approvals with the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
    • by adding at the end the following:
  • in subsection (h), by striking and inserting .