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117TH CONGRESS REPORT
2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 117-344
PRODUCING RESPONSIBLE ENERGY AND CONSERVATION
INCENTIVES AND SOLUTIONS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
ACT
JUNE 3, 2022.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of
the Union and ordered to be printed
Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, from the Committee on Agriculture,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 2518]
The Committee on Agriculture, to whom was referred the bill
(H.R. 2518) to leverage incentives for the adoption of costly preci-
sion agriculture technology, and for other purposes, having consid-
ered the same, reports favorably thereon without amendment and
recommends that the bill do pass.
BRIEF EXPLANATION
This legislation, as reported out of Committee, allows for the
adoption of precision agriculture practices and the acquisition of
precision agriculture technology to be activities included in the
Conservation Loan and Guaranteed Loan Program. The bill also
expands loan eligibility to rural entities for precision agriculture
and rural broadband. This bill also adds the adoption of precision
agriculture as an EQIP practice and as an additional payment au-
thority of the Conservation Stewardship Program.
PURPOSE AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
The House Agriculture Committee understands that science,
technology, and innovation are important for the long-term success
and sustainability of modern agriculture, family farms, and rural
America. Precision agriculture and countless other innovations
across the industry have resulted in American farmers becoming
more efficient producers of food and fiber. Among other benefits,
precision agriculture helps determine the best fertilizer for current
soil conditions and where exactly on the field it needs to be applied.
This allows farmers to know the precise amount required, thus,
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