Sec. 12524. Standards for precision agriculture
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Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, shall— develop voluntary, consensus-based, private sector-led interconnectivity standards, guidelines, and best practices for precision agriculture that will promote economies of scale and ease the burden of the adoption of precision agriculture; and in carrying out subparagraph (A)— coordinate with relevant public and trusted private sector stakeholders and other relevant industry organizations, including voluntary consensus standards development organizations; and consult with sector-specific agencies, other appropriate agencies, and State and local governments.
The Secretary, in carrying out paragraph (1), shall, in consultation with the Federal Communications Commission and the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, consider— the evolving demands of precision agriculture; the connectivity needs of precision agriculture equipment; the cybersecurity challenges facing precision agriculture, including cybersecurity threats for agriculture producers and agriculture supply chains; the impact of advanced wireless communications technology on precision agriculture; and the impact of artificial intelligence on precision agriculture.
Not later than 1 year after the Secretary develops standards under subsection (a), and every 2 years thereafter for the following 8 years, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study that assesses those standards, including the extent to which those standards, as applicable— are voluntary; were developed in coordination with relevant industry organizations, including voluntary consensus standards development organizations; and have successfully encouraged the adoption of precision agriculture.
The Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives a report that summarizes the findings of each study conducted under paragraph (1).