S.Amdt. 4090

SA 4090. Mrs. FISCHER (for herself and Ms. Klobuchar) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr.
Reed and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities of the
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title X, insert the following:

SEC. ____. ADVANCING IOT FOR PRECISION AGRICULTURE.

(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the
``Advancing IoT for Precision Agriculture Act of 2021''.
(b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section to promote
scientific research and development opportunities for
connected technologies that advance precision agriculture
capabilities.
(c) National Science Foundation Directive on Agricultural
Sensor Research.--In awarding grants under its sensor systems
and networked systems programs, the Director of the National
Science Foundation shall include in consideration of
portfolio balance research and development on sensor
connectivity in environments of intermittent connectivity and
intermittent computation--
(1) to improve the reliable use of advance sensing systems
in rural and agricultural areas; and
(2) that considers--
(A) direct gateway access for locally stored data;
(B) attenuation of signal transmission;
(C) loss of signal transmission; and
(D) at-scale performance for wireless power.
(d) Updating Considerations for Precision Agriculture
Technology Within the NSF Advanced Technical Education
Program.--Section 3 of the Scientific and Advanced-Technology
Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 1862i) is amended--
(1) in subsection (d)(2)--
(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(F) applications that incorporate distance learning tools
and approaches.'';
(2) in subsection (e)(3)--
(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(E) applications that incorporate distance learning tools
and approaches.''; and
(3) in subsection (j)(1), by inserting ``agricultural,''
after ``commercial,''.
(e) GAO Review.--Not later than 18 months after the date of
enactment of this section, the Comptroller General of the
United States shall provide--
(1) a technology assessment of precision agriculture
technologies, such as the existing use of--
(A) sensors, scanners, radio-frequency identification, and
related technologies that can monitor soil properties,
irrigation conditions, and plant physiology;
(B) sensors, scanners, radio-frequency identification, and
related technologies that can monitor livestock activity and
health;
(C) network connectivity and wireless communications that
can securely support digital agriculture technologies in
rural and remote areas;
(D) aerial imagery generated by satellites or unmanned
aerial vehicles;
(E) ground-based robotics;
(F) control systems design and connectivity, such as smart
irrigation control systems; and
(G) data management software and advanced analytics that
can assist decision making and improve agricultural outcomes;
and
(2) a review of Federal programs that provide support for
precision agriculture research, development, adoption,
education, or training, in existence on the date of enactment
of this section.
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