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To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to support a smart agriculture industry technology roadmap, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-5449| House 
| Updated: 4/30/2018
Darren Soto

Darren Soto

Democratic Representative

Florida

Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee, Agriculture Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to: (1) reauthorize the Agriculture Innovation Center Demonstration Program through FY2023, and (2) require the Department of Agriculture to use $500,000 of the funds provided each year for the program to support a public-private partnership to produce and update a smart agriculture industry technology roadmap. A smart agriculture industry technology roadmap is a set of policies designed to: (1) guide the future development of technology in the agriculture industry; and (2) help align the efforts of the U.S agriculture industry, the research community, and other members of the agriculture community to increase U.S. efforts to become the global leader in smart farming and agriculture.
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Timeline
Apr 10, 2018
Introduced in House
Apr 10, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Apr 30, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
  • April 10, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • April 10, 2018
    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.


  • April 30, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.

Agriculture and Food

Agricultural practices and innovationsAgricultural researchPublic-private cooperation

To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to support a smart agriculture industry technology roadmap, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-5449| House 
| Updated: 4/30/2018
This bill amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to: (1) reauthorize the Agriculture Innovation Center Demonstration Program through FY2023, and (2) require the Department of Agriculture to use $500,000 of the funds provided each year for the program to support a public-private partnership to produce and update a smart agriculture industry technology roadmap. A smart agriculture industry technology roadmap is a set of policies designed to: (1) guide the future development of technology in the agriculture industry; and (2) help align the efforts of the U.S agriculture industry, the research community, and other members of the agriculture community to increase U.S. efforts to become the global leader in smart farming and agriculture.
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Timeline
Apr 10, 2018
Introduced in House
Apr 10, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Apr 30, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
  • April 10, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • April 10, 2018
    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.


  • April 30, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Darren Soto

Darren Soto

Democratic Representative

Florida

Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee, Agriculture Committee

Agriculture and Food

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Agricultural practices and innovationsAgricultural researchPublic-private cooperation