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House Bill 8507
119th Congress(2025-2026)
Precision Agriculture Workforce Training and Development Act
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Introduced in House on Apr 27, 2026
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H. R. 8507 (Introduced-in-House)


119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8507


To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to include as a high-priority research and extension initiative research and extension on precision agriculture workforce development, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 27, 2026

Mr. Flood (for himself and Mr. Neguse) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

A BILL

To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to include as a high-priority research and extension initiative research and extension on precision agriculture workforce development, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Precision Agriculture Workforce Training and Development Act”.

SEC. 2. Precision agriculture workforce development.

(a) High-Priority research and extension.—Section 1672(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(21) PRECISION AGRICULTURE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.—Research and extension grants may be made under this section for the purposes of developing programs to support precision agriculture student workforce training and development, in partnership with public or private entities, that enhance the participation of precision agriculture.”.

(b) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative.—Subsection (b)(6) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 3157(b)(6)) is amended—

(1) in subparagraph (E), by striking “and” at the end;

(2) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and

(3) by adding at the end the following:

“(G) to an institution that carries out programs of cooperative education (as defined in section 831(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1161n(b))) for the purposes of improving precision agriculture workforce training and development.”.