119-HR1618

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House Senate President

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1618

1. Short title
2. Precision agriculture satellite connectivity

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the "Precision Agriculture Satellite Connectivity Act".

2. Precision agriculture satellite connectivity

(a) Review - The Commission shall—

(1) - review the rules of the Commission relating to fixed satellite service, mobile satellite service, and earth exploration satellite service to determine if there are rule changes that the Commission could implement under existing authority to promote precision agriculture; and

(2) - if the Commission determines under paragraph (1) that there are rule changes that the Commission could implement, develop recommendations for how to implement the changes.

(b) Report - Not later than 15 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the results of the review conducted under subsection (a), including any recommendations developed under paragraph (2) of such subsection.

(c) Commission defined - In this section, the term Commission means the Federal Communications Commission.