Farm Tech Act
Summary
Farm Tech Act This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a program to certify software that uses artificial intelligence to perform a task in connection with producing agricultural products. The program must be based on the Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. In order for USDA to certify software under the program, the software must (1) perform accurately; and (2) consistently meet or exceed the federal and state licensure, certification, and permitting standards applicable to a person performing the task. (The bill includes requirements for these standards.) USDA must prescribe any regulations necessary or appropriate to carry out this bill.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Dec 14, 2023
Last action Aug 29, 2024
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
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Committee
2
Aug 29, 2024
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
lower
Dec 14, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
lower
Dec 14, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Randy Feenstra
RRepublican
Co
David G. Valadao
RRepublican
Co
Eric Sorensen
DDemocratic
Co
Josh Harder
DDemocratic
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