Bill Summary
The "Satellite-Based Agricultural Data Act" is a bill that aims to add commercial weather services as a priority area for funding under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative of the Department of Agriculture. This will allow for the use of data and tools from commercial weather services to be utilized for agricultural research and mitigation measures. The Act also amends the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act to include this provision. Its purpose is to enhance and improve the use of commercial weather services in agricultural research and decision making.
Possible Impacts
1. This legislation could affect farmers and agricultural businesses by providing additional funding for the use of commercial weather services to improve their crop management and mitigation measures, potentially increasing their productivity and profitability.
2. It could also affect the Department of Agriculture and its research initiatives, as it would now prioritize the inclusion of commercial weather services in their funding.
3. The inclusion of commercial weather services as a priority area could also impact the general public, as it could potentially lead to more accurate and timely weather forecasts and warnings, helping people better prepare for severe weather events.
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4414 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4414
To include commercial weather services as a priority area for funding
under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative of the Department of
Agriculture, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 15, 2025
Ms. Pettersen (for herself and Mr. Moolenaar) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
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A BILL
To include commercial weather services as a priority area for funding
under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative of the Department of
Agriculture, 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 ``Satellite-Based Agricultural Data
Act''.
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF COMMERCIAL WEATHER AS AFRI PRIORITY AREA.
Subsection (b)(2)(E)(iii) of the Competitive, Special, and
Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 3157(b)(2)(E)(iii)) is amended
by inserting ``, including through the use of data and tools available
from commercial weather services'' after ``mitigation measures''.
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