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Fencing Eligibility for New Conservation Equipment Act

S. 4714 · 119th Congress · Jun 9, 2026 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to authorize payments under the emergency conservation system for updating of fencing to new or emerging technology.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Fencing Eligibility for New Conservation Equipment Act” or the “FENCE Act”.

Sec. 2 New or emerging fencing technologies under the emergency conservation program

Section 401(b) of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2201(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(3) New or emerging technologies—Repair or replacement of fencing under this section may include updating of fencing to new or emerging technology if such updating does not increase the cost of the repair or replacement.”