To require original equipment manufacturers to make available certain documentation, parts, software, and tools with respect to electronics-enabled implements of agriculture, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · September 22, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.
The Agricultural Right to Repair Act requires manufacturers of farm equipment to provide farmers and independent repair shops with documentation, parts, software, and repair tools needed to fix and maintain tractors, combines, sprayers, and other agricultural machinery. Manufacturers must make these materials available on fair and reasonable terms, though they are not required to disclose trade secrets and may prohibit modifications that violate safety or emissions laws. The bill also allows farmers and repair providers to legally bypass digital security locks on equipment for repair purposes, even though such circumvention would normally violate copyright law. The Federal Trade Commission would enforce the law and treat violations as unfair business practices, with the Commission authorized to create rules to implement the requirements. The legislation has no specific funding or implementation timeline specified in the text.
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