To require the Secretary of Agriculture to make cost-share grants for retrofitting agricultural tractors with rollover protection structures, and for other purposes.
H.R. 6944 establishes a federal cost-share grant program to help farmers and agricultural schools retrofit older tractors with rollover protection structures, which are safety devices that prevent serious injuries and deaths during tractor accidents. The bill authorizes the Agriculture Department to cover 70 percent of the costs to purchase, transport, and install these safety structures on eligible tractors, with the potential for higher reimbursement rates if costs exceed $500 per installation. Eligible applicants include individual agricultural producers, vocational schools, colleges, and secondary schools that teach agriculture. The program would be administered by a nongovernmental organization selected through a competitive bidding process, which would also maintain a website and hotline to help farmers access grants. The bill authorizes $725,000 annually for fiscal years 2027 through 2031, with roughly $500,000 per year dedicated to actual grants and the remaining funds allocated to program administration and outreach.
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