S. 3580

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3580 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3580

To require the Secretary of Agriculture to make cost-share grants for 
retrofitting agricultural tractors with rollover protection structures, 
and for other purposes.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

January 5, 2026

Mrs. Hyde-Smith (for herself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Justice, and Mr. Warnock) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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A BILL

To require the Secretary of Agriculture to make cost-share grants for 
retrofitting agricultural tractors with rollover protection structures, 
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. COST-SHARE GRANTS FOR ROLLOVER PROTECTION STRUCTURES.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Approved rollover protection structure.--The term 
``approved rollover protection structure'' means a rollover 
protection structure that the Program Administrator 
determines--
(A) may be installed on eligible equipment;
(B) includes a seatbelt; and
(C) meets or exceeds the rollover protection 
structure standards.
(2) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means, 
as determined by the Secretary--
(A) an agricultural producer; and
(B) an eligible school.
(3) Eligible equipment.--The term ``eligible equipment'' 
means an agricultural tractor that the Program Administrator 
determines to be eligible for installation of an approved 
rollover protection structure.
(4) Eligible school.--The term ``eligible school'' means--
(A) a vocational school that provides agricultural 
instruction or training;
(B) an institution of higher education (as defined 
in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1001)) that provides direct, practical 
agricultural instruction or training; and
(C) a public or private secondary school (as 
defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)) the curriculum 
of which includes an agricultural instruction or 
training component.
(5) Program administrator.--The term ``Program 
Administrator'' means the organization selected by the 
Secretary under subsection (c)(1)(B).
(6) Rollover protection structure standards.--The term 
``rollover protection structure standards'' includes the 
following:
(A) The SAE J2194 and SAE J1194 standards issued by 
the Society of Automotive Engineers (and successor 
standards).
(B) Any other relevant national or international 
rollover protection structure manufacturing or testing 
standards.
(7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
of Agriculture.
(b) Cost-Share Grants.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall award grants to 
eligible entities for the cost of purchasing, transporting, and 
installing on eligible equipment approved rollover protection 
structures.
(2) Limitations.--
(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), the amount of a grant under this section shall 
equal 70 percent of the costs of the eligible entity to 
purchase, transport, and install the approved rollover 
protection structure.
(B) Exception.--If, for an eligible entity that is 
the recipient of a grant under this section, the costs 
to purchase, transport, and install an approved 
rollover structure (as documented by the eligible 
entity) exceed $500, the amount of the grant shall be 
increased to cover an increased percentage (as 
determined by the Secretary) of such costs.
(c) Administration.--
(1) Program administrator.--The Secretary shall--
(A) seek competitive bids from nongovernmental 
organizations seeking to serve as the Program 
Administrator under this section;
(B) select 1 organization from among the 
organizations that submit bids under subparagraph (A); 
and
(C) enter into a cooperative agreement with that 
organization to carry out the activities described in 
paragraph (2).
(2) Duties.--The Program Administrator shall--
(A) identify--
(i) approved rollover protection 
structures; and
(ii) eligible equipment;
(B) administer the application process under 
subsection (d); and
(C) establish and administer a public website and 
phone hotline with information necessary--
(i) to inform eligible entities, as 
described in subsection (a)(2), of the grant 
opportunities made available by this act, and
(ii) to administer the application process 
under subsection (d).
(d) Applications.--
(1) In general.--To apply for a grant under this section, 
an eligible entity shall submit to the Program Administrator an 
application, including documentation of the cost described in 
subsection (b)(2)(A).
(2) Approval or denial.--On receipt of an application under 
paragraph (1), the Program Administrator shall--
(A) determine--
(i) whether the applicant is eligible for a 
grant under this section; and
(ii) the amount of a grant under this 
section for which the applicant is eligible; 
and
(B) submit to the Secretary a notification of the 
determinations under subparagraph (A).
(e) Disbursement.--On receipt of a notification under subsection 
(d)(2)(B), if an applicant is eligible for a grant under this section, 
the Secretary shall disburse to the eligible entity the amount of the 
grant described in subsection (d)(2)(A)(ii).
(f) Funding.--
(1) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section $725,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2027 through 2031.
(2) Allocation.--Of the amounts appropriated under 
paragraph (1) for each fiscal year--
(A) the Secretary shall use $500,000 for grants 
under this section; and
(B) the Secretary shall transfer to the Program 
Administrator--
(i) $125,000 for the promotion of, and 
upgrades to the website referred to in 
subsection (c)(2)(C); and
(ii) $100,000 for the telephone hotline 
referred to in such subsection.
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