Farm and Agricultural Worker Safety Education Act
This bill expands the Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grants Program of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to authorize USDA to provide grants for the dissemination to farm, agricultural workers, and others in the agricultural supply chain of information and training concerning best practices, relevant health and safety guidance, guidelines, requirements, or information related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Additionally, the bill provides additional prioritization flexibility through FY2025 for USDA to combat substance use disorder in rural America.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8327 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8327
To provide for the dissemination to farm and agricultural workers of
information and training on best practices used to respond to the
COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 21, 2020
Mr. Hagedorn (for himself and Mr. Cuellar) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
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A BILL
To provide for the dissemination to farm and agricultural workers of
information and training on best practices used to respond to the
COVID-19 pandemic, 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 ``Farm and Agricultural Worker Safety
Education Act''.
SEC. 2. DISSEMINATION TO FARM AND AGRICULTURAL WORKERS OF INFORMATION
AND TRAINING ON BEST PRACTICES USED TO RESPOND TO THE
COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
(a) In General.--Section 502(i)(1)(B) of the Rural Development Act
of 1972 (7 U.S.C. 2662(i)(1)(B)) is amended--
(1) in the subparagraph heading, by inserting ``and
agricultural worker'' before ``safety'';
(2) in the matter preceding clause (i)--
(A) by inserting ``and agricultural worker'' before
``safety education''; and
(B) by striking ``timber harvesters, and farm
families'' and inserting ``agricultural processors and
handlers, timber harvesters, farm families, and other
participants in the agricultural supply chain'';
(3) in clause (iii), by striking ``dermititis'' and
inserting ``dermatitis'';
(4) in clause (v), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(5) in clause (vi), by striking the period and inserting
``; and''; and
(6) by adding at the end the following:
``(vii) other relevant health and safety
guidance, guidelines, requirements, or
information.''.
(b) Limitations on Authorization of Appropriations.--For the
purpose of disseminating information related to the COVID-19 pandemic
under section 502(i)(1)(B) of the Rural Development Act of 1972, there
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture
$50,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, which is authorized to remain
available through fiscal year 2026.
SEC. 3. RURAL HEALTH DISRUPTION PRIORITIZATION FLEXIBILITY.
Section 6101(a) of the Agricultural Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 4726-
4727; Public Law 115-334) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and
redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4895)
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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