Farm and Agricultural Worker Safety Education Act

Bill: 116-hr-8327
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Hagedorn, Jim [R-MN-1]
Introduced: 2020-09-21
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Health programs administration and funding

Health promotion and preventive care

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor

Rural conditions and development

Worker safety and health
Latest action: action_date: 2020-09-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-09-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Farm and Agricultural Worker Safety Education Act</b></p> <p>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.</p> <p>Additionally, the bill provides additional prioritization flexibility through FY2025 for USDA to combat substance use disorder in rural America.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8327 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 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Farm and Agricultural Worker Safety Education Act . 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. 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).