,,ii #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #cehj ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,january #e1 #bjbf,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,bennet1 ,mr4 ,justice1 and ,mr4 ,warnock7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,secretary of ,agriculture to make cost-share grants for retrofitting agricultural tractors with rollover protection structures1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,cost-share grants for rollover protection structures 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,approved rollover protection structure ,the term approved rollover protection structure means a rollover protection structure that the ,program ,administrator determines-- 7,a7 may be installed on eligible equipment2 7,b7 includes a seatbelt2 and 7,c7 meets or exceeds the rollover protection structure standards4 7#b7 ,eligible entity ,the term eligible entity means1 as determined by the ,secretary-- 7,a7 an agricultural producer2 and 7,b7 an eligible school4 7#c7 ,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 structure4 7#d7 ,eligible school ,the term eligible school means-- 7,a7 a vocational school that provides agricultural instruction or training2 7,b7 an institution of higher education 7as defined in section #aja of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja77 that provides direct1 practical agricultural instruction or training2 and 7,c7 a public or private secondary school 7as defined in section #haja of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja77 the curriculum of which includes an agricultural instruction or training component4 7#e7 ,program ,administrator ,the term ,program ,administrator means the organization selected by the ,secretary under subsection 7c77#a77;,b74 7#f7 ,rollover protection structure standards ,the term rollover protection structure standards includes the following3 7,a7 ,the ,,sae ,j#baid and ,,sae ,j#aaid standards issued by the ,society of ,automotive ,engineers 7and successor standards74 7,b7 ,any other relevant national or international rollover protection structure manufacturing or testing standards4 7#g7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,agriculture4 7b7 ,cost-,share grants 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall award grants to eligible entities for the cost of purchasing1 transporting1 and installing on eligible equipment approved rollover protection structures4 7#b7 ,limitations 7,a7 ,in general ,except as provided in subparagraph 7,b71 the amount of a grant under this section shall equal #gj percent of the costs of the eligible entity to purchase1 transport1 and install the approved rollover protection structure4 7,b7 ,exception ,if1 for an eligible entity that is the recipient of a grant under this section1 the costs to purchase1 transport1 and install an approved rollover structure 7as documented by the eligible entity7 exceed #ejj1 the amount of the grant shall be increased to cover an increased percentage 7as determined by the ,secretary7 of such costs4 7c7 ,administration 7#a7 ,program ,administrator ,the ,secretary shall-- 7,a7 seek competitive bids from nongovernmental organizations seeking to serve as the ,program ,administrator under this section2 7,b7 select #a organization from among the organizations that submit bids under subparagraph 7,a72 and 7,c7 enter into a cooperative agreement with that organization to carry out the activities described in paragraph 7#b74 7#b7 ,duties ,the ,program ,administrator shall-- 7,a7 identify-- 7i7 approved rollover protection structures2 and 7ii7 eligible equipment2 7,b7 administer the application process under subsection 7d72 and 7,c7 establish and administer a public website and phone hotline with information necessary-- 7i7 to inform eligible entities1 as described in subsection 7a77#b71 of the grant opportunities made available by this act1 and 7ii7 to administer the application process under subsection 7d74 7d7 ,applications 7#a7 ,in general ,to apply for a grant under this section1 an eligible entity shall submit to the ,program ,administrator an application1 including documentation of the cost described in subsection 7b77#b77;,a74 7#b7 ,approval or denial ,on receipt of an application under paragraph 7#a71 the ,program ,administrator shall-- 7,a7 determine-- 7i7 whether the applicant is eligible for a grant under this section2 and 7ii7 the amount of a grant under this section for which the applicant is eligible2 and 7,b7 submit to the ,secretary a notification of the determinations under subparagraph 7,a74 7e7 ,disbursement ,on receipt of a notification under subsection 7d77#b77;,b71 if an applicant is eligible for a grant under this section1 the ,secretary shall disburse to the eligible entity the amount of the grant described in subsection 7d77#b77;,a77ii74 7f7 ,funding 7#a7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section #gbe1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjbg through #bjca4 7#b7 ,allocation ,of the amounts appropriated under paragraph 7#a7 for each fiscal year-- 7,a7 the ,secretary shall use #ejj1jjj for grants under this section2 and 7,b7 the ,secretary shall transfer to the ,program ,administrator-- 7i7 #abe1jjj for the promotion of1 and upgrades to the website referred to in subsection 7c77#b77;,c72 and 7ii7 #ajj1jjj for the telephone hotline referred to in such subsection4