S. 3549 · 117th Congress
Agricultural Right to Repair Act
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This bill requires original manufacturers of electronics-enabled agricultural equipment to provide (on fair and reasonable terms) owners or independent repair shops with the documentation, parts, software, and tools needed to diagnose, maintain, or repair such equipment.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Feb 1, 2022
Agricultural Right to Repair Act
This bill requires original manufacturers of electronics-enabled agricultural equipment to provide (on fair and reasonable terms) owners or independent repair shops with the documentation, parts, software, and tools needed to diagnose, maintain, or repair such equipment.
If an original manufacturer stops providing required items, any related copyrights or patents held by that manufacturer shall be placed in the public domain. Furthermore, the bill allows individuals, in specified circumstances, to circumvent copyright protections to facilitate diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of electronics-enabled agricultural equipment.
The bill provides for enforcement through the Federal Trade Commission.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Agricultural Right to Repair Act
Latest action (Feb 1, 2022): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Policy area: Agriculture and Food · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Feb 1, 2022
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.