[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1980 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1980
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to track the distribution of all
farm subsidies by race, gender, and size of the farm operation and to
make that information about farm subsidies available to the public, and
for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 8, 2021
Mr. Booker 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 direct the Secretary of Agriculture to track the distribution of all
farm subsidies by race, gender, and size of the farm operation and to
make that information about farm subsidies available to the public, 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 Subsidy Transparency Act of
2021''.
SEC. 2. DATA ON RECIPIENTS OF BENEFITS UNDER AGRICULTURE IMPROVEMENT
ACT OF 2018.
Subtitle G of title I of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
(Public Law 115-334; 132 Stat. 4525) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``SEC. 1708. DATA ON RECIPIENTS OF BENEFITS.
``As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this
section and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary
shall--
``(1) track--
``(A) the benefits provided, directly or
indirectly, to each individual and entity under this
title, title II, and title VII and the amendments made
by those titles, including--
``(i) the race and gender of each
individual directly or indirectly receiving the
benefits;
``(ii) the race and gender of each
individual receiving the benefits through an
entity and the race and gender of all
individuals who comprise the entity; and
``(iii) the rented, owned, or controlled
acreage of the farm or ranch of each recipient
of the benefits; and
``(B) the race and gender of each individual who
applied for any benefits described in subparagraph (A)
and did not receive the benefits;
``(2) annually make publicly available on the website of
the Department of Agriculture the information tracked under
paragraph (1); and
``(3) annually submit to the Committee on Agriculture of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report describing the
information tracked under paragraph (1).''.
SEC. 3. DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO INDIVIDUALS AND
ENTITIES WITH FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE.
(a) Authorized Disclosure.--Section 502(c) of the Federal Crop
Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1502(c)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``paragraph (2)'' and inserting
``paragraphs (2) and (5)''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(5) Disclosure of certain information.--The prohibition
under paragraph (1) shall not apply to the release of
information under section 506(m)(4)(C).''.
(b) Disclosure of Certain Information.--Section 506(m) of the
Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1506(m)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
``(4) Collection and release of information in the public
interest.--
``(A) Definition of covered entity.--In this
paragraph, the term `covered entity' means--
``(i) an individual; and
``(ii)(I) an entity; and
``(II) each individual that partly or
wholly owns, or has a substantial beneficial
interest in, that entity.
``(B) Information collected.--The Corporation
shall, on an annual basis, collect the following
information:
``(i) The name, race, and gender, as
applicable, of each covered entity that
directly or indirectly obtained a federally
subsidized crop insurance, livestock, or forage
policy or plan of insurance during the previous
reinsurance year.
``(ii) The rented, owned, or controlled
acreage of the farm or ranch attributable to
each covered entity described in clause (i).
``(iii) The amount of premium subsidy
received from the Corporation, directly or
indirectly, by--
``(I) each covered entity described
in clause (i); and
``(II) in the case of a covered
entity described in subparagraph
(A)(ii)(I), each individual receiving
benefits through that entity and the
name, race, and gender of that
individual.
``(C) Release of information.--Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, the Corporation shall annually
release to the public the information described in
subparagraph (B), organized by covered entity and
agricultural operation.''.
SEC. 4. BENEFITS UNDER THE COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION CHARTER ACT.
Section 13 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15
U.S.C. 714k) is amended--
(1) in the second sentence, by striking ``In addition to
the annual report'' and inserting the following:
``(b) Quarterly Reports.--In addition to the annual report under
subsection (a)'';
(2) in the matter preceding subsection (b) (as so
designated), by striking the section designation and heading
and all that follows through ``The Corporation'' and inserting
the following:
``SEC. 13. RECORDS; REPORTS.
``(a) Records; Annual Report.--The Corporation''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Data on Recipients of Benefits.--The Secretary shall--
``(1) track--
``(A) the benefits provided, directly or
indirectly, to each individual and entity under section
5, including--
``(i) the race and gender of each
individual directly receiving the benefits or
receiving the benefits through an entity; and
``(ii) the rented, owned, or controlled
acreage of the farm or ranch of the recipient
of the benefits; and
``(B) the race and gender of each individual who
applied for any benefits described in subparagraph (A)
and did not receive the benefits;
``(2) annually make publicly available on the website of
the Department of Agriculture the information tracked under
paragraph (1); and
``(3) annually submit to the Committee on Agriculture of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report describing the
information tracked under paragraph (1).''.
SEC. 5. FARM CREDIT TRANSPARENCY.
Section 704B of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (15 U.S.C. 1691c-
2) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``farm or ranch,''
after ``minority-owned,'';
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting ``farm or ranch,''
after ``minority-owned,'' each place that term appears;
(3) in subsection (e)--
(A) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in subparagraph (E), by inserting
``farm or ranch,'' after ``minority-owned,'';
and
(ii) in subparagraph (F), by inserting
``farm or ranch,'' after ``minority-owned,'';
and
(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``farm or
ranch,'' after ``minority-owned,''; and
(4) in subsection (g)(3), by inserting ``farm or ranch,''
after ``minority-owned,''.
SEC. 6. SERVICE CENTER INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.
The Secretary of Agriculture shall collect and track the race and
gender of any individual, or in the case of an entity, each individual
comprising the entity, that registers on the service center information
management system of the Department of Agriculture.
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