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This bill strengthens privacy protections for agricultural loan and payment recipients by amending the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to prohibit the Farm Service Agency (FSA) from disclosing personal information provided by applicants or beneficiaries to certain government employees, specifically special government employees and employees detailed to the FSA. The bill creates exceptions for disclosures in statistical or aggregate form that cannot identify individuals, and for disclosures made with the voluntary consent of the information provider (where consent is not a condition of program participation). Violations of these privacy protections can result in penalties of up to $10,000 in fines, up to one year in prison, or both. By adding these privacy safeguards, the legislation aims to protect the confidentiality of farmers' and agricultural borrowers' personal information and prevent unauthorized sharing of sensitive data within government agencies.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5150/all-info