The purpose of this section is to ensure compilation and public disclosure of data to assess and hold the Department of Agriculture accountable for the nondiscriminatory participation of socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers in programs of the Department.
In this section, the term “socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher” has the meaning given the term in section 2003(e) of this title.
The heads of the agencies of the Department of Agriculture shall collect and transmit to the Secretary any data, including data on race, gender, and ethnicity, that the Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out paragraph (1).
In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall not disclose the names or individual data of any program participant.