“To strengthen privacy protections for recipients of loans and payments processed by the Farm Service Agency.”
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This section establishes privacy protections under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act prohibiting the Secretary or Farm Service Agency (FSA) officers or employees from disclosing information provided by applicants for, or recipients of, FSA benefits (i.e., loans and payments to farmers and rural borrowers) to (1) a special government employee, as defined in 18 U.S.C. 202 (generally, temporary or part-time federal personnel serving 130 days or fewer in a 365-day period), or (2) a government employee detailed to FSA under 5 U.S.C. 3341. Exceptions permit disclosure (1) in statistical or aggregate form that does not identify the provider or (2) with the provider's consent, provided the consent is not a condition of program participation or benefit receipt; knowing violations are punishable by a fine of up to $10,000, imprisonment for up to one year, or both.