H.R. 5150

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

To strengthen privacy protections for recipients of loans and payments processed by the Farm Service Agency.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · September 4, 2025 · Sponsor: Mrs. McClain Delaney · Committee: Committee on Agriculture

Table of contents

• H.R. 5150
  • SEC. 1. Short title
  • SEC. 2. Strengthening of privacy protections for recipients of loans and payments processed by the Farm Service Agency

SEC. 1. Short title

• This Act may be cited as the Protecting Agricultural Borrower Information Act.

SEC. 2. Strengthening of privacy protections for recipients of loans and payments processed by the Farm Service Agency

• Section 339 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act () is amended by adding at the end the following: 7 U.S.C. 1989
  • (f) Privacy protections
    • (1) In general
      • It shall be unlawful for the Secretary or any officer or employee of the Farm Service Agency to disclose information provided pursuant to this Act by an applicant for, or a recipient of, a benefit under this Act, to—
        • a special government employee, as defined in section 202 of title 18, United States Code; or
        • a government employee detailed to the Farm Service Agency under section 3341 of title 5 of such Code.
    • (2) Exceptions
      • Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any of the following:
      • (A) Disclosure in statistical or aggregate form
        • Information that has been transformed into a statistical or aggregate form which does not allow identification of the provider.
      • (B) Consent of provider
        • Disclosure with the consent of the provider, if the consent is not provided a condition of participation in, or receipt of a benefit under, a program administered by the Secretary.
    • (3) Violations; penalties
      • Whoever knowingly violates this subsection shall be fined not more than $10,000, imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.