§2207b — Title 7 Agriculture | U.S. Code

Summary

The Secretary must collect data about economic activity created by certain grants and loans, including any technical help that comes with them, and measure the short‑ and long‑term success of award winners and the people or groups they help under section 1627c; section 940c(b)(2); or sections 310B(c), 310B(e), 310B(g), 310H, 379E, or subtitle E of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(c), 1932(e), 1932(g), 1936b, 2008s, 2009 et seq.). The data must come from recipients during the award and for at least 2 years after the award ends. No later than 4 years after February 7, 2014, and every 2 years after that, the Secretary must report the data to the House and Senate agriculture committees. The report must say how the data was used, the percent change in employees, number of new businesses and clients served, any benefits such as higher revenue or more customers, and any other information the Secretary thinks is useful.

Title 7, §2207b

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(a)The Secretary shall collect data regarding economic activities created through grants and loans, including any technical assistance provided as a component of the grant or loan program, and measure the short- and long-term viability of award recipients and any entities to whom those recipients provide assistance using award funds, under—

(1)section 1627c of this title;

(2)section 940c(b)(2) of this title; or

(3)section 310B(c), 310B(e), 310B(g), 310H, or 379E, or subtitle E, of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(c), 1932(e), 1932(g), [1936b], 2008s, 2009 et seq.).

(b)The data collected under subsection (a) shall include information collected from recipients both during the award period and for a period of time, as determined by the Secretary, which is not less than 2 years after the award period ends.

(c)(1)Not later than 4 years after February 7, 2014, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that contains the data described in subsection (a).

(2)The report shall include detailed information regarding—

(A)actions taken by the Secretary to use the data;

(B)the percentage increase of employees;

(C)the number of business starts and clients served;

(D)any benefit, such as an increase in revenue or customer base; and

(E)such other information as the Secretary considers appropriate.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(3), is title III of Pub. L. 87–128, Aug. 8, 1961, 75 Stat. 307. Subtitle E of the Act is classified generally to subchapter V (§ 2009 et seq.) of chapter 50 of this title. For complete classification of the Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 1921 of this title and Tables.

Amendments

2018—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 115–334 added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1) which read as follows: “section 1632a of this title;”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Definition of “Secretary” “Secretary” as meaning the Secretary of Agriculture, see section 9001 of this title.

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