7 U.S.C. § 2279–2: Report of civil rights…

Summary

Each year, the Secretary must prepare a report that, for every USDA agency, shows how many civil rights complaints were filed and whether they were about programs or employment, how long each complaint took to process, how many proceedings were brought and how many were found to involve discrimination, and what personnel actions the agency took after cases were resolved. The Secretary must send the report to the House Committee on Agriculture and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and must post the report on the Department of Agriculture’s website for the public.

Title 7, §2279–2

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Each year, the Secretary shall—

(1)prepare a report that describes, for each agency of the Department of Agriculture—

(A)the number of civil rights complaints filed that relate to the agency, including whether a complaint is a program complaint or an employment complaint;

(B)the length of time the agency took to process each civil rights complaint;

(C)the number of proceedings brought against the agency, including the number of complaints described in paragraph (1) that were resolved with a finding of discrimination; and

(D)the number and type of personnel actions taken by the agency following resolution of civil rights complaints;

(2)submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a copy of the report; and

(3)make the report available to the public by posting the report on the website of the Department.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 enacted identical sections. Pub. L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Enactment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 8701 of this title. Definition of “Secretary” “Secretary” as meaning the Secretary of Agriculture, see section 8701 of this title.

§2279–2 Report of Civil Rights Complaints, Resolutions, and Actions