§2279d — Title 7 Agriculture | U.S. Code

Summary

The Secretary of Agriculture must pay money to make up for harm when a farmer’s claim filed with the Secretary after January 1994 shows discrimination under section 504 in USDA farm loans. This also covers administrative claims filed before October 21, 1998 if they were filed in time and the farmer asked for damages while the case was pending.

Title 7, §2279d

Agriculture — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

In any claim brought under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 [29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.] and filed with the Secretary of Agriculture after January 1994 resulting in a finding that a farmer was subjected to discrimination under any farm loan program or activity conducted by the United States Department of Agriculture in violation of section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), the Secretary of Agriculture shall be liable for compensatory damages. Such liability shall apply to any administrative action brought before October 21, 1998, but only if the action is brought within the applicable statute of limitations and the complainant sought or seeks compensatory damages while the action is pending.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 93–112, Sept. 26, 1973, 87 Stat. 355, which is classified generally to chapter 16 (§ 701 et seq.) of Title 29, Labor. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 701 of Title 29 and Tables.

§2279d Compensatory Damages in Claims Under Rehabilitation Act of 1973