Protecting Agricultural Borrower Information Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5150 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5150 To strengthen privacy protections for recipients of loans and payments processed by the Farm Service Agency. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 4, 2025 Mrs. McClain Delaney (for herself, Mr. Costa, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, and Ms. Elfreth) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To strengthen privacy protections for recipients of loans and payments processed by the Farm Service Agency. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 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 (7 U.S.C. 1989) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(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) a special government employee, as defined in section 202 of title 18, United States Code; or ``(B) 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 consen