JUST Act of 2023

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6527 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6527 To enhance civil rights accountability and enforcement in the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 30, 2023 Mr. Jackson of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Trone, and Mr. Frost) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To enhance civil rights accountability and enforcement in the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. 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 ``Just USDA Standards and Transparency Act of 2023'' or the ``JUST Act of 2023''. SEC. 2. CIVIL RIGHTS ACCOUNTABILITY FOR USDA EMPLOYEES. (a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall ensure that appropriate corrective action is taken with respect to any official or employee of the Department of Agriculture who has been found to have engaged in any of the actions, violations, or misconduct referred to in subsection (b) while in the course of such official's or employee's employment or in administering a Department of Agriculture program or service-- (1) in any administrative finding by the Department of Agriculture, including any final agency decision issued by the Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Civil Rights and any civil rights compliance review or misconduct investigation conducted by the Department of Agriculture; (2) in any Federal administrative or judicial proceeding; (3) in any settlement with respect to civil rights; (4) in any audit or investigation conducted by the Offic