Sec. 1613. Protection of producer information
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Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary, any officer or employee of the Department of Agriculture, any contractor or cooperator of the Department, and any officer or employee of another Federal agency shall not disclose— information submitted by a producer or owner of agricultural land to the Federal Government pursuant to title I or II of this Act; or other information provided by a producer or owner of agricultural land concerning the agricultural operation, farming or conservation practices, or the land itself in order to participate in programs of the Department of Agriculture or other Federal agencies. Information described in subsection
(a)may be disclosed if— the information is required to be made publicly available under any other provision of Federal law; the producer or owner of agricultural land who provided the information has lawfully publicly disclosed the information; the producer or owner of agricultural land who provided the information consents to the disclosure; or the information is disclosed to the Attorney General, to the extent necessary, to ensure compliance and law enforcement. Any disclosure of information pursuant to an exception provided in subsection
(b)shall be reported to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate within 24 hours after the disclosure. In this section, the term producer has the meaning given that term in section 1104(14) of this Act.