Sec. 105. Data collection and reporting
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The Secretary shall make publicly available annual reports describing data on the recipients of Department of Agriculture assistance, including assistance from farm subsidy programs, and the amounts of the assistance, delineated by the race, ethnicity, and gender of the recipients. The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Economic Research Service, shall conduct research on the status of socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, including— the share of land ownership of those socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers as compared to all farmers and ranchers, delineated by the race, ethnicity, and gender of the landowners; the share of the amount of assistance those socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers receive from the Department of Agriculture as compared to all farmers and ranchers, delineated by the race, ethnicity, and gender of the recipients; the share, status, and receipt of Farm Credit System loans by socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers as compared to all farmers and ranchers, delineated by the race, ethnicity, and gender of the recipients; and an assessment of the reasons for disparities in land ownership, assistance from the Department of Agriculture, and Farm Credit System loans for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers compared to all farmers and ranchers.
The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Economic Research Service, shall conduct research on the demographics and status of farmworkers, including— the races, ethnicities, ages, localities, wages and benefits, and working conditions of farmworkers; the economic contributions of farmworkers to the United States economy; and satisfaction of farmworkers with their employment. The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, shall— investigate historical changes in reporting methodology and misreporting of Black farmers and ranchers in the census of agriculture; develop procedures to ensure that census of agriculture surveys accurately capture the status of socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers engaged in urban agriculture; and conduct, concurrently with each census of agriculture, a review to assess— the outreach and methodologies used in conducting the census of agriculture; and how such outreach and methodologies have affected the counting of socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers.
The Secretary shall annually conduct, and annually make publicly available reports describing, in-depth research and analysis of corporate (domestic and foreign) land investment and ownership in the United States, with specific attention given to the impact of corporate land investment and ownership on— land consolidation trends in the United States; challenges and opportunities for new and beginning farmers and ranchers accessing land for farming or ranching; challenges and opportunities for members of socially disadvantaged groups accessing land for farming or ranching; and crop selection and production trends.
There is authorized to be appropriated, and there is appropriated, out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2030 to carry out this section.