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‘‘(4) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF REPORT.—The 
Secretary shall maintain and make readily available 
to the public, via website and otherwise in electronic 
and paper form, the report described in paragraph 
(3). 
‘‘(d) LIMITATIONS ON USE OF DATA.— 
‘‘(1) PRIVACY PROTECTIONS.—In carrying out 
this section, the Secretary shall not disclose the 
names or individual data of any program partici-
pant. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZED USES.—The data under this 
section shall be used exclusively for the purposes de-
scribed in subsection (a). 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided, the data under this section shall not be used 
for the evaluation of individual applications for as-
sistance.’’. 
SEC. 11204. BEGINNING FARMER AND RANCHER DEVELOP-
MENT PROGRAM. 
Section 7405 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 3319f) is amended by striking 
subsection (h) and inserting the following new subsection: 
‘‘(h) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of the funds of the 
Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make 
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available $15,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 
through 2012 to carry out this section.’’. 
SEC. 11205. PROVISION OF RECEIPT FOR SERVICE OR DE-
NIAL OF SERVICE. 
In any case in which a producer or landowner, or pro-
spective producer or landowner, requests from the Depart-
ment of Agriculture any benefit or service offered by the 
Department to agricultural producers or landowners, the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall provide for the issuance, on 
the date on which the producer or landowner, or prospec-
tive producer or landowner, makes the request, a receipt 
containing— 
(1) the date, place, and subject of the request; 
and 
(2) the action taken, not taken, or rec-
ommendations made in response to the request. 
SEC. 11206. TRACKING OF SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED 
FARMERS AND RANCHERS AND LIMITED RE-
SOURCE FARMERS AND RANCHERS IN CEN-
SUS OF AGRICULTURE AND CERTAIN STUD-
IES. 
The Secretary of Agriculture shall ensure, to the 
maximum extent practicable, that the Census of Agri-
culture and studies carried out by the Economic Research 
Service accurately document the number, location, and 
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economic contributions of socially disadvantaged farmers 
and ranchers and limited resource farmers and ranchers 
in agricultural production. 
SEC. 11207. FARMWORKER COORDINATOR. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Agriculture 
shall establish the position of Farmworker Coordinator (in 
this section referred to as the ‘‘Coordinator’’), which shall 
be located in the Office of Outreach of the Department 
of Agriculture. 
(b) DUTIES.—The Secretary may delegate to the Co-
ordinator responsibility for any or all of the following: 
(1) Assisting in administering the program es-
tablished by section 2281 of the Food, Agriculture, 
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
5177a). 
(2) Serving as a liaison to community-based 
non-profit organizations that represent, and have 
demonstrated experience serving, low-income mi-
grant and seasonal farmworkers. 
(3) Coordinating with the Department of Agri-
culture and State and local governments to assure 
that farmworker needs are assessed and met during 
declared disasters and other emergencies. 
(4) Consulting with the Office of Small Farm 
Coordination, Office of Outreach, Outreach Coordi-
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nators, and other entities to better integrate farm-
worker perspectives, concerns, and interests into the 
ongoing programs of the Department. 
(5) Consulting with Hispanic-serving institu-
tions on research, program improvements, or agri-
cultural education opportunities that assist low-in-
come and migrant seasonal farmworkers. 
(6) Assuring that farmworkers have access to 
services and support to enter agriculture as pro-
ducers. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such 
sums as necessary to carry out this section for fiscal years 
2008 through 2012. 
SEC. 11208. OFFICE OF OUTREACH RELOCATION. 
(a) RELOCATION PROPOSAL.—Not more than 18 
months after the date of enactment of the Act, the Sec-
retary shall develop a proposal to relocate the Office of 
Outreach of the Department of Agriculture. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.—The Office of Outreach shall 
be responsible for the administration of— 
(1) the outreach and technical assistance pro-
gram established under section 2501 of the Food, 
Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 
U.S.C. 2279); 
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(2) the beginning farmer and rancher develop-
ment program established under section 7405 of the 
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 
U.S.C. 3319f); and 
(3) the coordination of the outreach activities 
among the various agencies within the Department. 
(c) REPORT.—After the relocation described in this 
section is completed, the Secretary shall submit to Con-
gress a report that includes information describing the 
new location of the program. 
SEC. 11209. MINORITY FARMER ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall establish an advisory committee, to be 
known as the ‘‘Advisory Committee on Minority Farmers’’ 
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘Committee’’), which 
shall be overseen by the Office of Outreach of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture. 
(b) DUTIES.—The Committee shall— 
(1) review all civil rights cases to ensure that 
they are processed in a timely manner; 
(2) ensure that the processing of civil rights 
cases complies with applicable laws; 
(3) report quarterly to the Secretary of Agri-
culture on civil rights enforcement and outreach; 
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