(B) if the technology is not adequate for 
such purpose, shall identify the technology nec-
essary to adequately collect and store the data. 
(b) REPORT TO THE CONGRESS.—Within 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General shall submit to the Committees on Agriculture 
and on Appropriations of the House of representatives and 
the Committees on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, 
and on Appropriations of the Senate a report on the find-
ings of the audit conducted under subsection (a). 
SEC. 5. ANNUAL REPORTS ON DENIAL OF REQUESTS FOR 
APPLICATIONS 
FOR 
FARM 
LOANS, 
LOAN 
SERVICING, OR DISASTER BENEFITS, OR OF 
APPLICATIONS THEREFOR. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1 of each 
year, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report 
which summarizes the following information on each per-
son whose request for an application for a farm loan, farm 
loan servicing, or a disaster loan, or whose application for 
a farm loan, farm loan servicing, or a disaster loan, was 
denied in the 12-month period covered by the report: 
(1) The gender of the person. 
(2) The race of the person. 
(3) The national origin of the person. 
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(4) Whether the person is an Indian or a mem-
ber of an Indian tribe. 
(5) The amount of time that elapsed from the 
date the request or application was made to the date 
of the denial. 
(6) The location of the office that denied the re-
quest or application. 
(7) All information taken into account in the 
denial. 
(b) NO
PERSONALLY
IDENTIFIABLE
INFORMA-
TION.—The report shall not contain any information that 
identifies any person referred to in subsection (a). 
(c) DEFINITIONS OF INDIAN AND MEMBER OF AN IN-
DIAN TRIBE.—In this section, the terms ‘‘Indian’’ and 
‘‘member of an Indian tribe’’ shall have the same mean-
ings given the terms, respectively, in paragraphs (1) and 
(2) of section 2 of the Tribally Controlled College or Uni-
versity Assistance Act of 1978. 
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CLAIMS
PERIOD.—The term ‘‘claims pe-
riod’’ means the period that began on January 1, 
1981, and ended on the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
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(2) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of Agriculture. 
(3) DISASTER LOAN.—The term ‘‘disaster loan’’ 
means a loan under subtitle C of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act. 
(4) ELIGIBLE CLAIMANT.—The term ‘‘eligible 
claimant’’ means any person who claims that she 
was discriminated against, on the basis of gender, in 
the issuance or review of an application for a farm 
loan, farm loan servicing, or a disaster loan, during 
the claims period. 
(5) FARM.—The term ‘‘farm’’ includes a ranch. 
(6) FARM LOAN.—The term ‘‘farm loan’’ means 
a loan under subtitle A or B of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act. 
(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(8) SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMER.—The 
term ‘‘socially disadvantaged farmer’’ has the mean-
ing given the term ‘‘socially disadvantaged farmer or 
rancher’’ in section 355(e)(2) of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act. 
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