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United States Code Title 7 — Agriculture

§ 2279–2. Report of civil rights complaints, resolutions, and actions

§ 2279–2.

Report of civil rights complaints, resolutions, and actions

Each year, the Secretary shall—

(1)

prepare a report that describes, for each agency of the Department of Agriculture—

(A)

the number of civil rights complaints filed that relate to the agency, including whether a complaint is a program complaint or an employment complaint;

(B)

the length of time the agency took to process each civil rights complaint;

(C)

the number of proceedings brought against the agency, including the number of complaints described in paragraph (1) that were resolved with a finding of discrimination; and

(D)

the number and type of personnel actions taken by the agency following resolution of civil rights complaints;

(2)

submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a copy of the report; and

(3)

make the report available to the public by posting the report on the website of the Department.