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7 U.S.C. § 2279–2 — Report of civil rights complaints, resolutions, and actions

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Each year, the Secretary shall—
  1. (1)prepare a report that describes, for each agency of the Department of Agriculture—
    1. (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;
    2. (B)the length of time the agency took to process each civil rights complaint;
    3. (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
    4. (D)the number and type of personnel actions taken by the agency following resolution of civil rights complaints;
  2. (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. (3)make the report available to the public by posting the report on the website of the Department.