The Protecting Agricultural Borrower Information Act would strengthen privacy rules for farmers and ranchers who receive loans and payments from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency. The bill prohibits the agency from sharing borrower information with certain types of temporary or loaned-in government workers, while allowing exceptions for statistical data and information shared with the borrower's consent. Farmers and ranchers would benefit from stricter safeguards on their personal and financial information. Violations of these new privacy rules would carry penalties of up to $10,000 in fines and up to one year in prison. The legislation does not specify implementation timelines or require new funding.
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