Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 116 Part 1.djvu/262

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116 STAT. 236 PUBLIC LAW 107-171—MAY 13, 2002 " (A) RELEASE AND DISCLOSURE FOR ENFORCEMENT.— The Secretary may release or disclose to the Attorney General information covered by paragraph (1) to the extent necessary to enforce the natural resources conservation programs referred to in paragraph (l)(B)(i). " (B) DISCLOSURE TO COPERATING PERSONS AND AGEN- CIES. — "(i) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary may release or disclose information covered by paragraph (1) to a person or Federal, State, local, or tribal agency working in cooperation with the Secretary in providing technical and financial assistance described in paragraph (l)(B)(i) or collecting information from data gathering sites. "(ii) USE OF INFORMATION.—The person or Federal, State, local, or tribal agency that receives information described in clause (i) may release the information only for the purpose of assisting the Secretary— "(I) in providing the requested technical or financial assistance; or "(II) in collecting information from data gathering sites. "(C) STATISTICAL AND AGGREGATE INFORMATION. — Information covered by paragraph (1) may be disclosed to the public if the information has been transformed into a statistical or aggregate form without naming any— "(i) individual owner, operator, or producer; or "(ii) specific data gathering site. "(D) CONSENT OF OWNER, OPERATOR, OR PRODUCER.— "(i) IN GENERAL. —An owner, operator, or producer may consent to the disclosure of information described in paragraph (1). "(ii) CONDITION OF OTHER PROGRAMS. —The participation of the owner, operator, or producer in, and the receipt of any benefit by the owner, operator, or producer under, this title or any other program administered by the Secretary may not be conditioned on the owner, operator, or producer providing consent under this paragraph. "(3) VIOLATIONS; PENALTIES.— Section 1770(c) shall apply with respect to the release of information collected in any manner or for any purpose prohibited by this subsection. "(4) DATA COLLECTION, DISCLOSURE, AND REVIEW.— Nothing in this subsection— "(A) affects any procedure for data collection or disclosure through the National Resources Inventory; or "(B) limits the authority of Congress or the General Accounting Office to review information collected or disclosed under this subsection.", (b) NATIONAL RESOURCES INVENTORY.— Section 1770 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 2276) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking "or" at the end; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and inserting "; or"; and (C) by adding at the end the following: