Last updated 2/17/2023
Outlined below is a list of resources relevant to history, actions, and reports that have been provided to Equity Commission and Subcommittee members. This list is updated as new information is identified and/or requested by the members.
- Executive Orders
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- Executive Order 13985 On Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government
(Published January 20, 2021) - Memo to Agencies: Advancing Equity in Procurement
(Published December 2, 2021) - Executive Order 13988 Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation
(Published January 20, 2021) - Memo to Agencies on Modernizing Regulatory Review
(Published January 20, 2021) - Executive Order on Transforming Federal Customer Experience and Service Delivery to Rebuild Trust in Government
(Published December 13, 2021) - Strategic Plan to Advance Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in the Federal Workforce
(Published November 2021)
- Executive Order 13985 On Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government
- American Rescue Plan
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- American Rescue Plan Website and Fact Sheet
- American Rescue Plan of 2021
(Published February 22, 2021) -
Advancing Equity through The American Rescue Plan Report
(Published May 2022)
- Federal Government Reports and Findings
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- Are Rights a Reality? Evaluating Federal Civil Rights Enforcement
(Published November 2019) - Agricultural Credit Needs and Barriers to Lending on Tribal Lands
(Published May 2019) - IT Modernization: USDA Needs to Improve Oversight of Farm Production and Conservation Mission Area
(Published September 23, 2021) - USDA Market Facilitation Program: Oversight of Future Supplemental Assistance to Farmers Could Be Improved
(Published January 4, 2022) - GAO-12-976R, U.S. Department of Agriculture: Progress toward Implementing GAO’s Civil Rights Recommendations
(Published August 29, 2012) - GAO-09-62 U.S. Department of Agriculture: Recommendations and Options to Address Management Deficiencies in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
(Published October 2008) - Information on Credit and Outreach to Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Is Limited
(Published July 11, 2019)
- Are Rights a Reality? Evaluating Federal Civil Rights Enforcement
- Office of the Inspector General Assessments / Analyses
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- The Pigford Cases: USDA Settlement of Discrimination Suites by Black Farmers
(Published May 29, 2013) - Garcia v. Vilsack: A Policy and Legal Analysis of a USDA Discrimination Case
(Published February 22, 2013) - USDA Oversight of Civil Rights Complaints | USDA
(Published October 22, 2021) - Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers Program (2501 Program) in Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019 | USDA
(Published November 10, 2021) - Hispanic and Women Farmers and Ranchers Claim Resolution Process | USDA
(Published March 31, 2016) - Market Facilitation Program—Interim Report | USDA
(Published September 30, 2020) - Black Farmers Discrimination Litigation (BFDL) Audit Report (PDF, 6.8 MB)
(Published December 2013)
- The Pigford Cases: USDA Settlement of Discrimination Suites by Black Farmers
- USDA Reports, Resources, and Tools
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- Heirs’ Property and Land Fractionation: Fostering Stable Ownership to Prevent Land Loss and Abandonment
(Published September 2019) - Civil Rights at the United States Department of Agriculture
(Published February 1997) - USDA Oversight of Civil Rights Complaints
(Published September 2021) - Implementation of the Civil Rights Action Team Report at USDA: An Interim Progress Report
(Published September 1997) - Independent Assessment of the Delivery of Technical and Financial Assistance: Civil Rights Assessment, Executive Summary
(Published March 31, 2011) - Independent Assessment of the Delivery of Technical and Financial Assistance: Civil Rights Assessment, Final Report (also known as the “Jackson Lewis Report”)
(Published March 31, 2011) -
Equity at USDA Fact Sheet (PDF, 572 KB)
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USDA Direct Farm Loans Journey by GSA and FSA
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USDA FY 2023 Budget Summary (PDF, 1.9 MB) and 2023 USDA Budget Explanatory Notes
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Tribal Consultations Website and Framing Papers (Published April 2022)
- Framing Paper: Economic Development (PDF, 249 KB)
- Framing Paper: Food, Safety, and Trade (PDF, 203 KB)
- Framing Paper: Farming, Ranching, and Conservation (PDF, 256 KB)
- Framing Paper: Forests & Public Lands (PDF, 227 KB)
- Framing Paper: Education & Research (PDF, 202 KB)
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Your FSA Farm Loan Compass
(Revised March 2021) -
Office of the Ombudsperson at USDA
- Fact Sheet (PDF, 120 KB)
- Introduction to the Office of the Ombudsperson Presentation (PDF, 226 KB)
- Frequently Asked Questions (PDF, 96.9 KB)
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Farm Service Agency Committees: In Brief
(Updated January 29, 2021) -
Racial and Ethnic Equity in U.S. Agriculture: Selected Current Issues
(Published April 11, 2022)
FSA County Committee Resources
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County Committee Federal Register Notice-33063, Page 8 (Published June 5, 2022)
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2019 Farm Service Agency County Committee Election Report (Published 2019)
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County Committee Eligibility to Vote Factsheet (Published June 2022)
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Code of Federal Regulations, Selection and Functions of Farm Service Agency State and County Committees (Published June 2012)
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County Committee Frequently Asked Questions (Published June 2022)
- Heirs’ Property and Land Fractionation: Fostering Stable Ownership to Prevent Land Loss and Abandonment
- USDA Advisory Committee Reports
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- Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Website (ACBFR)
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Council for Native American Farming and Ranching Website (CNAFR)
- CNAFR Recommendations (Updated June 2018) (PDF, 615 KB)
- A Time to Act: A Report of the USDA National Commission on Small Farms
(Published December 31, 1997) - Indian Country Extension Commission Report
(Published April 2022)
- USDA Strategic Plan & Equity Action Plans
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- USDA Strategic Plan Fiscal Years 2022-2026 (Published March 2022) (PDF, 9.6 MB)
- USDA Equity Action Plan (Published April 14, 2022)
- Equity Action Plans for all Agencies (Published April 14, 2022)
- White House Convening on Equity (recording of meeting hosted on April 14, 2022)
- Executive Order 13985 RFI Summary Findings (published April 14, 2022)