A bill to amend section 310B(d) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to prescribe procedural safeguards for the processing of applications for assistance under such act.

States that, under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, no part of any application for a grant or loan under such Act may be made available to any person (other than an individual who is an officer or employee of the United States) after its submission to the Secretary of Agriculture unless: (1) in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary, public comment is solicited with respect to that application or part thereof; or (2) the name of such person was furnished by the applicant as a source of information concerning the applicant or the application.