; (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following: (f) Equitable relief by the Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Civil Rights (1) In general The Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Civil Rights (or a designee of the Secretary in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, if no Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Civil Rights is appointed and confirmed in accordance with section 218A(b) of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994) may grant relief in accordance with subsections (b) through (d) to a participant who files a civil rights program complaint. (2) Decisions The decision by the Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Civil Rights (or the designee of the Secretary) to grant relief under this subsection— (A) shall not require prior approval by any officer or employee of the Department of Agriculture; and (B) is subject to reversal only by the Secretary (who may not delegate the reversal authority). (3) Other authority The authority provided to the Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Civil Rights (or the designee of the Secretary) under this subsection is in addition to any other applicable authority and does not limit other authority provided by law or the Secretary. ; (3) in subsection (g), as so redesignated, by striking or the State Conservationist and inserting the State Conservationist, or the Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Civil Rights (or the designee of the Secretary)