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7 U.S.C. § 6995 - Informal hearings

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(a) In general If an officer, employee, or committee of an agency makes an adverse decision, the agency shall hold, at the request of the participant, an informal hearing on the decision.

(b) Farm Service Agency With respect to programs carried out through the Farm Service Agency (or other office, agency, or administrative unit of the Department assigned to carry out the programs authorized for the Farm Service Agency under section 6932 of this title), the Secretary shall maintain the informal appeals process applicable to such programs, as in effect on October 13, 1994.

(c) Mediation If a mediation program is available under title V of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 (7 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.) as a part of the informal hearing process, the participant shall—

(1) be offered the right to choose such mediation; and

(2) to the maximum extent practicable, be allowed to use both informal agency review and mediation to resolve disputes under that title.

(Pub. L. 103354, title II, § 275, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3230; Pub. L. 110234, title XII, § 12032, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1391; Pub. L. 110246, § 4(a), title XII, § 12032, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2153; Pub. L. 115334, title XII, § 12404(b)(3), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4975.)

Notes

Editorial Notes

References in TextThe Agricultural Credit Act of 1987, referred to in subsec. (c), is Pub. L. 100233, Jan. 6, 1988, 101 Stat. 1568. Title V of the Act is classified principally to chapter 82 (§ 5101 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1988 Amendments note set out under section 2001 of Title 12, Banks and Banking, and Tables.

Codification Pub. L. 110234 and Pub. L. 110246 made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by Pub. L. 110234 were repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110246.

Amendments2018—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115334 substituted “Farm” for “Consolidated Farm” in two places. 2008—Pub. L. 110246, § 12032, designated the three sentences of existing provisions as subsecs. (a) to (c), respectively, inserted headings, and in subsec. (c) designated part of existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2008 AmendmentAmendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110234 by Pub. L. 110246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110234, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of this title.