United States Code (Last Updated: May 24, 2014) |
Title 7. AGRICULTURE |
Chapter 98. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE REORGANIZATION |
SubChapter VIII. NATIONAL APPEALS DIVISION |
§ 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 Consolidated Farm Service Agency (or other office, agency, or administrative unit of the Department assigned to carry out the programs authorized for the Consolidated 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.
References In Text
The Agricultural Credit Act of 1987, referred to in subsec. (c), is Pub. L. 100–233,
Codification
Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by Pub. L. 110–234 were repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.
Amendments
2008—Pub. L. 110–246, § 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).
Effective Date Of Amendment
Amendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective