7 U.S.C. § 6995 — Informal hearings
submitted 32 years ago by Pub. L. 103-354 to r/title-7-AGRICULTURE · 163 words · no verdicts yet
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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.
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.
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—
be offered the right to choose such mediation; and
to the maximum extent practicable, be allowed to use both informal agency review and mediation to resolve disputes under that title.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 275, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3230; Pub. L. 110–234, title XII, § 12032, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1391; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title XII, § 12032, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2153; Pub. L. 115–334, title XII, § 12404(b)(3), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4975.)
- 1994Enacted · Pub. L. 103-354 · 108 Stat. 3230
- 2008Amended · Pub. L. 110-234 · 122 Stat. 1391
- 2008Amended · Pub. L. 110-246 · 122 Stat. 1664, 2153
- 2018Amended · Pub. L. 115-334 · 132 Stat. 4975
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 103-354 on 1994-10-13.
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