View all text of Subchapter VIII [§ 6991 - § 7002]
§ 6995. Informal hearings
(a) In general
(b) Farm Service Agency
(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. 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.)