§ 6995. Informal hearings

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1994

   Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994

   Pub. L. 103–354 title II § 275 · 108 Stat. 3178

   Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 6995

   Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 275, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3230

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 275, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3230

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 275. INFORMAL HEARINGS. 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 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 226), the Secretary shall maintain the informal appeals process applicable to such programs, as in effect on the date of the enactment of the subtitle. 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.

2. 2008

   Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008

   Pub. L. 110–246 § 12032 · 122 Stat. 1651

   1. Amended · 7 U.S.C. § 6995

      Pub. L. 110–246, § 12032, designated the three sentences of existing provisions as subsecs. (a) to (c), respectively

   2. Inserted · 7 U.S.C. § 6995

      Pub. L. 110–246, § 12032, inserted headings, and in subsec. (c) designated part of existing provisions as par. (1)

   3. Added · 7 U.S.C. § 6995

      Pub. L. 110–246, § 12032, added par. (2)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   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).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 12032. CROP INSURANCE MEDIATION.   Section 275 of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6995) is amended— (1) by striking “If an officer” and inserting the following: “(a) In General.— If an officer” ; (2) by striking “With respect to” and inserting the following: “(b) Farm Service Agency.— With respect to” ; (3) by striking “If a mediation”; and inserting the following: “(c) Mediation.— If a mediation” ; and (4) in subsection (c) (as so designated)— (A) by striking “participant shall be offered” and inserting “participant shall— “(1) be offered” ; and (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: “; and “(2) to the maximum extent practicable, be allowed to use both informal agency review and mediation to resolve disputes under that title.” .

   Effective date note
   Amendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of this title.

3. 2018

   Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

   Pub. L. 115–334 title XII § 12404(b)(3) · 132 Stat. 4490

   Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 6995(b)

   Pub. L. 115–334 substituted “Farm” for “Consolidated Farm” in two places

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115–334 substituted “Farm” for “Consolidated Farm” in two places.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (3) Section 275(b) of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6995(b)) is amended by striking “Consolidated Farm” each place it appears and inserting “Farm”.

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