§ 5103. — Participation of Federal agencies.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC5103]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 82--STATE AGRICULTURAL LOAN MEDIATION PROGRAMS
Sec. 5103. Participation of Federal agencies
(a) Duties of Secretary of Agriculture
(1) In general
The Secretary, with respect to each program or agency under the
jurisdiction of the Secretary--
(A) shall prescribe rules requiring each such program or
agency to participate in good faith in any State mediation
program certified under section 5101 of this title;
(B) shall participate in mediation programs certified under
section 5101 of this title; and
(C) shall--
(i) cooperate in good faith with requests for
information or analysis of information made in the course of
mediation under any mediation program certified under
section 5101 of this title; and
(ii) if applicable, present and explore debt
restructuring proposals advanced in the course of such
mediation.
(2) Nonbinding on Secretary
The Secretary shall not be bound by any determination made in a
program described in section 5101 of this title if the Secretary has
not agreed to such determination.
(b) Duties of Farm Credit Administration
The Farm Credit Administration shall prescribe rules requiring the
institutions of the Farm Credit System--
(1) to cooperate in good faith with requests for information or
analysis of information made in the course of mediation under any
mediation program described in section 5101 of this title; and
(2) to present and explore debt restructuring proposals advanced
in the course of such mediation.
(Pub. L. 100-233, title V, Sec. 503, Jan. 6, 1988, 101 Stat. 1663; Pub.
L. 100-399, title V, Sec. 502, Aug. 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 1005; Pub. L.
103-354, title II, Sec. 282(b), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3234.)
Amendments
1994--Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 103-354, Sec. 282(b)(2), in
introductory provisions inserted ``or agency'' after ``each program''
and struck out ``that makes, guarantees, or insures agricultural loans''
after ``of the Secretary''.
Subsec. (a)(1)(A). Pub. L. 103-354, Sec. 282(b)(1), (3), inserted
``or agency'' after ``such program'', struck out ``agricultural loan''
after ``any State'', and inserted ``certified under section 5101 of this
title'' after ``mediation program''.
Subsec. (a)(1)(B). Pub. L. 103-354, Sec. 282(b)(1), (4), struck out
``, effective beginning on January 6, 1988,'' after ``shall'', and
``agricultural loan'' after ``participate in'', and inserted ``certified
under section 5101 of this title'' after ``mediation programs''.
Subsec. (a)(1)(C)(i). Pub. L. 103-354, Sec. 282(b)(1), (5)(A),
struck out ``agricultural loan'' before ``mediation program'' and
substituted ``certified under'' for ``described in''.
Subsec. (a)(1)(C)(ii). Pub. L. 103-354, Sec. 282(b)(5)(B), inserted
``if applicable,'' before ``present''.
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 103-354, Sec. 282(b)(1), struck out
``agricultural loan'' before ``mediation program''.
1988--Subsec. (a)(1)(B). Pub. L. 100-399, Sec. 502(a), inserted
``effective beginning'' before ``on''.
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 100-399, Sec. 502(b), substituted ``section
5101 of this title'' for ``paragraph (1)''.
Effective Date of 1988 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 100-399 effective as if enacted immediately
after enactment of Pub. L. 100-233, which was approved Jan. 6, 1988, see
section 1001(a) of Pub. L. 100-399, set out as a note under section 2002
of Title 12, Banks and Banking.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 5101 of this title.
