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7 U.S.C. § 7000 — Director review of determinations of hearing officers
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**(a) Requests for Director review**
(1) **Time for request by appellant** — Not later than 30 days after the date on which an appellant receives the determination of a hearing officer under [section 6997 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section6997&num=0&edition=prelim), the appellant shall submit a written request to the Director for review of the determination in order to be entitled to a review by the Director of the determination.
(2) **Time for request by agency head** — Not later than 15 business days after the date on which an agency receives the determination of a hearing officer under [section 6997 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section6997&num=0&edition=prelim), the head of the agency may make a written request that the Director review the determination.
**(b) Determination of Director** The Director shall conduct a review of the determination of the hearing officer using the case record, the record from the evidentiary hearing under [section 6997 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section6997&num=0&edition=prelim), the request for review, and such other arguments or information as may be accepted by the Director. Based on such review, the Director shall issue a final determination notice that upholds, reverses, or modifies the determination of the hearing officer. However, if the Director determines that the hearing record is inadequate, the Director may remand all or a portion of the determination for further proceedings to complete the hearing record or, at the option of the Director, to hold a new hearing. The Director shall complete the review and either issue a final determination or remand the determin
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**(a) Requests for Director review**
(1) **Time for request by appellant** — Not later than 30 days after the date on which an appellant receives the determination of a hearing officer under [section 6997 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section6997&num=0&edition=prelim), the appellant shall submit a written request to the Director for review of the determination in order to be entitled to a review by the Director of the determination.
(2) **Time for request by agency head** — Not later than 15 business days after the date on which an agency receives the determination of a hearing officer under [section 6997 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section6997&num=0&edition=prelim), the head of the agency may make a written request that the Director review the determination.
**(b) Determination of Director** The Director shall conduct a review of the determination of the hearing officer using the case record, the record from the evidentiary hearing under [section 6997 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section6997&num=0&edition=prelim), the request for review, and such other arguments or information as may be accepted by the Director. Based on such review, the Director shall issue a final determination notice that upholds, reverses, or modifies the determination of the hearing officer. However, if the Director determines that the hearing record is inadequate, the Director may remand all or a portion of the determination for further proceedings to complete the hearing record or, at the option of the Director, to hold a new hearing. The Director shall complete the review and either issue a final determination or remand the determination not later than—
(1) 10 business days after receipt of the request for review, in the case of a request by the head of an agency for review; or
(2) 30 business days after receipt of the request for review, in the case of a request by an appellant for review.
**(c) Basis for determination** The determination of the hearing officer and the Director shall be based on information from the case record, laws applicable to the matter at issue, and applicable regulations published in the Federal Register and in effect on the date of the adverse decision or the date on which the acts that gave rise to the adverse decision occurred, whichever date is appropriate.
**(d) Equitable relief** Subject to regulations issued by the Secretary, the Director shall have the authority to grant equitable relief under this section in the same manner and to the same extent as such authority is provided to the Secretary under [section 7996 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section7996&num=0&edition=prelim) and other laws. Notwithstanding the administrative finality of a final determination of an appeal by the Division, the Secretary shall have the authority to grant equitable or other types of relief to the appellant after an administratively final determination is issued by the Division.
**(e) Effective date** A final determination issued by the Director shall be effective as of the date of filing of an application, the date of the transaction or event in question, or the date of the original adverse decision, whichever is applicable.
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The provisions of [section 590h(g) of title 16](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section590h/g&num=0&edition=prelim), relating to assignment of payments, shall apply to payments made under the authority of this Act. The producer making the assignment, or the assignee, shall provide the Secretary with notice, in such manner as the Secretary may require, of any assignment made under this section.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, act Feb. 16, 1938, ch. 30, title III, § 337, 52 Stat. 55, related to adjustment and suspension of quotas.
#### Effective Date of Repeal
Repeal effective only with respect to programs applicable to crops planted for harvest in calendar year 1964 or any subsequent year and marketing years beginning in calendar year 1964, or any subsequent year, see section 323 of Pub. L. 87–703, set out as a note under [section 1301 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1301&num=0&edition=prelim).
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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 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section6932&num=0&edition=prelim)), 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section5101&num=0&edition=prelim) 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.
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Beginning farmer or rancher** — The term “beginning farmer or rancher” has the meaning given the term in [section 1991(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1991/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Office** — The term “Office” means the Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement established under this section.
(3) **Socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher** — The term “socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher” has the meaning given the term in section 2279(e) 11 See References in Text note below. of this title.
**(b) Establishment and purpose**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary shall establish within the executive operations of the Department an office to be known as the “Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement”—
(A) to improve access to programs of the Department;
(B) to improve the viability and profitability of—
(i) small farms and ranches;
(ii) beginning farmers or ranchers;
(iii) socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers;
(iv) limited resource producers; and
(v) veteran farmers and ranchers; and
(C) to promote youth outreach.
(2) **Director** — The Office shall be headed by a Director, to be appointed by the Secretary from among the competitive service.
**(c) Duties** The duties of the Office shall be to ensure small farms and ranches, beginning farmers or ranchers, veteran farmers and ranchers, and socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers access to, and equitable participation in, programs and services of the Department by—
(1) establishing and monitoring the goals and objectives of the Department to increase participation in programs of the Department by small, beginning, socially disadvantaged, or veteran farmers or r
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TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 6998
agency officer, employee, or committee mak-
ing the adverse decision at the time the ad-
verse decision was made. The hearing officer
shall leave the record open after the hearing
for a reasonable period of time to allow the
submission of information by the appellant or
the agency after the hearing to the extent nec-
essary to respond to new facts, information,
arguments, or evidence presented or raised by
the agency or appellant.
(4) Burden of proof
The appellant shall bear the burden of prov-
ing that the adverse decision of the agency
was erroneous.
(d) Determination notice
The hearing officer shall issue a notice of the
determination on the appeal not later than 30
days after a hearing or after receipt of the re-
quest of the appellant to waive a hearing, except
that the Director may establish an earlier or
later deadline. If the determination is not ap-
pealed to the Director for review under section
6998 of this title, the notice provided by the
hearing officer shall be considered to be a notice
of an administratively final determination.
(e) Effective date
The final determination shall be effective as of
the date of filing of an application, the date of
the transaction or event in question, or the date
of the original adverse decision, whichever is ap-
plicable.
(Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 277, Oct. 13, 1994, 108
Stat. 3230.)
§ 6998. Director review of determinations of hear-
ing officers
(a) Requests for Director review
(1) Time for request by appellant
Not later than 30 days after the date on
which an appellant receives the determination
of a hearing officer under section 6997 of this
title, the appellant shall submit a written re-
quest to the Director for review of the deter-
mination in o
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