7 U.S.C. § 5103 — Participation of Federal agencies

Page 1740 TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE § 5103 shall not be eligible for additional financial as- sistance under this chapter. (Pub. L. 100–233, title V, § 502, Jan. 6, 1988, 101 Stat. 1663; Pub. L. 102–554, § 22, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4161; Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 282(f)(1)(A), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3235; Pub. L. 106–472, title III, § 306(b), Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2072.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2000—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 106–472 designated existing provisions as par. (1), inserted heading, and added par. (2). 1994—Subsecs. (a), (b)(1), (c). Pub. L. 103–354 struck out ‘‘agricultural loan’’ before ‘‘mediation program’’. 1992—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 102–554, § 22(1), substituted ‘‘70’’ for ‘‘50’’. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102–554, § 22(2), inserted before pe- riod at end ‘‘with respect to which the amount was paid’’. § 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 Sec- retary— (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 pro- grams 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 de- termination 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 pre- scribe 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 medi- ation. (Pub. L. 100–233, title V, § 503, Jan. 6, 1988, 101 Stat. 1663; Pub. L. 100–399, title V, § 502, Aug. 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 1005; Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 282(b), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3234.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1994—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 103–354, § 282(b)(2), in in- troductory 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, § 282(b)(1), (3), in- serted ‘‘or agency’’ after ‘‘such program’’, struck out ‘‘agricultural loan’’ after ‘‘any State’’, and inserted ‘‘certified under section 5101 of this title’’ after ‘‘medi- ation program’’. Subsec. (a)(1)(B). Pub. L. 103–354, § 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, § 282(b)(1), (5)(A), struck out ‘‘agricultural loan’’ before ‘‘mediation pro- gram’’ and substituted ‘‘certified under’’ for ‘‘described in’’. Subsec. (a)(1)(C)(ii). Pub. L. 103–354, § 282(b)(5)(B), in- serted ‘‘if applicable,’’ before ‘‘present’’. Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 103–354, § 282(b)(1), struck out ‘‘agricultural loan’’ before ‘‘mediation program’’. 1988—Subsec. (a)(1)(B). Pub. L. 100–399, § 502(a), in- serted ‘‘effective beginning’’ before ‘‘on’’. Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 100–399, § 502(b), substituted ‘‘section 5101 of this title’’ for ‘‘paragraph (1)’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries 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. § 5104. Regulations The Secretary and the Farm Credit Adminis- tration shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this chapter. The regu- lations prescribed by the Secretary shall require qualifying States to adequately train mediators to address all of the issues covered by the medi- ation program of the State. (Pub. L. 100–233, title V, § 504, Jan. 6, 1988, 101 Stat. 1664; Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 282(c), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3235.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1994—Pub. L. 103–354 in first sentence substituted ‘‘The’’ for ‘‘Within 150 days after January 6, 1988, the’’ and inserted at end ‘‘The regulations prescribed by the Secretary shall require qualifying States to adequately train mediators to address all of the issues covered by the mediation program of the State.’’ § 5105. Report Not later than 2 years after December 20, 2018, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing— (1) the effectiveness of the State mediation programs receiving matching grants under this chapter; (2) recommendations for improving the de- livery of mediation services to producers; (3) the steps being taken to ensure that State mediation programs receive timely funding under this chapter; and (4) the savings to the States as a result of having a mediation program. (Pub. L. 100–233, title V, § 505, Jan. 6, 1988, 101 Stat. 1664; Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 282(d), (f)(1), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3235; Pub. L. 115–334, title V, § 5402(b), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4675.)