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U.S. Code as of:
01/03/05
Section 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.
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