Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73not60
§6996 Right of Participants to Division Hearing
Title 7 › Chapter 98— DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE REORGANIZATION › Subchapter VIII— NATIONAL APPEALS DIVISION › § 6996
Summary
A participant can appeal an unfavorable decision to the Division and have a hearing before a hearing officer who reviews the evidence. To get that hearing, the participant must ask for it within 30 days after they first received notice of the decision.
Full Legal Text
Title 7, §6996
Agriculture — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)Subject to subsection (b), a participant shall have the right to appeal an adverse decision to the Division for an evidentiary hearing by a hearing officer consistent with section 6997 of this title.
(b)To be entitled to a hearing under section 6997 of this title, a participant shall request the hearing not later than 30 days after the date on which the participant first received notice of the adverse decision.
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Citation
7 U.S.C. § 6996
Title 7 — Agriculture
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60