7 U.S.C. § 6996: Right of participants to Division hearing

(a) Appeal to Division for hearingSubject 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) Time for appealTo 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.