{"data":{"id":"us/7-u.s.c.-6996","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 U.S.C. § 6996","heading":"Right of participants to Division hearing","body":"(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.","path":["Title 7—AGRICULTURE","CHAPTER 98—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE REORGANIZATION"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc07@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:55:54Z","sha256":"8183fda7c9c191ee9ec2eb433313882ce94fdc8f7932e15d812fdd6d85c72bcc","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/7-u.s.c.-6995","next":"us/7-u.s.c.-6997"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}