§ 5103. Participation of Federal agencies

• (a)
  • (1) 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) 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) 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.