At the time a System institution or an agricultural mortgage loan originator (as defined in section 2279aa of this title) approves a loan made to a borrower that, in the opinion of the institution or originator, would be ineligible for a loan made, insured, or guaranteed under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1921 et seq.) by reason of subtitle B or C of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3811 et seq.), the institution or originator, as the case may be, shall encourage the borrower to contact the Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service to obtain information about soil conservation methods and practices.
(Pub. L. 92–181, title IV, § 4.39, formerly § 4.38, as added Pub. L. 100–233, title IV, § 428, Jan. 6, 1988, 101 Stat. 1658; renumbered § 4.39, Pub. L. 100–399, title IV, § 413, Aug. 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 1004; amended Pub. L. 115–334, title V, § 5411(27), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4682.)