106 STAT. 4126 PUBLIC LAW 102-552—OCT. 28, 1992

Fund to the extent necessary to facilitate the merger
prescribed under this subparagraph, including the
provision of assistance as provided in section
5.61(aX2XAXiii) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12
U.S.C. 2277a-10(aX2XA)(m)), on such terms and condi-
tions as the Corporation deems appropriate.

"(ii) ARBITRATED MERGER.—If at any time after
the Farm Credit Administration issues an order under
paragraph (1XD), but prior to the completion of the
merger required under this subsection, the Farm
Credit Administration determines that the Federal
Intermediate Credit Bank of Jackson is being operated
in an unsafe or unsound manner (as determined in
accordance with the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C.
2001 et seq.)), the Farm Credit Administration shall,
after consultation with the boards of directors of the
Federal Intermediate Credit Bank of Jackson and the
Farm Credit Bank of Texas, take such action as it
deems necessary pursuant to the authorities provided
under the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C. 2001
et seq.) to return the operation of the Federal Inter-
mediate Credit Bank of Jackson to a safe and sound
condition, pending the completion of the merger under
paragraph (2).

"(J) MERGER PLAN FOR AGRICULTURAL CREDIT ASSOCIA-
TIONS.—In any of the States of Alabama, Louisiana, or
Mississippi where all of the associations are chartered as
agricultural credit associations, the boards of directors of
each such association in each State are encouraged to sub-
mit to the farmer-borrowers of each such association for
their approval a plan for merging the associations into
one statewide agricultural credit association, in accordance
with the applicable provisions of the Farm Credit Act of
1971 (12 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.).

"(K) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this paragraph:

"(i) AGRICULTURAL CREDIT ASSOCIATION.—The term
'agricultural credit association' means an association
having the same authorities, attributes, and obligations
as, and for all purposes an agricultural credit associa-
tion resulting from the implementation of the plan
under this paragraph shall be deemed to be, an associa-
tion resulting from the merger of a production credit
association and a Federal land bank association under
section 7.8 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C.
2279C-1).

"(ii) FARMER-BORROWER.—The term 'farmer-bor-
rower' means a borrower from a Farm Credit System
association in the State of Alabama, Louisiana, or Mis-
sissippi who holds voting stock, or is eligible to hold
voting stock, in the association or a stockholder in
any such association.
"(3) REVIEW.—

"(A) IN GENERAL.—Actions and determinations of the
arbitrator, the Farm Credit Administration, or the Farm
Credit System Insurance Corporation pursuant to this sub-
section shall not be subject to judicial review except as
provided in this paragraph, nor shall they be subject to