WAIVER OF BORROWER TRAINING CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.

SEC. 5316. WAIVER OF BORROWER TRAINING CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT. Section 359 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2006a) is amended by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following: “(f) Waivers.— “(1) In general.—The Secretary may waive the requirements of this section for an individual borrower if the Secretary determines that the borrower demonstrates adequate knowledge in areas described in this section. “(2) Criteria.—The Secretary shall establish criteria providing for the application of paragraph (1) consistently in all counties nationwide.”.