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|Exhibit 31.2                                                                 
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|National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation                     
|Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the
      Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|(18 U.S.C. Section 1350)                                                     
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|I, Steven L. Lilly, certify that:                                            
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|1. | I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K, and all reports on
      Form 8-K containing distribution or servicing reports filed in respect of
      periods included in the year covered by this annual report,of
      the Rural Electric Cooperative Grantor Trust (Soyland) 1993-B1;                                                                                                                                                                    
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|2. | Based on my knowledge, the information in these reports, taken as a
      whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
      state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of
      the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading as
      of the last day of the period covered by this annual report;                                                                          
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|3. | Based on my knowledge, the distribution or servicing information
      required to be provided to the trustee by the servicer under the pooling
      and servicing, or similar, agreement for inclusion in these reports is
      included in these reports;                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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|4. | I am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the servicer
      under the pooling and servicing, or similar, agreement and based upon my
      knowledge and the annual compliance review required under that agreement,
      and except as disclosed in the reports, the servicer has fulfilled its
      obligations under that agreement; and                                                                                                  
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|5. | The reports disclose all significant deficiencies relating to the
      servicer's compliance with the minimum servicing standards based upon
      the report provided by an independent public accountant, after conducting
      a review in compliance with the Uniform Single Attestation Program for
      Mortgage Bankers or similar procedure, as set forth in the pooling and
      servicing, or similar, agreement that is included in these reports.

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