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| EXHIBIT 32.2
  
**National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation**Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the      Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002**(18 U.S.C. Section 1350)  
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act      of 2002 (18 U.S.C. Sections 1350(a) and (b)), the undersigned hereby      certifies as follows:   
1.
I am the Chief Financial Officer of National Rural Utilities      Cooperative Finance Corporation ("CFC").    
2.
To the best of my knowledge:      
(A)
The Rural Electric Cooperative Grantor Trust (Soyland) 1993-B1's March      31, 2003 Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the      "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a)      or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange      Act"); and      
(B)
The information in the Report fairly presents, in all material      respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Rural      Electric Cooperative Grantor Trust (Soyland) 1993-B1.
     
Dated: March 29, 2004         
By:
/s/ STEVEN L. LILLY   
Steven L. Lilly   
Chief Financial Officer ****** |