7 USC Ch. 50: Front Matter
From Title 7-AGRICULTURECHAPTER 50-AGRICULTURAL CREDIT
CHAPTER 50-AGRICULTURAL CREDIT
Sec.
1921.
Congressional findings.
SUBCHAPTER I-REAL ESTATE LOANS
1922.
Persons eligible for loans.
1923.
Purposes of loans.
1924.
Soil and water conservation and protection.
1925.
Limitations on amount of farm ownership loans.
1926.
Water and waste facility loans and grants.
1926–1.
Repealed.
1926a.
Emergency and imminent community water assistance grant program.
1926b.
Repealed.
1926c.
Water and waste facility loans and grants to alleviate health risks.
1926d.
Water systems for rural and Native villages in Alaska.
1926e.
Grants to nonprofit organizations to finance the construction, refurbishing, and servicing of individually-owned household water well systems in rural areas for individuals with low or moderate incomes.
1926f.
Contracts with not-for-profit third parties.
1927.
Repayment requirements.
1927a.
Loan interest rates charged by Farmers Home Administration; grant funds associated with loans.
1928.
Full faith and credit.
1929.
Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund.
1929–1.
Level of loan programs under Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund.
1929a.
Rural Development Insurance Fund
1929b.
Purchase of guaranteed portions of loans; terms and conditions; exercise of authorities.
1930.
Continued availability of appropriated funds for direct real estate loans to farmers and ranchers.
1931.
Repealed.
1932.
Rural industrialization assistance.
1933.
Guaranteed rural housing loans; Hawaiian home lands.
1934.
Low-income farm ownership loan program; eligibility; repayment requirements.
1935.
Down payment loan program.
1936.
Beginning farmer and rancher contract land sales program.
1936a.
Use of rural development loans and grants for other purposes.
SUBCHAPTER II-OPERATING LOANS
1941.
Persons eligible for loans.
1942.
Purposes of loans.
1943.
Limitations on amount of operating loans.
1944.
Soil conservation district loans; limitation; purchase of conservation equipment.
1945.
Repealed.
1946.
Liability of borrower.
1947, 1948. Repealed.
1949.
Graduation of borrowers with operating loans or guarantees to private commercial credit.
SUBCHAPTER III-EMERGENCY LOANS
1961.
Eligibility for loans.
1962.
Loan determination factors; written credit declinations.
1963.
Purpose and extent of loans.
1964.
Terms of loans.
1965.
Repealed.
1966.
Emergency Credit Revolving Fund utilization.
1967.
Addition to Emergency Credit Revolving Fund of sums from liquidation of loans; authorization of appropriations.
1968, 1969. Repealed.
1970.
Eligibility for assistance based on production loss.
1971.
Repealed.
SUBCHAPTER IV-ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
1981.
Farmers Home Administration.
1981a.
Loan moratorium and policy on foreclosures.
1981b.
Farm loan interest rates.
1981c.
Oil and gas royalty payments on loans.
1981d.
Notice of loan service programs.
1981e.
Planting and production history guidelines.
1981f.
Underwriting forms and standards.
1982.
Relief for mobilized military reservists from certain agricultural loan obligations.
1983.
Special conditions and limitations on loans.
1983a.
Prompt approval of loans and loan guarantees.
1983b.
Repealed.
1983c.
Provision of information to borrowers.
1984.
Taxation.
1985.
Security servicing.
1986.
Conflicts of interests.
1987.
Debt adjustment and credit counseling; "summary period" defined; loan summary statements.
1988.
Appropriations.
1989.
Rules and regulations.
1990.
Transfer of lands to Secretary.
1991.
Definitions.
1992.
Loan limitations.
1993.
Repealed.
1994.
Maximum amounts for loans authorized; long-term cost projections.
1995.
Participation and financial and technical assistance by other Federal departments, etc., to program participants.
1996.
Loans to resident aliens.
1997.
Conservation easements.
1998.
Guaranteed farm loan programs.
1999.
Interest rate reduction program.
2000.
Homestead protection.
2001.
Debt restructuring and loan servicing.
2001a.
Debt restructuring and loan servicing for community facility loans.
2002.
Transfer of inventory lands.
2003.
Target participation rates.
2004.
Expedited clearing of title to inventory property.
2005.
Payment of losses on guaranteed loans.
2006.
Waiver of mediation rights by borrowers.
2006a.
Borrower training.
2006b.
Loan assessments.
2006c.
Supervised credit.
2006d.
Market placement.
2006e.
Prohibition on use of loans for certain purposes.
2006f.
Rural development certified lenders program.
2007 to 2008c. Repealed.
2008d.
Recordkeeping of loans by borrower's gender.
2008e.
Prohibition under rural development programs.
2008f.
Crop insurance requirement.
2008g.
Payment of interest as condition of loan servicing for borrowers.
2008h.
Loan and loan servicing limitations.
2008i.
Short form certification of farm program borrower compliance.
2008j.
Repealed.
2008k.
Making and servicing of loans by personnel of State, county, or area committees.
2008l.
Eligibility of employees of State, county, or area committee for loans and loan guarantees.
2008m.
National Rural Development Partnership.
2008n.
Rural telework.
2008o.
Historic barn preservation.
2008p.
Grants for NOAA weather radio transmitters.
2008q.
Grants to train farm workers in new technologies and to train farm workers in specialized skills necessary for higher value crops.
2008r.
Delta region agricultural economic development.
SUBCHAPTER V-RURAL COMMUNITY ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM
2009.
Definitions.
2009a.
Establishment.
2009b.
National objectives.
2009c.
Strategic plans.
2009d.
Rural Development Trust Fund.
2009e.
Transfers of funds.
2009f.
Grants to States.
2009g.
Guarantee and commitment to guarantee loans.
2009h.
Local involvement.
2009i.
Interstate collaboration.
2009j.
Annual report.
2009k.
Rural development interagency working group.
2009l.
Duties of Rural Economic and Community Development State Offices.
2009m.
Electronic transfer.
2009n.
Repealed.
SUBCHAPTER VI-DELTA REGIONAL AUTHORITY
2009aa.
Definitions.
2009aa–1.
Delta Regional Authority.
2009aa–2.
Economic and community development grants.
2009aa–3.
Supplements to Federal grant programs.
2009aa–4.
Local development districts; certification and administrative expenses.
2009aa–5.
Distressed counties and areas and nondistressed counties.
2009aa–6.
Development planning process.
2009aa–7.
Program development criteria.
2009aa–8.
Approval of development plans and projects.
2009aa–9.
Consent of States.
2009aa–10. Records.
2009aa–11. Annual report.
2009aa–12. Authorization of appropriations.
2009aa–13. Termination of authority.
SUBCHAPTER VII-NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS REGIONAL AUTHORITY
2009bb.
Definitions.
2009bb–1.
Northern Great Plains Regional Authority.
2009bb–2.
Economic and community development grants.
2009bb–3.
Supplements to Federal grant programs.
2009bb–4.
Local development districts and organizations and Northern Great Plains Inc.
2009bb–5.
Distressed counties and areas and nondistressed counties.
2009bb–6.
Development planning process.
2009bb–7.
Program development criteria.
2009bb–8.
Approval of development plans and projects.
2009bb–9.
Consent of States.
2009bb–10. Records.
2009bb–11. Annual report.
2009bb–12. Authorization of appropriations.
2009bb–13. Termination of authority.
SUBCHAPTER VIII-RURAL BUSINESS INVESTMENT PROGRAM
2009cc.
Definitions.
2009cc–1.
Purposes.
2009cc–2.
Establishment.
2009cc–3.
Selection of rural business investment companies.
2009cc–4.
Debentures.
2009cc–5.
Issuance and guarantee of trust certificates.
2009cc–6.
Fees.
2009cc–7.
Operational assistance grants.
2009cc–8.
Rural business investment companies.
2009cc–9.
Financial institution investments.
2009cc–10. Reporting requirements.
2009cc–11. Examinations.
2009cc–12. Injunctions and other orders.
2009cc–13. Additional penalties for noncompliance.
2009cc–14. Unlawful acts and omissions; breach of fiduciary duty.
2009cc–15. Removal or suspension of directors or officers.
2009cc–16. Contracting of functions.
2009cc–17. Regulations.
2009cc–18. Funding.
SUBCHAPTER IX-RURAL STRATEGIC INVESTMENT PROGRAM
2009dd.
Purpose.
2009dd–1.
Definitions.
2009dd–2.
Regional Investment Boards.
2009dd–3.
National Board on Rural America.
2009dd–4.
Rural strategic investment program.
2009dd–5.
Regional strategic investment planning grants.
2009dd–6.
Innovation grants.
2009dd–7.
National Conference on Rural America.
SUBCHAPTER X-SEARCH GRANTS FOR SMALL COMMUNITIES
2009ee.
Definitions.
2009ee–1.
SEARCH grant program.
2009ee–2.
Report.
2009ee–3.
Funding.