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of title 12 in accordance with subsection (d) of this section and the last sentence of
Editorial Notes
References in Text

Section 1441a(c) of title 12, referred to in subsec. (n), was repealed by Pub. L. 111–203, title III, § 364(b), July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 1555.

Amendments

1992—Subsec. (j)(3). Pub. L. 102–550 inserted “independent audits of project expenses,” after “customary in the industry,”.

1989—Subsec. (n). Pub. L. 101–73 added subsec. (n).

1988—Subsec. (j)(7). Pub. L. 100–242 added par. (7).

1986—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 99–272, § 3006(a), inserted provision requiring any loan made and sold after Apr. 7, 1986, to be sold to the public and not to Federal Financing Bank unless required to service transactions between Secretary and Bank occurring on or before such date.

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 99–272, § 3006(b), (c), designated existing provisions as par. (1), and added pars. (2) to (4).

Subsec. (j)(6). Pub. L. 99–272, § 3006(d), added par. (6).

Subsec. (n). Pub. L. 99–272, § 3006(e), struck out subsec. (n) which restricted loans guaranteed under this section to borrowers with moderate or above-moderate incomes.

Subsec. (o). Pub. L. 99–272, § 3006(f), designated existing provisions as par. (1), and added par. (2).

1984—Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 98–479, § 203(d)(5), substituted “chapter 31 of title 31” for “the Second Liberty Bond Act, as amended” and “such chapter” for “such Act”.

Subsec. (j)(4). Pub. L. 98–479, § 105(f), inserted “and” after the semicolon at the end.

Subsec. (k). Pub. L. 98–479, § 203(d)(6), substituted “chapter 11 of title 31” for “the Budget and Accounting Act, 1921”.

1983—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–181, § 514(a)(1), substituted provisions relating to amount of loan to low income person or family, for provisions designated as pars. (1) and (2) relating to restrictions on loans with respect to amounts, interest, etc., where the borrowers are persons of low or moderate income, and similar restrictions where the borrowers are other persons.

Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 98–181, § 511(c), substituted “September 30, 1985” for “November 30, 1983”.

Pub. L. 98–109 substituted “November 30, 1983” for “September 30, 1983”.

Pub. L. 98–35 substituted “September 30, 1983” for “May 20, 1983”.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98–181, § 514(a)(2), substituted “(b)(3)” for “(b)(4)”.

Subsec. (j)(6). Pub. L. 98–181, § 514(b), struck out par. (6) which related to making expenditures under section 1479(c) of this title after Oct. 1, 1977.

Subsec. (o). Pub. L. 98–181, § 514(c), (d), added subsec. (o), and struck out former subsec. (o) which related to loans to persons of low income and to the minimum amounts available to such persons.

1982—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 97–289 substituted “May 20, 1983” for “September 30, 1982”.

1981—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 97–35 substituted “1982” for “1981”.

1980—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 96–399, § 501(c), substituted “September 30, 1981” for “October 15, 1980”.

Pub. L. 96–372 substituted “October 15, 1980” for “September 30, 1980”.

Subsec. (n). Pub. L. 96–399, § 511, inserted reference to moderate income borrowers.

1979—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 96–153, § 501(g), substituted “September 30, 1980” for “November 30, 1979”.

Pub. L. 96–105 substituted “November 30, 1979” for “October 31, 1979”.

Pub. L. 96–71 substituted “October 31, 1979” for “September 30, 1979”.

Subsec. (o). Pub. L. 96–153, § 511, redesignated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2).

1978—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 95–557, § 501(f), substituted “September 30, 1979” for “October 31, 1978”.

Pub. L. 95–406 substituted “October 31, 1978” for “September 30, 1978”.

Subsec. (j)(4). Pub. L. 95–557, § 506(b), substituted “1490a(a)” for “1490a(a)(2)”.

1977—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 95–128, § 501(c), substituted “September 30, 1978” for “September 30, 1977”.

Pub. L. 95–80 substituted “September 30, 1977” for “July 31, 1977”.

Pub. L. 95–60 substituted “July 31, 1977” for “June 30, 1977”.

Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 95–128, § 502(b), required separate operation of guaranteed loan program and insured loan program and prohibited transfer of funds from one program to the other.

Subsec. (j)(5), (6). Pub. L. 95–128, § 506, added pars. (5) and (6).

Subsec. (n). Pub. L. 95–128, § 502(c), added subsec. (n).

Subsec. (o). Pub. L. 95–128, § 509, added subsec. (o).

1974—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 93–383, § 509(b), substituted “June 30, 1977” for “October 1, 1974”.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 93–383, §§ 516(b), 517, inserted reference to section 1490f of this title and provisions relating to transfer of notes from and compensation for the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund.

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 93–383, § 505(c)(1), struck out “as it becomes due” after “principal and interest”.

Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 93–383, §§ 505(c)(2), (3), 514(c), 519(b), in cl. (1) substituted “any payment” for “any prepayment” and “such payments” for “such prepayments” and inserted provision relating to next agreed annual or semiannual remittance date, in cl. (3) inserted provisions authorizing other services customary in the industry, etc., and added cl. (4).

1973—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 93–117 substituted “October 1, 1974” for “October 1, 1973”.

1970—Subsec. (j)(3). Pub. L. 91–609 authorized use of Fund moneys for expenses necessary to obtain credit reports on applicants or borrowers.

1969—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 91–152, § 413(a), substituted “October 1, 1973” for “January 1, 1970”.

Pub. L. 91–78 substituted “January 1, 1970” for “October 1, 1969”.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 91–152, § 413(f)(2), inserted reference to section 1490d of this title.

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 91–152, § 413(b), struck out provision which imposed a limit of not to exceed $100,000,000 on the aggregate amount of loans held by the Secretary at any one time.

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 91–152, § 413(e)(2), inserted reference to subsec. (m) of this section and inserted “or otherwise acquired by” after “loans made from”.

Subsecs. (k) to (m). Pub. L. 91–152, § 413(c)–(e)(1), added subsecs. (k) to (m).

1966—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 89–754 substituted restriction against insurance or making of a loan under this par. after Oct. 1, 1969, except pursuant to a commitment entered into before that date for former clause (C) which provided that such loans shall not exceed in the aggregate of $300,000,000 of new loans made or insured in any one fiscal year.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1981 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 97–35 effective Oct. 1, 1981, see section 371 of Pub. L. 97–35, set out as an Effective Date note under section 3701 of Title 12, Banks and Banking.

Sale of Rural Housing Loans

Pub. L. 99–509, title II, § 2001, Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1879, directed Secretary of Agriculture to take such actions as necessary to ensure that loans made under this subchapter are sold to public in amounts sufficient to provide a net reduction in outlays of not less than $1,715,000,000 in fiscal year 1987 from proceeds of such sales, specified procedures and terms of sales, required Secretary to report to specified Congressional committees not later than 20 days before initial sale estimating amount of discount at which loans will be sold at such initial sale and estimating such amount at each subsequent sale during fiscal year 1987 and periodic reports to such committees, the first not later than 60 days after Oct. 21, 1986, and subsequent reports each 60 days thereafter, on Secretary’s activities regarding such sales, authorized audits and evaluations of Secretary’s activities by Comptroller General and reports on such audits and evaluations to Congressional committees, and excluded applicability of subsec. (d)(2) and (3) of this section to sale of loans.