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Title 12 — Banks and Banking

Chapter 23 — Farm Credit System

§ 2020. Related services

Statutory text

(a)

In general

The Farm Credit Banks may provide technical assistance to borrowers, members, and applicants from the bank and associations in the district, including persons obligated on paper discounted by the bank, and may make available to them at their option such financial related services appropriate to their on-farm and aquatic operations as determined to be feasible by the board of directors of the bank, under regulations of the Farm Credit Administration.

(b)

Authority to pass along cost of insurance premiums

(1)

In general

Each Farm Credit Bank may assess each production credit association, other association making direct loans under the authority provided under section 2279b of this title, and other financing institution described in section 2015(b)(1)(B) of this title in the district in which the bank is located to cover the costs of making premium payments under part E of subchapter V.

(2)

Computation

The assessment on any association or other financing institution described in paragraph (1) for any period shall be computed in an equitable manner, as determined by the Corporation.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Farm Credit Act of 1971

    Pub. L. 92–181 title I § 1 · 85 Stat. 583

    Enacted · 12 U.S.C. § 2020

    Pub. L. 92–181, title I, § 1.12, as added Pub. L. 100–233, title IV, § 401, Jan. 6, 1988, 101 Stat. 1628

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 92–181, title I, § 1.12, as added Pub. L. 100–233, title IV, § 401, Jan. 6, 1988, 101 Stat. 1628

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) Adopt and use a corporate seal.

  2. Agricultural Credit Technical Corrections Act of 1988

    Pub. L. 100–399 title IV § 401(k) · 102 Stat. 989

    1. Amended · 12 U.S.C. § 2020(a)

      Pub. L. 100–399 designated existing provision as subsec. (a)

    2. Inserted · 12 U.S.C. § 2020(a)

      Pub. L. 100–399 inserted heading

    3. Substituted · 12 U.S.C. § 2020(a)

      Pub. L. 100–399 substituted “directors of the bank” for “directors of each district bank”

    4. Added · 12 U.S.C. § 2020(a)

      Pub. L. 100–399 added subsec. (b)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–399 designated existing provision as subsec. (a), inserted heading, substituted “directors of the bank” for “directors of each district bank”, and added subsec. (b).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (k) Section 1.12 is amended— (1) by inserting “(a) In General.—” before “The Farm Credit Banks”; (2) by striking out “each district” and inserting in lieu thereof “the”; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(b) Authority to Pass Along Cost of Insurance Premiums.— Each Farm Credit Bank may assess each production credit association and other financing institution described in section 1.7(b)(1)(B) in the district in which the bank is located to cover the costs of making premium payments under part E of title V. The assessment on any such association or other financing institution for any calendar year shall be computed on the same basis as is used to compute the premium payment and shall not exceed the sum of— “(1) the annual average principal outstanding for such year on loans made by the association, or on loans made by the other financing institution and discounted with the Farm Credit Bank, that are in accrual status, multiplied by 0.0015; and “(2) the annual average principal outstanding for such year on loans made by the association, or on loans made by the other financing institution and discounted with the Farm Credit Bank, that are in nonaccrual status, multiplied by 0.0025.”.

  3. Pub. L. 101–220 § 6(b)(1) · 103 Stat. 1876

    Inserted · 12 U.S.C. § 2020(b)

    Pub. L. 101–220, § 6(b)(1), inserted “, other association making direct loans under the authority provided under section 2279b of this title,” after “production credit association”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101–220, § 6(b)(1), inserted “, other association making direct loans under the authority provided under section 2279b of this title,” after “production credit association”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) The first sentence of subsection (b) of section 1.12 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C. 2020(b)) is amended by inserting after “production credit association” the following: “, other association making direct loans under the authority provided under section 7.6,”.

  4. Pub. L. 101–220 § 6(b)(2)(A) · 103 Stat. 1876

    1. Inserted · 12 U.S.C. § 2020(b)(1)

      Pub. L. 101–220, § 6(b)(2)(A), inserted “funded by or” before “discounted with” and “excluding the guaranteed portions of government-guaranteed loans provided for in paragraph (3),”

    2. Struck · 12 U.S.C. § 2020(b)(1)

      Pub. L. 101–220, § 6(b)(2)(A), struck out “and” after “multiplied by 0.0015;”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 101–220, § 6(b)(2)(A), inserted “funded by or” before “discounted with” and “excluding the guaranteed portions of government-guaranteed loans provided for in paragraph (3),” and struck out “and” after “multiplied by 0.0015;”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by inserting before “discounted with” the following: “funded by or”; (ii) by inserting after “that are in accrual status,” the following: “excluding the guaranteed portions of government-guaranteed loans provided for in paragraph (3),”; and (iii) by striking “and” at the end;

  5. Pub. L. 101–220 § 6(b)(2)(B) · 103 Stat. 1876

    1. Inserted · 12 U.S.C. § 2020(b)(2)

      Pub. L. 101–220, § 6(b)(2)(B), inserted “funded by or” before “discounted with”

    2. Substituted · 12 U.S.C. § 2020(b)(2)

      Pub. L. 101–220, § 6(b)(2)(B), substituted “0.0025; and” for “0.0025.”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 101–220, § 6(b)(2)(B), inserted “funded by or” before “discounted with” and substituted “0.0025; and” for “0.0025.”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) by inserting before “discounted with” the following: “funded by or”; and (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and

  6. Pub. L. 101–220 § 6(b)(2)(C) · 103 Stat. 1876

    Added · 12 U.S.C. § 2020(b)(3)

    Pub. L. 101–220, § 6(b)(2)(C), added par. (3)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 101–220, § 6(b)(2)(C), added par. (3).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:

  7. Farm Credit System Reform Act of 1996

    Pub. L. 104–105 § 215(a)(2)(C) · 110 Stat. 162

    Amended · 12 U.S.C. § 2020

    Pub. L. 104–105, § 215(a)(2)(C), which directed amendment of “section 1.12(b)”, without specifying the name of the Act being amended, was executed to this section, which is section 112 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971, to reflect the probable intent of Congress

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 104–105, § 215(a)(2)(C), which directed amendment of “section 1.12(b)”, without specifying the name of the Act being amended, was executed to this section, which is section 112 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (C) Section 1.12(b) (12 U.S.C. 2020(b)) is amended— (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting “(as defined in section 5.55(a)(3))” after “government-guaranteed loans”; and (ii) in paragraph (3), by inserting “(as so defined)” after “government-guaranteed loans” each place such term appears.

  8. Farm Credit System Reform Act of 1996

    Pub. L. 104–105 § 215(a)(2)(C)(i) · 110 Stat. 162

    Inserted · 12 U.S.C. § 2020(b)(1)

    Pub. L. 104–105, § 215(a)(2)(C)(i), inserted “(as defined in section 2277a–4(a)(3) of this title)” after “government-guaranteed loans”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 104–105, § 215(a)(2)(C)(i), inserted “(as defined in section 2277a–4(a)(3) of this title)” after “government-guaranteed loans”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting “(as defined in section 5.55(a)(3))” after “government-guaranteed loans”; and

  9. Farm Credit System Reform Act of 1996

    Pub. L. 104–105 § 215(a)(2)(C)(i) · 110 Stat. 162

    Inserted · 12 U.S.C. § 2020(b)(3)

    Pub. L. 104–105, § 215(a)(2)(C)(i), inserted “(as so defined)” after “government-guaranteed loans” in subpars. (A) and (B)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 104–105, § 215(a)(2)(C)(i), inserted “(as so defined)” after “government-guaranteed loans” in subpars. (A) and (B).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting “(as defined in section 5.55(a)(3))” after “government-guaranteed loans”; and

  10. Pub. L. 107–171 § 5403(a)(2)(A)(i) · 116 Stat. 134

    Inserted · 12 U.S.C. § 2020(b)(1)

    Pub. L. 107–171, § 5403(a)(2)(A)(i), inserted “and Government Sponsored Enterprise-guaranteed loans (as defined in section 2277a–4(a)(4) of this title) provided for in paragraph (4)” after “government-guaranteed loans (as defined in section 2277a–4(a)(3) of this title) provided for in paragraph (3)”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 107–171, § 5403(a)(2)(A)(i), inserted “and Government Sponsored Enterprise-guaranteed loans (as defined in section 2277a–4(a)(4) of this title) provided for in paragraph (4)” after “government-guaranteed loans (as defined in section 2277a–4(a)(3) of this title) provided for in paragraph (3)”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting “and Government Sponsored Enterprise-guaranteed loans (as defined in section 5.55(a)(4)) provided for in paragraph (4)” after “government-guaranteed loans (as defined in section 5.55(a)(3)) provided for in paragraph (3)”;

  11. Pub. L. 107–171 § 5403(a)(2)(A)(ii) · 116 Stat. 134

    Added · 12 U.S.C. § 2020(b)(4)

    Pub. L. 107–171, § 5403(a)(2)(A)(ii)–(iv), added par. (4)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 107–171, § 5403(a)(2)(A)(ii)–(iv), added par. (4).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking “and” at the end;

  12. Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008

    Pub. L. 110–246 § 5401(a) · 122 Stat. 1651

    1. Amended · 12 U.S.C. § 2020(b)

      Pub. L. 110–246, § 5401(a), designated first sentence as par. (1)

    2. Inserted · 12 U.S.C. § 2020(b)

      Pub. L. 110–246, § 5401(a), inserted heading

    3. Added · 12 U.S.C. § 2020(b)

      Pub. L. 110–246, § 5401(a), added par. (2)

    4. Struck · 12 U.S.C. § 2020(b)

      Pub. L. 110–246, § 5401(a), struck out former second sentence which related to computation of the assessment on the same basis as is used to compute the premium payment and provided formula to calculate a maximum amount

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 110–246, § 5401(a), designated first sentence as par. (1), inserted heading, added par. (2), and struck out former second sentence which related to computation of the assessment on the same basis as is used to compute the premium payment and provided formula to calculate a maximum amount.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) In General.— Section 1.12(b) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C. 2020(b)) is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by striking “Each Farm” and inserting the following; “(1) In general.— Each Farm” ; and (2) by striking the second sentence and inserting the following: “(2) Computation.— The assessment on any association or other financing institution described in paragraph (1) for any period shall be computed in an equitable manner, as determined by the Corporation.” .

    Effective date note
    Amendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of Title 7, Agriculture.

20 of 20 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Codification

Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by Pub. L. 110–234 were repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 2020, Pub. L. 92–181, title I, § 1.12, , 85 Stat. 586; Pub. L. 96–592, title I, § 109, , 94 Stat. 3439, related to loans through associations or agents, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 100–233, § 401.

Amendments1988–2008 · 5 rounds

2008

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 110–246, § 5401(a), designated first sentence as par. (1), inserted heading, added par. (2), and struck out former second sentence which related to computation of the assessment on the same basis as is used to compute the premium payment and provided formula to calculate a maximum amount.

2002

Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 107–171, § 5403(a)(2)(A)(i), inserted “and Government Sponsored Enterprise-guaranteed loans (as defined in section 2277a–4(a)(4) of this title) provided for in paragraph (4)” after “government-guaranteed loans (as defined in section 2277a–4(a)(3) of this title) provided for in paragraph (3)”.

Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 107–171, § 5403(a)(2)(A)(ii)–(iv), added par. (4).

1996

Pub. L. 104–105, § 215(a)(2)(C), which directed amendment of “section 1.12(b)”, without specifying the name of the Act being amended, was executed to this section, which is section 112 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 104–105, § 215(a)(2)(C)(i), inserted “(as defined in section 2277a–4(a)(3) of this title)” after “government-guaranteed loans”.

Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 104–105, § 215(a)(2)(C)(i), inserted “(as so defined)” after “government-guaranteed loans” in subpars. (A) and (B).

1989

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101–220, § 6(b)(1), inserted “, other association making direct loans under the authority provided under section 2279b of this title,” after “production credit association”.

Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 101–220, § 6(b)(2)(A), inserted “funded by or” before “discounted with” and “excluding the guaranteed portions of government-guaranteed loans provided for in paragraph (3),” and struck out “and” after “multiplied by 0.0015;”.

Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 101–220, § 6(b)(2)(B), inserted “funded by or” before “discounted with” and substituted “0.0025; and” for “0.0025.”.

Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 101–220, § 6(b)(2)(C), added par. (3).

1988

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–399 designated existing provision as subsec. (a), inserted heading, substituted “directors of the bank” for “directors of each district bank”, and added subsec. (b).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2008 Amendment

Amendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective , the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of Title 7, Agriculture.

Effective Date of 2002 Amendment

Pub. L. 107–171, title V, § 5403(b), , 116 Stat. 351, provided that: “The amendments made by this section [amending this section and sections 2277a–4 and 2277a–5 of this title] shall apply with respect to determinations of premiums for calendar year 2002 and for any succeeding calendar year, and to certified statements with respect to such premiums.”

Effective Date of 1989 Amendment

Pub. L. 101–220, § 6(c), , 103 Stat. 1880, provided that: “The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) [amending sections 2020, 2277a–4, 2277a–8, and 2277a–10 of this title] shall be effective for insurance premiums due to the Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation under the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.) on or after , based on the loan volume of each bank for each calendar year beginning with calendar year 1989, and shall be effective for the calculation of the initial premium payment required under section 5.56(c) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C. 2277a–5(c)).”

Effective Date of 1988 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 100–399 effective immediately after amendment made by section 401 of Pub. L. 100–233, which was effective 6 months after , see section 1001(b) of Pub. L. 100–399, set out as a note under section 2002 of this title.

Effective Date

Pub. L. 100–233, title IV, § 401, , 101 Stat. 1622, provided that this section is effective 6 months after .

Credits

1988–2008 · 7 acts
  1. 1988Pub. L. 92–181, title I, § 1.12, as added Pub. L. 100–233, title IV, § 401, , 101 Stat. 1628
  2. 1988amended Pub. L. 100–399, title IV, § 401(k), , 102 Stat. 996
  3. 1989Pub. L. 101–220, § 6(b)(1), (2), , 103 Stat. 1880
  4. 1996Pub. L. 104–105, title II, § 215(a)(2)(C), , 110 Stat. 176
  5. 2002Pub. L. 107–171, title V, § 5403(a)(2)(A), , 116 Stat. 350
  6. 2008Pub. L. 110–234, title V, § 5401(a), , 122 Stat. 1154
  7. 2008Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title V, § 5401(a), , 122 Stat. 1664, 1915.
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(Pub. L. 92–181, title I, § 1.12, as added Pub. L. 100–233, title IV, § 401, , 101 Stat. 1628; amended Pub. L. 100–399, title IV, § 401(k), , 102 Stat. 996; Pub. L. 101–220, § 6(b)(1), (2), , 103 Stat. 1880; Pub. L. 104–105, title II, § 215(a)(2)(C), , 110 Stat. 176; Pub. L. 107–171, title V, § 5403(a)(2)(A), , 116 Stat. 350; Pub. L. 110–234, title V, § 5401(a), , 122 Stat. 1154; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title V, § 5401(a), , 122 Stat. 1664, 1915.)

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