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Title 12 — Banks and Banking

Part B · Chapter 23 — Farm Credit System

§ 2098. Taxation

Statutory text

Each Federal land bank association and the capital, reserves, and surplus thereof, and the income derived therefrom, shall be exempt from Federal, State, municipal, and local taxation, except taxes on real estate held by a Federal land bank association to the same extent, according to its value, as other similar property held by other persons is taxed. The mortgages held by the Federal land bank associations and the notes, bonds, debentures, and other obligations issued by the associations shall be considered and held to be instrumentalities of the United States and, as such, they and the income therefrom shall be exempt from all Federal, State, municipal, and local taxation, other than Federal income tax liability of the holder thereof under the Public Debt Act of 1941 (31 U.S.C. 3124).

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 II § 2 · 85 Stat. 583

    Enacted · 12 U.S.C. § 2098

    Pub. L. 92–181, title II, § 2.16, formerly § 2.17, as added Pub. L. 100–233, title IV, § 401, Jan. 6, 1988, 101 Stat. 1637

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 92–181, title II, § 2.16, formerly § 2.17, as added Pub. L. 100–233, title IV, § 401, Jan. 6, 1988, 101 Stat. 1637

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) Have succession until dissolved under the provisions of this Act or other Act of Congress.

  2. Agricultural Credit Technical Corrections Act of 1988

    Pub. L. 100–399 § 401(x) · 102 Stat. 989

    1. Substituted · 12 U.S.C. § 2098

      Pub. L. 100–399, § 401(x), substituted “derived therefrom, shall” for “derived therefrom shall”

    2. Substituted · 12 U.S.C. § 2098

      Pub. L. 100–399, § 401(x), substituted “by the associations” for “by the banks”

    3. Substituted · 12 U.S.C. § 2098

      Pub. L. 100–399, § 401(x), substituted “3124” for “742(a)”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 100–399, § 401(x), substituted “derived therefrom, shall” for “derived therefrom shall”, “by the associations” for “by the banks”, and “3124” for “742(a)”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (x) Section 2.16, as so redesignated, is amended— (1) by inserting a comma after “therefrom” the first place it appears; (2) by striking out “banks” and inserting in lieu thereof “associations”; and (3) by striking out “742(a)” and inserting in lieu thereof “3124”.

    Effective date note
    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 Jan. 6, 1988, see section 1001(b) of Pub. L. 100–399, set out as a note under section 2002 of this title.

4 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 2098, Pub. L. 92–181, title II, § 2.17, , 85 Stat. 602; Pub. L. 99–205, title II, § 205(e)(16), , 99 Stat. 1705; Pub. L. 100–233, title VIII, § 805(j), , 101 Stat. 1715, related to taxation, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 100–233, § 401.

A prior section 2.16 of Pub. L. 92–181 was renumbered section 2.15 and is classified to section 2097 of this title.

Amendments

1988—Pub. L. 100–399, § 401(x), substituted “derived therefrom, shall” for “derived therefrom shall”, “by the associations” for “by the banks”, and “3124” for “742(a)”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

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 · 2 acts
  1. 1988Pub. L. 92–181, title II, § 2.16, formerly § 2.17, as added Pub. L. 100–233, title IV, § 401, , 101 Stat. 1637
  2. 1988renumbered § 2.16 and amended Pub. L. 100–399, title IV, § 401(w), (x), , 102 Stat. 999.
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(Pub. L. 92–181, title II, § 2.16, formerly § 2.17, as added Pub. L. 100–233, title IV, § 401, , 101 Stat. 1637; renumbered § 2.16 and amended Pub. L. 100–399, title IV, § 401(w), (x), , 102 Stat. 999.)

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