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Title 12 — Banks and Banking

Part A · Chapter 23 — Farm Credit System

§ 2134. Taxation

Statutory text

Each bank for cooperatives and its obligations are instrumentalities of the United States and as such any and all notes, debentures, and other obligations issued by such bank shall be exempt, both as to principal and interest from all taxation (except surtaxes, estate, inheritance, and gift taxes) now or hereafter imposed by the United States or any State, territorial, or local taxing authority, except that interest on such obligations shall be subject to Federal income taxation in the hands of the holder.

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 III § 3 · 85 Stat. 583

    Enacted · 12 U.S.C. § 2134

    Pub. L. 92–181, title III, § 3.13, Dec. 10, 1971, 85 Stat. 608

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 92–181, title III, § 3.13, Dec. 10, 1971, 85 Stat. 608

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (3) Make contracts.

  2. Farm Credit Amendments Act of 1985

    Pub. L. 99–205 title II § 205(e)(10) · 99 Stat. 1678

    Struck · 12 U.S.C. § 2134

    Pub. L. 99–205 struck out last two sentences relating to exemption of banks for cooperatives and their property, franchises, capital, reserves, surplus, other funds, and income from Federal and non-Federal taxation except for Federal income taxation of interest on obligations of such banks and for Federal and non-Federal taxation of real and tangible personal property of such banks to same extent as similar property is taxed, and making such exemption provisions applicable only for any year or part thereof in which stock in such banks was held by the Governor of the Farm Credit Administration

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 99–205 struck out last two sentences relating to exemption of banks for cooperatives and their property, franchises, capital, reserves, surplus, other funds, and income from Federal and non-Federal taxation except for Federal income taxation of interest on obligations of such banks and for Federal and non-Federal taxation of real and tangible personal property of such banks to same extent as similar property is taxed, and making such exemption provisions applicable only for any year or part thereof in which stock in such banks was held by the Governor of the Farm Credit Administration.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (10) in section 2.10— (A) striking out “the Governor of” in the sixth sentence; (B) striking out “Governor” in the seventh sentence and inserting in lieu thereof “Farm Credit Administration”; (C) striking out “Governor” in the eighth sentence and inserting in lieu thereof “Farm Credit Administration”; and (D) in the ninth sentence— (i) striking out “Governor” and inserting in lieu thereof “Farm Credit Administration”; and (ii) striking out “him” and “he” and inserting in lieu thereof in both places “Farm Credit Administration”;

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 99–205 effective thirty days after Dec. 23, 1985, see section 401 of Pub. L. 99–205, set out as a note under section 2001 of this title.

  3. Agricultural Credit Act of 1987

    Pub. L. 100–233 title VIII § 805(p) · 101 Stat. 1568

    Inserted · 12 U.S.C. § 2134

    Pub. L. 100–233 inserted before period at end “, except that interest on such obligations shall be subject to Federal income taxation in the hands of the holder”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 100–233 inserted before period at end “, except that interest on such obligations shall be subject to Federal income taxation in the hands of the holder”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (p) 12 USC 2134. Section 3.13 is amended by inserting “, except that interest on such obligations shall be subject to Federal income taxation in the hands of the holder” before the period at the end.

3 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Amendments1985–1988 · 2 rounds

1988

Pub. L. 100–233 inserted before period at end “, except that interest on such obligations shall be subject to Federal income taxation in the hands of the holder”.

1985

Pub. L. 99–205 struck out last two sentences relating to exemption of banks for cooperatives and their property, franchises, capital, reserves, surplus, other funds, and income from Federal and non-Federal taxation except for Federal income taxation of interest on obligations of such banks and for Federal and non-Federal taxation of real and tangible personal property of such banks to same extent as similar property is taxed, and making such exemption provisions applicable only for any year or part thereof in which stock in such banks was held by the Governor of the Farm Credit Administration.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1985 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 99–205 effective thirty days after , see section 401 of Pub. L. 99–205, set out as a note under section 2001 of this title.

Credits

1971–1988 · 3 acts
  1. 1971Pub. L. 92–181, title III, § 3.13, , 85 Stat. 608
  2. 1985Pub. L. 99–205, title II, § 205(e)(10), , 99 Stat. 1705
  3. 1988Pub. L. 100–233, title VIII, § 805(p), , 101 Stat. 1716.
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(Pub. L. 92–181, title III, § 3.13, , 85 Stat. 608; Pub. L. 99–205, title II, § 205(e)(10), , 99 Stat. 1705; Pub. L. 100–233, title VIII, § 805(p), , 101 Stat. 1716.)

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