§ 2160. Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding 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. 1971

   Farm Credit Act of 1971

   Pub. L. 92–181 title IV § 4 · 85 Stat. 583

   Enacted · 12 U.S.C. § 2160

   Pub. L. 92–181, title IV, § 4.9, Dec. 10, 1971, 85 Stat. 612

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 92–181, title IV, § 4.9, Dec. 10, 1971, 85 Stat. 612

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
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2. 1988

   Agricultural Credit Act of 1987

   Pub. L. 100–233 title II § 204(a) · 101 Stat. 1568

   Amended · 12 U.S.C. § 2160

   Pub. L. 100–233 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “A fiscal agency shall be established by the banks for such of their functions relating to the issuance, marketing, and handling of their obligations, and interbank or intersystem flow of funds as may from time to time be required.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 100–233 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “A fiscal agency shall be established by the banks for such of their functions relating to the issuance, marketing, and handling of their obligations, and interbank or intersystem flow of funds as may from time to time be required.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) In General.— Section 4.9 (12 U.S.C. 2160) is amended to read as follows: “SEC. 4.9. FEDERAL FARM CREDIT BANKS FUNDING CORPORATION. “(a) Establishment.— There is hereby established the Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corporation (hereinafter in this section referred to as the ‘Corporation’), which shall be an institution of the Farm Credit System. “(b) Duties.— The Corporation— “(1) shall issue, market, and handle the obligations of the banks of the Farm Credit System, and interbank or intersystem flow of funds as may from time to time be required; “(2) acting for the banks of the Farm Credit System, subject to approval of the Farm Credit Administration, shall determine the amount, maturities, rates of interest, terms, and conditions of participation by the several banks in each issue of joint, consolidated, or System-wide obligations; and “(3) shall exercise such other powers as were provided to the Funding Corporation in accordance with its charter issued under section 4.25, in effect immediately before the date of the enactment of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987. “(c) Officers and Committees.— “(1) Designation.— The board of directors may designate such officers and committees for such terms and such purposes as may be agreed on by the board. “(2) Issuance of obligations.— When appropriate to the board’s functions under this section, a committee of the board of directors of the Corporation, or representatives thereof, may act on behalf of the board in connection with the issuance of joint, consolidated, and System-wide obligations. “(d) Board of Directors.— “(1) Composition.— The board of directors shall be composed of nine voting members and one nonvoting member, as follows: “(A) Four voting members shall be current or former directors of the System banks elected by the shareholders of the Corporation. “(B) Three voting members shall be chief executive officers or presidents of System banks elected by the shareholders of the Corporation. “(C) Two voting members shall be appointed by the members elected under subparagraphs (A) and (B) after the elected members have received recommendations for such appointments from, and consulted with, the Secretary of the Treasury and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The appointed members shall be selected from United States citizens— “(i) who are not borrowers from, shareholders in, or employees or agents of any System institution, who are not affiliated with the Farm Credit Administration, and who are not actively engaged with a bank or investment organization that is a member of the Corporation’s selling group for System-wide securities; and “(ii) who are experienced or knowledgeable in corporate and public finance, agricultural economics, and financial reporting and disclosure. “(D) The president of the Corporation shall serve as a nonvoting member of the board. In selecting candidates under subparagraphs (A) and (B), due consideration shall be given to choosing individuals knowledgeable in agricultural economics, public and corporate finance, and financial reporting and disclosure. “(2) Nonvoting representatives.— “(A) Assistance board.— During the period in which the Assistance Board is in existence, the board of directors of the Assistance Board shall designate one of its directors to serve as a nonvoting representative to the board of directors of the Corporation. “(B) Insurance corporation.— After such period, the board of directors of the Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation may designate one of its directors to serve as a nonvoting representative to the board of directors of the Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corporation. “(C) Meetings.— The persons so designated by the Assistance Board and by the Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation may attend and participate in all deliberations of the board of directors of the Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corporation. “(e) Transitional Authority.— Until a quorum of the board of directors of the Corporation is elected or appointed, the finance committee established under section 4.5 in effect before the date of the enactment of this section, and the fiscal agency established under section 4.9 in effect before such date of enactment, shall continue to operate as if this section had not been enacted.”.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 100–399 effective as if enacted immediately after enactment of Pub. L. 100–233, which was approved Jan. 6, 1988, see section 1001(a) of Pub. L. 100–399, set out as a note under section 2002 of this title.

3. 1988

   Agricultural Credit Technical Corrections Act of 1988

   Pub. L. 100–399 § 203(b) · 102 Stat. 989

   Inserted · 12 U.S.C. § 2160(b)(3)

   Pub. L. 100–399, § 203(b), inserted “predecessor Federal Farm Credit Banks” before “Funding Corporation”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 100–399, § 203(b), inserted “predecessor Federal Farm Credit Banks” before “Funding Corporation”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) Section 4.9(b)(3) is amended by inserting “predecessor Federal 12 USC 2160. Farm Credit Banks” before “Funding Corporation”.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 100–399 effective as if enacted immediately after enactment of Pub. L. 100–233, which was approved Jan. 6, 1988, see section 1001(a) of Pub. L. 100–399, set out as a note under section 2002 of this title.

4. 1988

   Agricultural Credit Technical Corrections Act of 1988

   Pub. L. 100–399 § 203(c) · 102 Stat. 989

   Substituted · 12 U.S.C. § 2160(d)(2)(B); 12 U.S.C. § 2160(d)(2)(C)

   Pub. L. 100–399, § 203(c), substituted “directors of the Corporation” for “directors of the Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corporation”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (d)(2)(B), (C). Pub. L. 100–399, § 203(c), substituted “directors of the Corporation” for “directors of the Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corporation”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (c) Subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 4.9(d)(2) are each amended by striking out “Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding”.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 100–399 effective as if enacted immediately after enactment of Pub. L. 100–233, which was approved Jan. 6, 1988, see section 1001(a) of Pub. L. 100–399, set out as a note under section 2002 of this title.

5. 1988

   Agricultural Credit Technical Corrections Act of 1988

   Pub. L. 100–399 § 203(d) · 102 Stat. 989

   Amended · 12 U.S.C. § 2160(e)

   Pub. L. 100–399, § 203(d), amended subsec. (e) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (e) read as follows: “Until a quorum of the board of directors of the Corporation is elected or appointed, the finance committee established under section 2156 of this title in effect before January 6, 1988, and the fiscal agency established under section 2160 of this title in effect before January 6, 1988, shall continue to operate as if this section had not been enacted.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 100–399, § 203(d), amended subsec. (e) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (e) read as follows: “Until a quorum of the board of directors of the Corporation is elected or appointed, the finance committee established under section 2156 of this title in effect before January 6, 1988, and the fiscal agency established under section 2160 of this title in effect before January 6, 1988, shall continue to operate as if this section had not been enacted.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (d) Section 4.9(e) is amended to read as follows: “(e) Transitional Authority.— Until a majority of the voting members of the board of directors of the Corporation is elected, which shall occur as soon as is practicable after the enactment of this section— “(1) the finance committee established under section 4.5 in effect before the date of the enactment of this section, and the fiscal agency established under section 4.9 in effect before such date of enactment, shall continue to operate as if this section had not been enacted; and “(2) the board of directors of the predecessor Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corporation shall be the board of directors of the Financial Assistance Corporation.”.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 100–399 effective as if enacted immediately after enactment of Pub. L. 100–233, which was approved Jan. 6, 1988, see section 1001(a) of Pub. L. 100–399, set out as a note under section 2002 of this title.

6. 1988

   Agricultural Credit Technical Corrections Act of 1988

   Pub. L. 100–399 § 203(a) · 102 Stat. 989

   Added · 12 U.S.C. § 2160(f)

   Pub. L. 100–399, § 203(a), added subsec. (f)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 100–399, § 203(a), added subsec. (f).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Section 4.9 is amended by adding at the end the following: “(f) Succession.— “(1) Assets and liabilities.— The Corporation shall, by operation of law and without any further action by the Farm Credit Administration, the predecessor Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corporation (hereinafter referred to in this subsection as ‘the predecessor corporation’) chartered under this Act, or any court, succeed to the assets of and assume all debts, obligations, contracts, and other liabilities of the predecessor corporation, matured or unmatured, accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise, and whether or not reflected or reserved against on balance sheets, books of account, or records of the predecessor corporation. “(2) Contracts.— The existing contractual obligations, security instruments, and title instruments of the predecessor corporation shall, by operation of law and without any further action by the Farm Credit Administration, the predecessor corporation, or any court, become and be converted into obligations, entitlements, and instruments of the Corporation. “(3) Stock.— The stock of the predecessor corporation issued before the date of the enactment of this section shall, by operation of law and without any further action by the Farm Credit Administration, the predecessor corporation, or any court, become and be converted into stock of the Corporation established by this section. “(4) Taxation.— The succession to assets, assumption of liabilities, State and local governments. conversion of obligations, instruments, and stock, and effectuation of any other transaction by the Corporation to carry out this subsection shall not be treated as a taxable event under the laws of any State or political subdivision thereof.”.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 100–399 effective as if enacted immediately after enactment of Pub. L. 100–233, which was approved Jan. 6, 1988, see section 1001(a) of Pub. L. 100–399, set out as a note under section 2002 of this title.

7. 1992

   Farm Credit Banks and Associations Safety and Soundness Act of 1992

   Pub. L. 102–552 title V § 507 · 106 Stat. 4102

   Amended · 12 U.S.C. § 2160(d)(2)

   Pub. L. 102–552 amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows:

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 102–552 amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows:

   “(A) Assistance board.—During the period in which the Assistance Board is in existence, the board of directors of the Assistance Board shall designate one of its directors to serve as a nonvoting representative to the board of directors of the Corporation. “(B) Insurance corporation.—After such period, the board of directors of the Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation may designate one of its directors to serve as a nonvoting representative to the board of directors of the Corporation. “(C) Meetings.—The persons so designated by the Assistance Board and by the Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation may attend and participate in all deliberations of the board of directors of the Corporation.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 507. NON-VOTING REPRESENTATIVE ON BOARD OF FUNDING CORPORATION. Paragraph (2) of section 4.9(d) (12 U.S.C. 2160(d)(2)) is amended to read as follows: “(2) Non-voting representatives.— “(A) Assistance board.— During the period in which the Assistance Board is in existence, the board of directors of the Assistance Board shall designate one of its directors to serve as a non-voting representative to the board of directors of the Corporation. “(B) Meetings.— The person designated by the Assistance Board under subparagraph (A) may attend and participate in all deliberations of the board of directors of the Corporation. “(C) Termination of assistance board.— After termination of the Assistance Board, neither the Assistance Board nor its successor, the Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation, shall have any representation on the board of directors of the Corporation.”.

7 of 7 references resolved to an enrolled provision