Title 7 — Agriculture
Chapter 50 — Agricultural Credit
§ 2006a. Borrower training
Statutory text
In general
The Secretary shall enter into contracts to provide educational training to all borrowers of farmer program direct loans made under this chapter in financial and farm management concepts associated with commercial farming.
Contract
In general
The Secretary may contract with State or private providers of farm management and credit counseling services (including a community college, the extension service of a State, a State department of agriculture, or a nonprofit organization) to carry out this section.
Consultation
The Secretary may consult with the chief executive officer of a State concerning the identity of the contracting organization and the process for contracting.
Eligibility for loans
In general
Subject to paragraph (2), to be eligible to obtain a direct loan under this chapter, a borrower must obtain management assistance under this section, appropriate to the management ability of the borrower (as determined by the appropriate county committee during the determination of eligibility for the loan).
Loan conditions
The need of a borrower who satisfies the criteria set out in section 1922(a)(1)(B) or 1941(a)(1)(B) of this title for management assistance under this section shall not be cause for denial of eligibility of the borrower for a direct loan under this chapter.
Guidelines and curriculum
The Secretary shall issue regulations establishing guidelines and curriculum for the borrower training program established under this section.
Payment
A borrower shall pay for training received under this section, and may use funds from operating loans made under subchapter II to pay for the training.
Waivers
In general
The Secretary may waive the requirements of this section for an individual borrower if the Secretary determines that the borrower demonstrates adequate knowledge in areas described in this section.
Criteria
The Secretary shall establish criteria providing for the application of paragraph (1) consistently in all counties nationwide.
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.
Agricultural Act of 1961
Pub. L. 87–128 title III § 359 · 75 Stat. 294
Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 2006a
Pub. L. 87–128, title III, § 359, as added Pub. L. 101–624, title XVIII, § 1818(a), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3829
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 87–128, title III, § 359, as added Pub. L. 101–624, title XVIII, § 1818(a), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3829Pub. L. 105–277 § 101(a)(tVIII)(s805)(3)(A) · 112 Stat. 2681
Struck · 7 U.S.C. § 2006a(a)
Pub. L. 105–277, § 101(a) [title VIII, § 805(3)(A)], struck out “and guaranteed” after “direct”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–277, § 101(a) [title VIII, § 805(3)(A)], struck out “and guaranteed” after “direct”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 101. For programs, projects or activities in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, provided as follows, to be effective as if it had been enacted into law as the regular appropriations Act: AN ACT Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999.Pub. L. 105–277 § 101(a)(tVIII)(s805)(3)(B) · 112 Stat. 2681
Struck · 7 U.S.C. § 2006a(c)
Pub. L. 105–277, § 101(a) [title VIII, § 805(3)(B)], struck out “or guaranteed” after “direct” in pars. (1) and (2)
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105–277, § 101(a) [title VIII, § 805(3)(B)], struck out “or guaranteed” after “direct” in pars. (1) and (2).Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 101. For programs, projects or activities in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, provided as follows, to be effective as if it had been enacted into law as the regular appropriations Act: AN ACT Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999.Pub. L. 107–171 § 5501(c) · 116 Stat. 134
Struck · 7 U.S.C. § 2006a(c)(1)
Pub. L. 107–171, § 5501(c), struck out “established pursuant to section 1982 of this title,” after “appropriate county committee”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 107–171, § 5501(c), struck out “established pursuant to section 1982 of this title,” after “appropriate county committee”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(c) Section 359(c)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2006a(c)(1)) is amended by striking “established pursuant to section 332,”.Pub. L. 107–171 § 5316 · 116 Stat. 134
Added · 7 U.S.C. § 2006a(f)
Pub. L. 107–171, § 5316, added subsec. (f)
Struck · 7 U.S.C. § 2006a(f)
Pub. L. 107–171, § 5316, struck out heading and text of former subsec. (f). Text read as follows: “The Secretary may waive the requirements of this section for an individual borrower on a determination by the county committee that the borrower demonstrates adequate knowledge in areas described in this section.”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 107–171, § 5316, added subsec. (f) and struck out heading and text of former subsec. (f). Text read as follows: “The Secretary may waive the requirements of this section for an individual borrower on a determination by the county committee that the borrower demonstrates adequate knowledge in areas described in this section.”Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 5316. WAIVER OF BORROWER TRAINING CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT. Section 359 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2006a) is amended by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following: “(f) Waivers.— “(1) In general.— The Secretary may waive the requirements of this section for an individual borrower if the Secretary determines that the borrower demonstrates adequate knowledge in areas described in this section. “(2) Criteria.— The Secretary shall establish criteria providing for the application of paragraph (1) consistently in all counties nationwide.”.Agricultural Act of 2014
Pub. L. 113–79 title V § 5306 · 128 Stat. 649
Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 2006a(c)(2)
Pub. L. 113–79 substituted “section 1922(a)(1)(B) or 1941(a)(1)(B)” for “section 1922(a)(2) or 1941(a)(2)”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 113–79 substituted “section 1922(a)(1)(B) or 1941(a)(1)(B)” for “section 1922(a)(2) or 1941(a)(2)”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 5306. BORROWER TRAINING. Section 359(c)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2006a(c)(2)) is amended by striking “section 302(a)(2) or 311(a)(2)” and inserting “section 302(a)(1)(B) or 311(a)(1)(B)”.
6 of 7 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Editorial Notes
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (c), was in the original “this title”, meaning title III of Pub. L. 87–128, , 75 Stat. 307, known as the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of title III to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1921 of this title and Tables.
Amendments1998–2014 · 3 rounds
2014
Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 113–79 substituted “section 1922(a)(1)(B) or 1941(a)(1)(B)” for “section 1922(a)(2) or 1941(a)(2)”.
2002
Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 107–171, § 5501(c), struck out “established pursuant to section 1982 of this title,” after “appropriate county committee”.
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 107–171, § 5316, added subsec. (f) and struck out heading and text of former subsec. (f). Text read as follows: “The Secretary may waive the requirements of this section for an individual borrower on a determination by the county committee that the borrower demonstrates adequate knowledge in areas described in this section.”
1998
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–277, § 101(a) [title VIII, § 805(3)(A)], struck out “and guaranteed” after “direct”.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105–277, § 101(a) [title VIII, § 805(3)(B)], struck out “or guaranteed” after “direct” in pars. (1) and (2).
Credits
1990–2014 · 4 acts
- 1990Pub. L. 87–128, title III, § 359, as added Pub. L. 101–624, title XVIII, § 1818(a), , 104 Stat. 3829
- 1998amended Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(a) [title VIII, § 805(3)], , 112 Stat. 2681, 2681–39
- 2002Pub. L. 107–171, title V, §§ 5316, 5501(c), , 116 Stat. 348, 351
- 2014Pub. L. 113–79, title V, § 5306, , 128 Stat. 840.
Show as published
(Pub. L. 87–128, title III, § 359, as added Pub. L. 101–624, title XVIII, § 1818(a), , 104 Stat. 3829; amended Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(a) [title VIII, § 805(3)], , 112 Stat. 2681, 2681–39; Pub. L. 107–171, title V, §§ 5316, 5501(c), , 116 Stat. 348, 351; Pub. L. 113–79, title V, § 5306, , 128 Stat. 840.)