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Title 7 — Agriculture

Chapter 50 — Agricultural Credit

§ 2008l. Eligibility of employees of State, county, or area committee for loans and loan guarantees

Statutory text

(a)

In general

The Secretary shall not prohibit an employee of a State, county or area committee established under section 590h(b)(5) of title 16 or an employee of the Department of Agriculture from obtaining a loan or loan guarantee under subchapter I, II or III of this chapter.

(b)

Approvals

(1)

County or area office

In the case of a loan application from an employee in a county or area office, the Farm Service Agency State office shall be responsible for reviewing and approving the application.

(2)

State office

In the case of a loan application from an employee of a State office, the Farm Service Agency national office shall be responsible for reviewing and approving the application.

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. Agricultural Act of 1961

    Pub. L. 87–128 title III § 377 · 75 Stat. 294

    Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 2008l

    (Pub. L. 87–128, title III, § 377, as added Pub. L. 107–171, title V, § 5321, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 349.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 87–128, title III, § 377, as added Pub. L. 107–171, title V, § 5321, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 349.)

0 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Credits

(Pub. L. 87–128, title III, § 377, as added Pub. L. 107–171, title V, § 5321, , 116 Stat. 349.)

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