§ 903. Authorization of appropriations

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. 1936

   Pub. L. 74–432 · 49 Stat. 513

   Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 903

   May 20, 1936, ch. 432, title I, § 3, 49 Stat. 1364

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   May 20, 1936, ch. 432, title I, § 3, 49 Stat. 1364

2. 1938

   Public Law not identified

   1. Inserted · 7 U.S.C. § 903(a); 7 U.S.C. § 903(e)

      Subsecs. (a), (e). Act June 21, 1938, inserted “and $100,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1939” after “June 30, 1937,” in subsec. (a)

   2. Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 903(a); 7 U.S.C. § 903(e)

      Subsecs. (a), (e). Act June 21, 1938, substituted “June 30, 1939” for “June 30, 1937” in subsec. (e)

   Unresolved: No Public Law or Statutes at Large citation in the Code source.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsecs. (a), (e). Act June 21, 1938, inserted “and $100,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1939” after “June 30, 1937,” in subsec. (a), and substituted “June 30, 1939” for “June 30, 1937” in subsec. (e).

3. 1944

   Public Law not identified

   1. Struck and inserted · 7 U.S.C. § 903(a)

      Subsec. (a). Act Sept. 21, 1944, struck out “The Reconstruction Finance Corporation is hereby authorized and directed to make loans to the Administrator, upon his request approved by the President, not exceeding in aggregate amounts $50,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, and $100,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, with interest at 3 per centum per annum” and inserted in lieu thereof “The Reconstruction Finance Corporation is hereby authorized and directed to make loans to the Administrator, upon the request and approval of the Secretary of Agriculture, in such amounts in the aggregate for each fiscal year commencing with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1945, as the Congress may from time to time determine to be necessary, with interest at a rate of 1¾ per centum per annum”, changed colon to period following “numbered 70037”

   2. Inserted · 7 U.S.C. § 903(a)

      Subsec. (a). Act Sept. 21, 1944, inserted “Interest rates on the unpaid balance of any loans made by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to the Administrator prior to the effective date of this amendment shall be adjusted to a rate of 1¾ per centum per annum”

   3. Inserted · 7 U.S.C. § 903(a)

      Subsec. (a). Act Sept. 21, 1944, inserted sentence “The amount of the notes, bonds, debentures, and other such obligations which the Reconstruction Finance Corporation is authorized and empowered to issue and to have outstanding at any one time under existing law is hereby increased by an amount sufficient to carry out the provisions hereof”

   4. Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 903(a)

      Subsec. (a). Act Sept. 21, 1944, substituted “thirty-five years” for “twenty-five years” in second proviso

   Unresolved: No Public Law or Statutes at Large citation in the Code source.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Act Sept. 21, 1944, struck out “The Reconstruction Finance Corporation is hereby authorized and directed to make loans to the Administrator, upon his request approved by the President, not exceeding in aggregate amounts $50,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, and $100,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, with interest at 3 per centum per annum” and inserted in lieu thereof “The Reconstruction Finance Corporation is hereby authorized and directed to make loans to the Administrator, upon the request and approval of the Secretary of Agriculture, in such amounts in the aggregate for each fiscal year commencing with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1945, as the Congress may from time to time determine to be necessary, with interest at a rate of 1¾ per centum per annum”, changed colon to period following “numbered 70037”, inserted “Interest rates on the unpaid balance of any loans made by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to the Administrator prior to the effective date of this amendment shall be adjusted to a rate of 1¾ per centum per annum”, inserted sentence “The amount of the notes, bonds, debentures, and other such obligations which the Reconstruction Finance Corporation is authorized and empowered to issue and to have outstanding at any one time under existing law is hereby increased by an amount sufficient to carry out the provisions hereof”, and substituted “thirty-five years” for “twenty-five years” in second proviso.

4. 1944

   Public Law not identified

   1. Struck · 7 U.S.C. § 903(b)

      Subsec. (b). Act Sept. 21, 1944, struck out subsec. (b) limiting amount of appropriation and renewal of appropriations to eight years after June 30, 1938

   2. Inserted · 7 U.S.C. § 903(b)

      Subsec. (b). Act Sept. 21, 1944, inserted a new subsec. (b)

   Unresolved: No Public Law or Statutes at Large citation in the Code source.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Act Sept. 21, 1944, struck out subsec. (b) limiting amount of appropriation and renewal of appropriations to eight years after June 30, 1938, and inserted a new subsec. (b).

5. 1944

   Public Law not identified

   Struck · 7 U.S.C. § 903(e)

   Subsec. (e). Act Sept. 21, 1944, struck out “and provided further, that no loans shall be made by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to the Administrator after June 30, 1939”, and changed colon to period after “territories”

   Unresolved: No Public Law or Statutes at Large citation in the Code source.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (e). Act Sept. 21, 1944, struck out “and provided further, that no loans shall be made by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to the Administrator after June 30, 1939”, and changed colon to period after “territories”.

6. 1947

   Public Law not identified

   Amended · 7 U.S.C. § 903(a)

   Subsec. (a). Act July 30, 1947, amended subsec. (a) generally, and among other things transferred from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to the Secretary of the Treasury the power to make loans

   Unresolved: No Public Law or Statutes at Large citation in the Code source.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Act July 30, 1947, amended subsec. (a) generally, and among other things transferred from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to the Secretary of the Treasury the power to make loans.

7. 1947

   Public Law not identified

   Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 903(f)

   Subsec. (f). Act July 30, 1947, substituted Secretary of the Treasury for Reconstruction Finance Corporation

   Unresolved: No Public Law or Statutes at Large citation in the Code source.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (f). Act July 30, 1947, substituted Secretary of the Treasury for Reconstruction Finance Corporation.

8. 1949

   Public Law not identified

   Changed · 7 U.S.C. § 903(a)

   Subsec. (a). Act Oct. 28, 1949, § 4(a), authorized loans for financing facilities to render telephone service

   Unresolved: No Public Law or Statutes at Large citation in the Code source.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Act Oct. 28, 1949, § 4(a), authorized loans for financing facilities to render telephone service.

9. 1949

   Public Law not identified

   Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 903(c)

   Subsec. (c). Act Oct. 28, 1949, § 4(b), substituted “for loans for rural electrification pursuant to sections 904 and 905 of this title” for “for the purposes of this chapter”

   Unresolved: No Public Law or Statutes at Large citation in the Code source.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Act Oct. 28, 1949, § 4(b), substituted “for loans for rural electrification pursuant to sections 904 and 905 of this title” for “for the purposes of this chapter”.

10. 1949

    Public Law not identified

    Inserted · 7 U.S.C. § 903(d)

    Subsec. (d). Act Oct. 28, 1949, § 4(c), inserted “rural electrification” after “available for”

    Unresolved: No Public Law or Statutes at Large citation in the Code source.

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (d). Act Oct. 28, 1949, § 4(c), inserted “rural electrification” after “available for”.

11. 1949

    Public Law not identified

    Inserted · 7 U.S.C. § 903(e)

    Subsec. (e). Act Oct. 28, 1949, § 4(d), inserted “for rural electrification loans” after “sums” in proviso

    Unresolved: No Public Law or Statutes at Large citation in the Code source.

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (e). Act Oct. 28, 1949, § 4(d), inserted “for rural electrification loans” after “sums” in proviso.

12. 1955

    Public Law not identified

    Inserted · 7 U.S.C. § 903(c)

    Subsec. (c). Act June 15, 1955, reduced the funds which may be allotted for loans from fifty to twenty-five per centum of the available or appropriated sum, and inserted two provisos

    Unresolved: No Public Law or Statutes at Large citation in the Code source.

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (c). Act June 15, 1955, reduced the funds which may be allotted for loans from fifty to twenty-five per centum of the available or appropriated sum, and inserted two provisos.

13. 1955

    Public Law not identified

    1. Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 903(d)

       Subsec. (d). Act June 15, 1955, substituted “75 per centum” for “50 per centum”

    2. Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 903(d)

       Subsec. (d). Act June 15, 1955, substituted “25 per centum” for “10 per centum”

    Unresolved: No Public Law or Statutes at Large citation in the Code source.

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (d). Act June 15, 1955, substituted “75 per centum” for “50 per centum”, and “25 per centum” for “10 per centum”.

14. 1955

    Public Law not identified

    Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 903(e)

    Subsec. (e). Act June 15, 1955, substituted “25 per centum” for “10 per centum”

    Unresolved: No Public Law or Statutes at Large citation in the Code source.

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (e). Act June 15, 1955, substituted “25 per centum” for “10 per centum”.

15. 1971

    Pub. L. 92–12 § 3(a) · 85 Stat. 29

    Inserted · 7 U.S.C. § 903(f)

    Pub. L. 92–12 inserted introductory text “Except as otherwise provided in sections 931 and 946(a) of this title”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 92–12 inserted introductory text “Except as otherwise provided in sections 931 and 946(a) of this title”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) Subsection (f) of section 3 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended, is amended by inserting in lieu of the first word 61 Stat. 547. 7 USC 903. of said subsection “Except as otherwise provided in sections 301 and 406 (a) of this Act, all”. Ante, pp. 29, 33. 7 USC 922.

16. 1973

    Pub. L. 93–32 § 3 · 87 Stat. 65

    Struck · 7 U.S.C. § 903(f)

    Pub. L. 93–32 struck out subsec. (f) which made provision for the disposition of payments on loans that had been made by the Administrator

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 93–32 struck out subsec. (f) which made provision for the disposition of payments on loans that had been made by the Administrator.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 3. Section 3(f) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended, is repealed.

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 93–32 effective May 11, 1973, see section 12 of Pub. L. 93–32, set out as an Effective Date note under section 930 of this title.

17. 1994

    Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994

    Pub. L. 103–354 title II § 235(a)(3) · 108 Stat. 3178

    1. Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 903

       Pub. L. 103–354 substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator, upon the request and approval of the Secretary of Agriculture,” and for “Administrator appointed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or from the Administrator of the Rural Electrification Administration established by Executive Order Numbered 7037” in first sentence of subsec. (a)

    2. Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 903

       Pub. L. 103–354 substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” wherever appearing

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 103–354 substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator, upon the request and approval of the Secretary of Agriculture,” and for “Administrator appointed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or from the Administrator of the Rural Electrification Administration established by Executive Order Numbered 7037” in first sentence of subsec. (a) and substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” wherever appearing.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (3) in section 3(a) (7 U.S.C. 903(a))— (A) by striking “Administrator, upon the request and approval of the Secretary of Agriculture,” and inserting “Secretary”; and (B) by striking “Administrator appointed pursuant to the provisions of this Act or from the Administrator of the Rural Electrification Administration established by Executive Order Numbered 7037” and inserting “Secretary”;

18. 1996

    Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996

    Pub. L. 104–127 title VII § 772(a) · 110 Stat. 888

    1. Amended · 7 U.S.C. § 903

       Pub. L. 104–127 amended section generally

    2. Inserted · 7 U.S.C. § 903

       Pub. L. 104–127 inserting section catchline

    3. Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 903

       Pub. L. 104–127 substituting current provisions for provisions relating to funds of Secretary, including provisions for loans by Secretary of the Treasury, authorization of appropriations, allotment of funds for loans in States, loans of unallotted funds, and unexpended funds and limitation on use

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 104–127 amended section generally, inserting section catchline and substituting current provisions for provisions relating to funds of Secretary, including provisions for loans by Secretary of the Treasury, authorization of appropriations, allotment of funds for loans in States, loans of unallotted funds, and unexpended funds and limitation on use.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) In General.— Section 3 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 903) is amended to read as follows: SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. “There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act.”.

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