§ 922. Loans for telephone service

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

   May 20, 1936, ch. 432, title II, § 201, as added Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 776, § 5, 63 Stat. 948 · 63 Stat. 948

   Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 922

   May 20, 1936, ch. 432, title II, § 201, as added Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 776, § 5, 63 Stat. 948

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   May 20, 1936, ch. 432, title II, § 201, as added Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 776, § 5, 63 Stat. 948

2. 1971

   Pub. L. 92–12 § 3(b) · 85 Stat. 29

   Inserted · 7 U.S.C. § 922

   Pub. L. 92–12 inserted “, to public bodies now providing telephone service in rural areas” after “areas” in first sentence and after “areas” in first proviso of second sentence

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 92–12 inserted “, to public bodies now providing telephone service in rural areas” after “areas” in first sentence and after “areas” in first proviso of second sentence.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) Section 201 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended, is amended by inserting “, to public bodies now providing telephone service in rural areas”, immediately after the word “areas” in the first sentence and also immediately after the word “areas” in the first proviso of the second sentence.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 92–12 effective May 7, 1971, see section 7 of Pub. L. 92–12, set out as an Effective Date note under section 931 of this title.

3. 1994

   Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994

   Pub. L. 103–354 title II § 235(a)(13) · 108 Stat. 3178

   Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 922

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

   Source evidence

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

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (13) except as otherwise provided in this subsection, by striking “Administrator” each place it appears in such Act and inserting “Secretary”.

4. 2018

   Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

   Pub. L. 115–334 § 6702(2) · 132 Stat. 4490

   Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 922

   Pub. L. 115–334, § 6702(2), which directed substitution of “certifies” for “centifies” in sixth sentence, could not be executed because the word “centifies” did not appear

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 115–334, § 6702(2), which directed substitution of “certifies” for “centifies” in sixth sentence, could not be executed because the word “centifies” did not appear.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) in the 6th sentence, by striking “centifies” and inserting “certifies”.

5. 2018

   Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

   Pub. L. 115–334 § 6702(1) · 132 Stat. 4490

   Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 922

   Pub. L. 115–334, § 6702(1), which directed substitution of “widest” for “wildest” in third sentence, could not be executed because the word “wildest” did not appear

   Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 115–334, § 6702(1), which directed substitution of “widest” for “wildest” in third sentence, could not be executed because the word “wildest” did not appear.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) in the 3rd sentence by striking “wildest” and inserting “widest”; and

6. 2018

   Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

   Pub. L. 115–334 § 6502 · 132 Stat. 4490

   1. Inserted · 7 U.S.C. § 922

      Pub. L. 115–334, § 6502, inserted section catchline

   2. Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 922

      Pub. L. 115–334, § 6502, substituted “associations.” for “associations: And provided further, That for a period of one year from and after October 28, 1949, applications for loans received by the Secretary from persons who on October 28, 1949, are engaged in the operation of existing telephone service in rural areas shall be considered and acted upon before action is taken upon any application received from any other person for any loan to finance the furnishing or improvement of telephone service to substantially the same subscribers.” in last sentence

   3. Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 922

      Pub. L. 115–334, § 6502, substituted “and that no duplication” for “, nor shall such loan be made in any State which now has or may hereafter have a State regulatory body having authority to regulate telephone service and to require certificates of convenience and necessity to the applicant unless such certificate from such agency is first obtained. In a State in which there is no such agency or regulatory body legally authorized to issue such certificates to the applicant, no loan shall be made under this section unless the Secretary shall determine (and set forth his reasons therefor in writing) that no duplication” in last sentence

   Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 115–334, § 6502, inserted section catchline and substituted “associations.” for “associations: And provided further, That for a period of one year from and after October 28, 1949, applications for loans received by the Secretary from persons who on October 28, 1949, are engaged in the operation of existing telephone service in rural areas shall be considered and acted upon before action is taken upon any application received from any other person for any loan to finance the furnishing or improvement of telephone service to substantially the same subscribers.” in second sentence and “and that no duplication” for “, nor shall such loan be made in any State which now has or may hereafter have a State regulatory body having authority to regulate telephone service and to require certificates of convenience and necessity to the applicant unless such certificate from such agency is first obtained. In a State in which there is no such agency or regulatory body legally authorized to issue such certificates to the applicant, no loan shall be made under this section unless the Secretary shall determine (and set forth his reasons therefor in writing) that no duplication” in last sentence.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 6502. LOANS FOR TELEPHONE SERVICE.   Section 201 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 922) is amended— (1) by striking the section designation and all that follows through “From such sums” and inserting the following: “SEC. 201. LOANS FOR TELEPHONE SERVICE.   “From such sums” ; (2) in the second sentence, by striking “associations:” and all that follows through “same subscribers.” and inserting “associations.”; and (3) in the sixth sentence, by striking “, nor shall such loan be made in any State” and all that follows through “writing)” in the seventh sentence and inserting the following: “and”.

7. 2018

   Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

   Pub. L. 115–334 § 6211 · 132 Stat. 4490

   Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 922

   Pub. L. 115–334, § 6211, substituted “furnishing telephone service in rural areas, including indebtedness of recipients on another telecommunications loan made under this chapter.” for “furnishing telephone service in rural areas: Provided, That such refinancing shall be determined by the Secretary to be necessary in order to furnish and improve telephone service in rural areas: And provided further, That such refinancing shall constitute not more than 40 per centum of any loan made under this subchapter.”

   Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 115–334, § 6211, substituted “furnishing telephone service in rural areas, including indebtedness of recipients on another telecommunications loan made under this chapter.” for “furnishing telephone service in rural areas: Provided, That such refinancing shall be determined by the Secretary to be necessary in order to furnish and improve telephone service in rural areas: And provided further, That such refinancing shall constitute not more than 40 per centum of any loan made under this subchapter.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 6211. REFINANCING OF TELEPHONE LOANS.   Section 201 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 922) is amended, in the fifth sentence, by striking “furnishing telephone service in rural areas:” and all that follows through “40 per centum of any loan made under this title.” and inserting “furnishing telephone service in rural areas, including indebtedness of recipients on another telecommunications loan made under this Act.”.

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