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12 U.S.C. 2271: Definitions

Created in 1985 by Public Law 92-181. Changed by 4 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2018

    • Pub. L. 115–334, §5408, added par. (4) and redesignated former par. (4) as (5). (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (4), (5)
    • Pub. L. 115–334, §5411(34), redesignated subpar. (C) as (B), struck out "after December 31, 1992," before "mean any" and "by the Farm Credit System Assistance Board under section 2278a–6 of this title or" before "by the Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation", and struck out for… (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (5), (C)

    1992

    • Pub. L. 102–552 added subpar. (C). · (4)

    1991

    • Pub. L. 102–237 substituted "part E" for "part D". · (3)

    1988

    • Pub. L. 100–233, §207(d), substituted "Financial Assistance Corporation" for "Capital Corporation". · (3)
    • Pub. L. 100–233, §203, amended par. (4) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (4) read as follows: "the term 'unsafe or unsound practice' shall have the meaning given to it by the Farm Credit Administration by regulations, rule, or order." · (4)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.