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The law › Title 7, Agriculture › Chapter 50

7 U.S.C. 1928: Full faith and credit

Created in 1961 by Public Law 87-128. Changed by 6 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

This Congress

  • H.R. 7567 Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 · passed house · would change (e)

How it got here

1996

  • Pub. L. 104–127 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: "Loans under this subchapter may be insured by the Secretary whenever funds are advanced or a loan is purchased by a lender other than the United States. In connection with insurance of loans, the Secretary— (Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996) Law text

1990

  • Pub. L. 101–624 redesignated pars. (a) and (b) as pars. (1) and (2), respectively, and in par. (1), substituted "prescribe;" for "prescribe,;".

1971

  • Pub. L. 92–133 eliminated October 1, 1971, as time limitation for insurance of loans.

1968

  • Pub. L. 90–488 authorized insurance of loans until Oct. 1, 1971, without the $450,000,000 limitation on aggregate amount in any one year.

1965

  • Pub. L. 89–240 substituted "$450,000,000" for "$200,000,000", "may retain" for "shall retain", and "specified in the insurance agreement applicable to the loan" for "determined by the Secretary from time to time equivalent to not less than one-half of 1 per centum per annum on the principal unpaid …

1962

  • Pub. L. 87–798 increased aggregate amount of loans that may be insured in any one year from $150,000,000 to $200,000,000.

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.