7 U.S.C. 902: General authority of Secretary of Agriculture

2019

• Pub. L. 116–94 substituted "made or guaranteed by the Secretary" for "made by the Secretary". (Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020) Law text · (a)

2018

• Pub. L. 115–334, §6501(a), substituted "loans, or refinance loans made by the Secretary under this chapter, in" for "loans in". (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 115–334, §6501(b), added subsec. (c). (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (c)

2008

• Pub. L. 110–246, §6101, inserted "efficiency and" before "conservation". (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (a)

1996

• Pub. L. 104–127, §771(1), inserted section catchline. (Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996) Law text
• Pub. L. 104–127, §771(1), (2), inserted heading, substituted "The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this chapter as the 'Secretary') is" for "The Secretary of Agriculture is", struck out "and the furnishing of electric energy to persons in rural areas who are not receiving centr… (Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 104–127, §771(3), added subsec. (b) and struck out former subsec. (b) which read as follows: "By January 1, 1994, the Secretary shall issue interim regulations to implement the authority contained in subsection (a) of this section to make loans for the purpose of assisting elec… (Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996) Law text · (b)

1994

• Pub. L. 103–354 substituted "Secretary of Agriculture" for "Administrator" in subsec. (a) and "Secretary" for "Administrator" in two places in subsec. (b).

1993

• Pub. L. 103–129 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), substituted "electric and telephone service in rural areas, as provided in this chapter, and for the purpose of assisting electric borrowers to implement demand side management, energy conservation programs, and on-grid and off-grid ren…