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specific authorization in a subsequent Act of Congress, a 
competitive sourcing activity of the Secretary, including 
support personnel of the Department, relating to rural de-
velopment or farmer program loans. 
‘‘SEC. 3914. REGULATIONS. 
‘‘The Secretary may issue such regulations, prescribe 
such terms and conditions for making or guaranteeing 
loans, security instruments, and agreements, except as 
otherwise specified in this title, and make such delegations 
of authority as the Secretary considers necessary to carry 
out this title.’’. 
SEC. 6002. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) Section 17(c) of the Rural Electrification Act of 
1936 (7 U.S.C. 917(c)) is amended by striking paragraph 
(1) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) Subtitle B of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act.’’. 
(b) Section 305(c)(2)(B)(i)(I) of the Rural Elec-
trification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935(c)(2)(B)(i)(I)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘section 307(a)(3)(A) of the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
1927(a)(3)(A))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3701(b)(2) of the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act’’. 
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(c) Section 306F(a)(1) of the Rural Electrification 
Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 936f(a)(1)) is amended by striking 
subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) chapter 1 of subtitle B of the Con-
solidated Farm and Rural Development Act.’’. 
(d) Section 2333(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Con-
servation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 950aaa–2(d)) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (11), by adding ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) by striking paragraph (12); and 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (13) as para-
graph (12). 
(e) Section 601(b) of the Rural Electrification Act 
of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 950bb(b)) is amended by striking para-
graph (3). 
(f) Section 602(5) of the Emergency Livestock Feed 
Assistance Act of 1988 (7 U.S.C. 1471(5)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘section 355(e)(1)(D)(ii) of the Consolidated 
Farm 
and 
Rural 
Development 
Act 
(7 
U.S.C. 
1985(e)(1)(D)(ii))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3409(c)(1)(A) 
of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act)’’. 
(g) Section 508 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
(7 U.S.C. 1508) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (b)(7)(A), by striking ‘‘section 
371 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment Act (7 U.S.C. 2008f)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
3424 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment Act’’; and 
(2) in subsection (n)(2), by striking ‘‘subtitle C 
of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act (7 U.S.C. 1961 et seq.)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 
3 of subtitle A of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act’’. 
(h) Section 231(a) of the Agricultural Risk Protec-
tion Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 1632a(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘section 
343(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Devel-
opment Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a))’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 3002 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural De-
velopment Act’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘section 
355(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Devel-
opment Act (7 U.S.C. 2003(e))’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 3002 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural De-
velopment Act’’. 
(i) Section 14204(a) of the Food, Conservation, and 
Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2008q–1(a)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘an entity described in section 379C(a) of the 
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Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
2008q(a))’’ and inserting ‘‘an entity determined by the 
Secretary’’. 
(j) Section 607(c)(6) of the Rural Development Pol-
icy Act of 1972 (7 U.S.C. 2204b(c)(6)) is amended in the 
last sentence— 
(1) by striking ‘‘, and’’ and inserting ‘‘and 
any’’; and 
(2) 
by 
striking 
‘‘required 
under 
section 
306(a)(12) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural De-
velopment Act’’. 
(k) Section 901(b) of the Agricultural Act of 1970 
(7 U.S.C. 2204b–1(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘rural 
areas as defined in the private business enterprise excep-
tion in section 306(a)(7) of the Consolidated Farmers 
Home Administration Act of 1961, as amended (7 U.S.C. 
1926)’’ and inserting ‘‘rural areas, as defined in section 
3002 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act’’. 
(l) Section 14220 of the Food, Conservation, and En-
ergy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2206b) is amended by striking 
‘‘section 343(a)(13)(A) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3002 of 
the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act)’’. 
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