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termines that the part is not urban in 
character, other than any area included in 
the Honolulu Census Designated Place or 
the San Juan Census Designated Place. 
‘‘(C) EXCLUSIONS.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of this paragraph, in deter-
mining which census blocks in an urbanized 
area are not in a rural area (as defined in this 
paragraph), the Secretary shall exclude any 
cluster of census blocks that would otherwise be 
considered not in a rural area only because the 
cluster is adjacent to not more than 2 census 
blocks that are otherwise considered not in a 
rural area under this paragraph. 
‘‘(29) SEASONED DIRECT LOAN BORROWER.— 
The term ‘seasoned direct loan borrower’ means a 
borrower who could reasonably be expected to qual-
ify for commercial credit using criteria determined 
by the Secretary. 
‘‘(30) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘Secretary’ 
means the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(31) SOCIALLY
DISADVANTAGED
FARMER.— 
The term ‘socially disadvantaged farmer’ means a 
farmer who is a member of a socially disadvantaged 
group. 
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‘‘(32) SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED GROUP.—The 
term ‘socially disadvantaged group’ means a group 
whose members have been subjected to racial, ethnic, 
or gender prejudice because of the identity of the 
members as members of a group without regard to 
the individual qualities of the members. 
‘‘(33) SOLAR ENERGY.—The term ‘solar energy’ 
means energy derived from sources (other than fossil 
fuels) and technologies included in the Federal Non-
nuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 
1974 (42 U.S.C. 5901 et seq.). 
‘‘(34) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means— 
‘‘(A) in this title (other than subtitle A), 
each of the 50 States, the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, Amer-
ican Samoa, the Commonwealth of the North-
ern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Mar-
shall Islands, the Federated States of Micro-
nesia, and the Republic of Palau; and 
‘‘(B) in subtitle A, each of the 50 States, 
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin 
Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and, 
to the extent the Secretary determines it to be 
feasible and appropriate, the Republic of the 
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Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Mi-
cronesia, and the Republic of Palau. 
‘‘(35) STATE BEGINNING FARMER PROGRAM.— 
The term ‘State beginning farmer program’ means 
any program that is— 
‘‘(A) carried out by, or under contract 
with, a State; and 
‘‘(B) designed to assist qualified beginning 
farmers in obtaining the financial assistance 
necessary to enter agriculture and establish via-
ble farming operations. 
‘‘(36) VETERAN.—The term ‘veteran’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 101 of title 38, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(37) WETLAND.—The term ‘wetland’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 1201(a) of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3801(a)). 
‘‘(38) WILDLIFE.—The term ‘wildlife’ means 
fish or wildlife (as defined in section 2(a) of the 
Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 
3371(a))). 
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