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7 U.S.C. § 701...723 (AGRICULTURE)
§§ 701 to 723. Repealed. Feb. 10, 1936, ch. 42, 49 Stat. 1106
text: Sections, acts Apr. 21, 1934, ch. 157, §§ 1–2, 48 Stat. 598–606; Aug. 9, 1935, ch. 504, 49 Stat. 570; Aug. 24, 1935, ch. 641, §§ 39(a)–(e), 40–42, 49 Stat. 777, 778, related to placing of cotton industry on a sound commercial basis, to preventing unfair competition and practices in putting cotton into channels of interstate and foreign commerce and to providing funds for paying additional benefits under the Agricultural Adjustment Act.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Collection of Unpaid Taxes
text: Act Mar. 2, 1936, ch. 112, 49 Stat. 1155, amending act Feb. 10, 1936, ch. 42, 49 Stat. 1106, which repealed sections 701 to 723, provided that no tax, civil penalty, or interest which accrued under any provision of law repealed by said act Feb. 10, 1936, and which was uncollected on date of enactment of said act Feb. 10, 1936, was to be collected; and all liens for taxes, civil penalties, or interest arising out of taxes under such provisions of law were cancelled and released.
heading: Appropriations for Refunds and Payments of Processing and Related Taxes and Limitations Thereon
text: Acts June 25, 1938, ch. 681, 52 Stat. 1150; May 6, 1939, ch. 115, § 1, 53 Stat. 661, 662; Feb. 12, 1940, ch. 28, § 1, 54 Stat. 36; Mar. 25, 1940, ch. 71, title I, 54 Stat. 61; May 31, 1941, ch. 156, title I, § 1, 55 Stat. 219; Mar. 10, 1942, ch. 178, title I, § 1, 56 Stat. 156; June 30, 1943, ch. 179, title I, 57 Stat. 257; Apr. 22, 1944, ch. 175, title I, § 1, 58 Stat. 201; Apr. 24, 1945, ch. 92, title I, 59 Stat. 62; July 20, 1946, ch. 588, title I, 60 Stat. 574.
7 U.S.C. § 724 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 724. Omitted
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section, act Apr. 21, 1934, ch. 157, § 24, 48 Stat. 607, authorized Secretary of Agriculture to develop new and extended uses for cotton, and made available not to exceed $500,000 out of funds available to Secretary under section 612 of this title.
7 U.S.C. § 725 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 725. Repealed. Feb. 10, 1936, ch. 42, 49 Stat. 1106
text: Section, act Apr. 21, 1934, ch. 157, § 25, as added June 20, 1934, ch. 687, 48 Stat. 1184, related to issuance of tax exemption certificates.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Collection of Unpaid Taxes
text: Act Mar. 2, 1936, ch. 112, 49 Stat. 1155, amending act Feb. 10, 1936, ch. 42, 49 Stat. 1106, which repealed this section provided that no tax, civil penalty, or interest which accrued under any provision of law repealed by said act Feb. 10, 1936, and which was uncollected on date of enactment of said act Feb. 10, 1936, was to be collected; and all liens for taxes, civil penalties, or interest arising out of taxes under such provisions of law were cancelled and released.
7 U.S.C. § 726 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 726. Omitted
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section, act June 6, 1934, ch. 409, 48 Stat. 911, related to administration of oaths for tax exemption certificates, and was rendered inoperative by repeal of sections 721 to 723 and 725 of this title by act Feb. 10, 1936, ch. 42, 49 Stat. 1106.
7 U.S.C. § 751...766 (AGRICULTURE)
§§ 751 to 766. Repealed. Feb. 10, 1936, ch. 42, 49 Stat. 1106
text: Sections, act June 28, 1934, ch. 866, §§ 1–16, 48 Stat. 1275–1280, as amended by act Aug. 24, 1935, ch. 641, §§ 44 to 54, 49 Stat. 778 to 780, related to marketing and taxation of tobacco.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Collection of Unpaid Taxes
text: Act Mar. 2, 1936, ch. 112, 49 Stat. 1155, amending act Feb. 10, 1936, ch. 42, 49 Stat. 1106, provided that no tax, civil penalty, or interest which accrued under any provision of law repealed by said act Feb. 10, 1936, and which was uncollected on date of enactment of said act Feb. 10, 1936, was to be collected; and all liens for taxes, civil penalties, or interest arising out of taxes under such provisions of law were canceled and released.
heading: Appropriations for Refunds and Payments of Processing and Related Taxes and Limitations Thereon
text: Acts June 25, 1938, ch. 681, 52 Stat. 1150; May 6, 1939, ch. 115, § 1, 53 Stat. 661, 662; Feb. 12, 1940, ch. 28, § 1, 54 Stat. 36; Mar. 25, 1940, ch. 71, title I, 54 Stat. 61; May 31, 1941, ch. 156, title I, § 1, 55 Stat. 219; Mar. 10, 1942, ch. 178, title I, § 1, 56 Stat. 156; June 30, 1943, ch. 179, title I, 57 Stat. 257; Apr. 22, 1944, ch. 175, title I, § 1, 58 Stat. 201; Apr. 24, 1945, ch. 92, title I, 59 Stat. 62; July 20, 1946, ch. 588, title I, 60 Stat. 574.
7 U.S.C. § 801...833 (AGRICULTURE)
§§ 801 to 833. Repealed. Feb. 10, 1936, ch. 42, 49 Stat. 1106
text: Sections, act Aug. 24, 1935, ch. 641, §§ 201–233, 49 Stat. 782–793, related to potato control.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Collection of Unpaid Taxes
text: Act Mar. 2, 1936, ch. 112, 49 Stat. 1155, amending act Feb. 10, 1936, ch. 42, 49 Stat. 1106, provided that no tax, civil penalty, or interest which accrued under any provision of law repealed by said act Feb. 10, 1936, and which was uncollected on date of enactment of said act Feb. 10, 1936, was to be collected; and all liens for taxes, civil penalties, or interest arising out of taxes under such provisions of law were canceled and released.
heading: Appropriations for Refunds and Payments of Processing and Related Taxes and Limitations Thereon
text: Acts June 25, 1938, ch. 681, 52 Stat. 1150; May 6, 1939, ch. 115, § 1, 53 Stat. 661, 662; Feb. 12, 1940, ch. 28, § 1, 54 Stat. 36; Mar. 25, 1940, ch. 71, title I, 54 Stat. 61; May 31, 1941, ch. 156, title I, § 1, 55 Stat. 218; Mar. 10, 1942, ch. 178, title I, § 1, 56 Stat. 156; June 30, 1943, ch. 179, title I, 57 Stat. 257; Apr. 22, 1944, ch. 175, title I, § 1, 58 Stat. 201; Apr. 24, 1945, ch. 92, title I, 59 Stat. 62; July 20, 1946, ch. 588, title I, 60 Stat. 574.
7 U.S.C. § 853 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 853. Terms and conditions of marketing agreements
Marketing agreements entered into pursuant to section 852 of this title shall contain such one or more of the following terms and conditions and no others as the Secretary finds, upon the basis of the hearing provided for in section 852 of this title, will tend to effectuate the policy declared in section 851 of this title:
(a) One or more of the terms and conditions specified in subsection (7) of section 608c of this title.
(b) Terms and conditions requiring each manufacturer to have in inventory in his own possession on April 1 of each year a reserve supply of completed serum equivalent to not less than 40 per centum of his previous year’s sales of all serum, except that any marketing agreement may provide that upon written application by a manufacturer filed before September 1 of the preceding year, the Secretary may fix another date between January 1 and May 1 on which such manufacturer shall have such inventory if the Secretary finds that such actions will tend to effectuate the purposes of section 851 of this title. The Secretary may impose such terms and conditions upon granting any such application as he finds necessary to effectuate the purposes of section 851 of this title. Serum used in computing the required reserve supply of any manufacturer shall not again be used in computing the required reserve supply of any other manufacturer.
(Aug. 24, 1935, ch. 641, § 58, 49 Stat. 781; Pub. L. 85–574, July 31, 1958, 72 Stat. 454.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: Section 851 of this title, referred to in clause (b), was in the original “this Act”, meaning act Aug. 24, 1935. For complete classification of act Aug. 24, 1935, to the Code, see Tables.
heading: Amendments
text: 1958—Cl. (b). Pub. L. 85–574 substituted “in inventory in his own possession on April 1” for “available on May 1”, inserted exception provision for changing minimum inventory date under certain terms and conditions, and inserted prohibition against reusing serum in computation of required reserve supply for different manufacturers.
7 U.S.C. § 905 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 905. Fees for certain loan guarantees
(a) In general
For electrification baseload generation loan guarantees, the Secretary shall, at the request of the borrower, charge an upfront fee to cover the costs of the loan guarantee.
(b) Fee
The fee described in subsection (a) for a loan guarantee shall be equal to the costs of the loan guarantee (within the meaning of section 661a(5)(C) of title 2).
(c) Limitation
Funds received from a borrower to pay the fee described in this section shall not be derived from a loan or other debt obligation that is made or guaranteed by the Federal Government.
(May 20, 1936, ch. 432, title I, § 5, as added Pub. L. 113–79, title VI, § 6101, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 850.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 905, acts May 20, 1936, ch. 432, title I, § 5, 49 Stat. 1365; Sept. 21, 1944, ch. 412, title V, § 502(b), 58 Stat. 739; Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 776, § 2, 63 Stat. 948; Oct. 13, 1994, Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 235(a)(13), 108 Stat. 3221, related to loans for electrical and plumbing equipment and persons eligible for such loans, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 104–127, title VII, § 774(a), Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1150.
7 U.S.C. § 906 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 906. Funding for administrative expenses
For the purpose of administering this chapter and for the purpose of making the studies, investigations, publications, and reports herein provided for, there is authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as shall be necessary.
(May 20, 1936, ch. 432, title I, § 6, 49 Stat. 1365; Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 776, § 2, 63 Stat. 948; Pub. L. 94–124, § 3, Nov. 4, 1975, 89 Stat. 677; Pub. L. 103–437, § 4(a)(3), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4581; Pub. L. 104–127, title VII, § 775, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1150.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 1996—Pub. L. 104–127 struck out at end “On or before February 15, of each calendar year beginning with calendar year 1976, or such other date as may be specified by the appropriate committee, the Secretary of Agriculture shall testify before the House Committee on Agriculture and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and provide justification in detail of the amount requested in the budget to be appropriated for the next fiscal year for the purpose of administering this chapter and for the purpose of making the studies, investigations, publications, and reports herein authorized.”
1994—Pub. L. 103–437 substituted “Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry” for “Committee on Agriculture and Forestry”.
1975—Pub. L. 94–124 inserted requirement that the Secretary of Agriculture testify before the House Committee on Agriculture and the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry each calendar year on or before February 15th or other date specified by the Committees to provide justification in detail of the amount requested in the budget to be appropriated for the next fiscal year.
1949—Act Oct. 28, 1949, inserted “title I,” in credit of act May 20, 1936.
7 U.S.C. § 906a (AGRICULTURE)
§ 906a. Use of funds outside the United States or its territories prohibited
No funds provided under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended [7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.], shall be used outside the United States or any of its territories.
(Pub. L. 93–32, § 10, May 11, 1973, 87 Stat. 71.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: The Rural Electrification Act of 1936, referred to in text, is act May 20, 1936, ch. 432, 49 Stat. 1363, which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 901 of this title and Tables.
heading: Codification
text: Section was not enacted as part of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 which comprises this chapter.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective May 11, 1973, see section 12 of Pub. L. 93–32, set out as a note under section 930 of this title.
7 U.S.C. § 907 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 907. Acquisition of property pledged for loans; disposition; sale of pledged property by borrower
The Secretary is authorized and empowered to bid for and purchase at any foreclosure or other sale, or otherwise to acquire, property pledged or mortgaged to secure any loan made pursuant to this chapter; to pay the purchase price and any costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith from the sums authorized in section 903 of this title; to accept title to any property so purchased or acquired in the name of the United States of America; to operate or lease such property for such period as may be deemed necessary or advisable to protect the investment therein, but not to exceed five years after the acquisition thereof; and to sell such property so purchased or acquired, upon such terms and for such consideration as the Secretary shall determine to be reasonable.
No borrower of funds under sections 904 or 922 of this title shall, without the approval of the Secretary, sell or dispose of its property, rights, or franchises, acquired under the provisions of this chapter, until any loan obtained from the Rural Electrification Administration, including all interest and charges, shall have been repaid.
(May 20, 1936, ch. 432, title I, § 7, 49 Stat. 1365; Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 776, §§ 2, 4(f), 63 Stat. 948; Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 235(a)(13), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3221.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 1994—Pub. L. 103–354 substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” wherever appearing.
1949—Act Oct. 28, 1949, inserted “or section 922” after “904” in second par., and inserted “title I,” in credit of act May 20, 1936.
7 U.S.C. § 908 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 908. Limitations on use of assistance
(a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the Secretary may allow a recipient of a grant, loan, or loan guarantee under this subchapter to set aside not more than 10 percent of the amount so received to provide retail broadband service.
(b) A recipient who sets aside funds under subsection (a) of this section may use the funds only in an area that is not being provided with the minimum acceptable level of broadband service established under section 950bb(e) of this title, unless the recipient meets the requirements of section 950bb(d) of this title.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the ability of any borrower to finance or deploy services authorized under this chapter.
(d) The Secretary shall not provide funding under subsection (a) if the funding would result in competitive harm to any grant, loan, or loan guarantee referred to in subsection (a).
(May 20, 1936, ch. 432, title I, § 8, as added Pub. L. 115–334, title VI, § 6210(b), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4744.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 908, acts May 20, 1936, ch. 432, title I, § 8, 49 Stat. 1366; Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 776, § 2, 63 Stat. 948; Oct. 13, 1994, Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 235(a)(4), 108 Stat. 3221, related to transfer of functions of Rural Electrification Administration created by Executive Order No. 7037, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 104–127, title VII, § 776, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1150.
7 U.S.C. § 909 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 909. Administration on nonpolitical basis; dismissal of officers or employees for violating provision
This chapter shall be administered entirely on a nonpartisan basis, and in the appointment of officials, the selection of employees, and in the promotion of any such officials or employees, no political test or qualification shall be permitted or given consideration, but all such appointments and promotions shall be given and made on the basis of merit and efficiency. If the Secretary herein provided for is found by the President of the United States to be guilty of a violation of this section, he shall be removed from office by the President, and any appointee or selection of officials or employees made by the Secretary who is found guilty of a violation of this chapter shall be removed by the Secretary.
(May 20, 1936, ch. 432, title I, § 9, 49 Stat. 1366; Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 776, § 2, 63 Stat. 948; Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 235(a)(13), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3221.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 1994—Pub. L. 103–354 substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” wherever appearing.
1949—Act Oct. 28, 1949, inserted “title I,” in credit of act May 20, 1936.
7 U.S.C. § 911 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 911. Acceptance of services of Federal or State officers; application of civil service laws; expenditures for supplies and equipment
In order to carry out the provisions of this chapter the Secretary may accept and utilize such voluntary and uncompensated services of Federal, State, and local officers and employees as are available, and he may appoint and fix the compensation of attorneys, engineers, and experts and he may, subject to the civil-service laws, appoint such other officers and employees as he may find necessary and prescribe their duties. The Secretary is authorized, from sums appropriated pursuant to section 906 of this title, to make such expenditures (including expenditures for personal services; supplies and equipment; lawbooks and books of reference; directories and periodicals; travel expenses; rental at the seat of government and elsewhere; the purchase, operation, or maintenance of passenger-carrying vehicles; and printing and binding) as are appropriate and necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
(May 20, 1936, ch. 432, title I, § 11, 49 Stat. 1366; Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 776, § 2, 63 Stat. 948; Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 235(a)(13), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3221.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Provisions which authorized the appointment and fixing of compensation of attorneys, engineers, and experts “without regard to the provisions of the civil service laws applicable to officers and employees of the United States” were omitted from the Code as obsolete and superseded. Such appointments are now subject to the civil service laws unless specifically excepted by those laws or by laws enacted subsequent to Executive Order 8743, Apr. 23, 1941, issued by the President pursuant to act Nov. 26, 1940, ch. 919, title I, § 1, 54 Stat. 1211, which covered most excepted positions into the classified (competitive) civil service. The Order is set out as a note under section 3301 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. As to the compensation of such personnel, sections 1202 and 1204 of the Classification Act of 1949, 63 Stat. 972, 973, repealed the Classification Act of 1923 and all other laws or parts of laws inconsistent with the 1949 Act. The Classification Act of 1949 was repealed by Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, § 8(a), 80 Stat. 632, and reenacted as chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of Title 5. Section 5102 of Title 5 now contains the applicability provisions of the 1949 Act, and section 5103 of Title 5 authorizes the Office of Personnel Management to determine the applicability to specific positions and employees.
heading: Amendments
text: 1994—Pub. L. 103–354 substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” in two places.
1949—Act Oct. 28, 1949, inserted “title I,” in credit of act May 20, 1936.
7 U.S.C. § 912a (AGRICULTURE)
§ 912a. Rescheduling and refinancing of loans
In addition to the loan extension authority provided in section 912 of this title, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to adjust and readjust the schedules for payment of principal and interest on loans to borrowers under programs administered by the Secretary under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.), and to extend the maturity date of any such loan to a date not beyond forty years from the date of such loan where he determines such action is necessary because of the impairment of the economic feasibility of the system, or the loss, destruction, or damage of the property of such borrowers as a result of a major disaster.
(Pub. L. 91–606, title II, § 236(a), Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1754; Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 235(b)(1), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3221.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: The Rural Electrification Act of 1936, referred to in text, is act May 20, 1936, ch. 432, 49 Stat. 1363, which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 901 of this title and Tables.
heading: Codification
text: Section was enacted as part of the Disaster Relief Act of 1970, and not as part of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 which constitutes this chapter. Section was formerly classified to section 4455(a) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.
heading: Amendments
text: 1994—Pub. L. 103–354 substituted “Secretary under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.)” for “Rural Electrification Administration”.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective Dec. 31, 1970, see section 304 of Pub. L. 91–606, set out as an Effective Date of 1970 Amendment note under section 165 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code.
7 U.S.C. § 914 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 914. Separability
If any provision of this chapter, or the application thereof to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, the remainder of the chapter and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
(May 20, 1936, ch. 432, title I, § 14, 49 Stat. 1367; Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 776, § 2, 63 Stat. 948.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 1949—Act Oct. 28, 1949, inserted “title I,” in credit of act May 20, 1936.
7 U.S.C. § 915 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 915. Purchase of financial and credit reports
The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to purchase such financial and credit reports as may be necessary to carry out the Secretary’s authorized work: Provided, That purchases under this authority shall not be made unless provision is made therefor in the applicable appropriation and the cost thereof is not in excess of limitations prescribed therein.
(Sept. 21, 1944, ch. 412, title V, § 505, 58 Stat. 740; Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 235(b)(2), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3221.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was enacted as part of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944, and not as part of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 which constitutes this chapter.
heading: Amendments
text: 1994—Pub. L. 103–354 substituted “Secretary of Agriculture” for “Rural Electrification Administration” and “the Secretary’s” for “its”.
7 U.S.C. § 916 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 916. Criteria for loans
In order to insure coordination of electric generation and transmission financing under this chapter with the national energy policy, the Secretary in making or guaranteeing loans for the construction, operation, or enlargement of generating plants or electric transmission lines or systems, shall consider such general criteria consistent with the provisions of this chapter as may be published by the Secretary of Energy.
(May 20, 1936, ch. 432, title I, § 16, as added Pub. L. 95–91, title VII, § 709(f), Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 608; amended Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 235(a)(13), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3221.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 1994—Pub. L. 103–354 substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” before “in making”.