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7 U.S.C. § 2009 — Reporting
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**(a) Definition of farm loan** In this section, the term “farm loan” means—
(1) a farm ownership loan under subtitle A of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ([7 U.S.C. 1922](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1922&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.); and
(2) an operating loan under subtitle B of that Act ([7 U.S.C. 1941](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1941&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).
**(b) Reports**
(1) **Preparation** — For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall prepare a report that includes—
(A) aggregate data based on a review of each outstanding farm loan made or guaranteed by the Secretary describing, for the United States and for each State and county in the United States—
(i) the age of the recipient producer;
(ii) the duration that the recipient producer has engaged in agricultural production;
(iii) the size of the farm or ranch of the recipient producer;
(iv) the race, ethnicity, and gender of the recipient producer;
(v) the agricultural commodity or commodities, or type of enterprise, for which the loan was secured;
(vi) the amount of the farm loan made or guaranteed;
(vii) the type of the farm loan made or guaranteed; and
(viii) the default rate of the farm loan made or guaranteed;
(B) for each State and county in the United States, data demonstrating the number of outstanding farm loans made or guaranteed, according to loan size cohort; and
(C) an assessment of actual loans made or guaranteed as measured against target participation rates for beginning and socially disadvantaged farmers, broken down by State, as described in sections 346(b)(2) and 355 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ([7 U.S.C
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**(a) Definition of farm loan** In this section, the term “farm loan” means—
(1) a farm ownership loan under subtitle A of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ([7 U.S.C. 1922](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1922&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.); and
(2) an operating loan under subtitle B of that Act ([7 U.S.C. 1941](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1941&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).
**(b) Reports**
(1) **Preparation** — For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall prepare a report that includes—
(A) aggregate data based on a review of each outstanding farm loan made or guaranteed by the Secretary describing, for the United States and for each State and county in the United States—
(i) the age of the recipient producer;
(ii) the duration that the recipient producer has engaged in agricultural production;
(iii) the size of the farm or ranch of the recipient producer;
(iv) the race, ethnicity, and gender of the recipient producer;
(v) the agricultural commodity or commodities, or type of enterprise, for which the loan was secured;
(vi) the amount of the farm loan made or guaranteed;
(vii) the type of the farm loan made or guaranteed; and
(viii) the default rate of the farm loan made or guaranteed;
(B) for each State and county in the United States, data demonstrating the number of outstanding farm loans made or guaranteed, according to loan size cohort; and
(C) an assessment of actual loans made or guaranteed as measured against target participation rates for beginning and socially disadvantaged farmers, broken down by State, as described in sections 346(b)(2) and 355 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ([7 U.S.C. 1994(b)(2)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1994/b/2&num=0&edition=prelim), 2003).
(2) **Submission of report** — The report described in paragraph (1) shall be—
(A) submitted—
(i) to—
(I) the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives;
(II) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives;
(III) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate; and
(IV) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
(ii) not later than December 30, 2019, and annually thereafter; and
(B) made publicly available not later than 90 days after the date described in subparagraph (A)(ii).
**(c) Comprehensive review**
(1) **In general** — Not later than 4 years after December 20, 2018 (and every 5 years thereafter), the Secretary shall—
(A) prepare a comprehensive review of all reports submitted under subsection (b)(2);
(B) identify trends within data outlined in subsection (b)(1), including the extent to which target annual participation rates for beginning and socially disadvantaged farmers (as defined by the Secretary) are being met for each loan type; and
(C) provide specific actions the Department will take to improve the performance of direct and guaranteed loans with respect to underserved producers and any recommendations the Secretary may make for further congressional action.
(2) **Submission of comprehensive review** — The comprehensive review described in paragraph (1) shall be—
(A) submitted to—
(i) the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives;
(ii) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives;
(iii) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate; and
(iv) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
(B) made publicly available not later than 90 days after the date of submission under subparagraph (A).
**(d) Privacy** In preparing any report or review under this section, the Secretary shall aggregate or de-identify the data in a manner sufficient to ensure that the identity of a recipient producer associated with the data cannot be ascertained.
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The Congress finds that the statutory authority of the Secretary of Agriculture, hereinafter referred to in this chapter as the “Secretary,” for making and insuring loans to farmers and ranchers should be revised and consolidated to provide for more effective credit services to farmers.
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**(a) In general** The Secretary may make loans to eligible entities described in subsection (b) so that the eligible entities may relend the funds to individuals and entities for the purposes described in subsection (c).
**(b) Eligible entities** Entities eligible for loans described in subsection (a) are cooperatives, credit unions, and nonprofit organizations with—
(1) certification under section 1805.201 of title 12, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), to operate as a lender;
(2) experience assisting socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers (as defined in subsection (a) of [section 2279 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section2279&num=0&edition=prelim)) or limited resource or new and beginning farmers and ranchers, rural businesses, cooperatives, or credit unions, including experience in making and servicing agricultural and commercial loans; and
(3) the ability to provide adequate assurance of the repayment of a loan.
**(c) Eligible purposes** The proceeds from loans made by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (a) shall be re-lent by eligible entities for projects that assist heirs with undivided ownership interests to resolve ownership and succession on farmland that has multiple owners.
**(d) Preference** In making loans under subsection (a), the Secretary shall give preference to eligible entities—
(1) with not less than 10 years of experience serving socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers; and
(2) in States that have adopted a statute consisting of an enactment or adoption of the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act, as approved and recommended for enactment in all States by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws in 2010, that relend to owners of he
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### Statutory Notes
Section 2009ee, Pub. L. 107–171, title VI, § 6301, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 421, defined terms.
Section 2009ee–1, Pub. L. 107–171, title VI, § 6302, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 422, related to SEARCH grant program. See [section 1926 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1926&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 2009ee–2, Pub. L. 107–171, title VI, § 6303, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 424, related to annual report on projects.
Section 2009ee–3, Pub. L. 107–171, title VI, § 6304, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 424, related to funding.
#### Codification
Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 repealed this subchapter. Pub. L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.
#### Effective Date of Repeal
Repeal of this subchapter and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under [section 8701 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section8701&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Maintenance of base acres and payment yields** The Secretary shall maintain, for each covered commodity and upland cotton, base acres and payment yields on a farm established under sections 8702 and 8751 of this title, as adjusted pursuant to sections 8711, 8712, 8718, and 8752 of this title, as in effect on September 30, 2013, and as adjusted pursuant to sections 9012 and 9013 of this title.
**(b) Streamlining** In implementing this chapter and the amendments made by this title,11 See References in Text note below. the Secretary shall—
(1) continue to reduce administrative burdens and costs to producers by streamlining and reducing paperwork, forms, and other administrative requirements, to ensure that—
(A) a producer (or an agent of a producer) may report information, electronically (including geospatial data) or conventionally, to the Department of Agriculture, subject to the Secretary—
(i) establishing reasonable levels of tolerance that reflect the differences in accuracy between measures of common land units and geospatial data; and
(ii) ensuring that discrepancies that occur within the levels of tolerance established under clause (i) shall not be used to penalize a producer (or an agent of a producer) under any program administered by the Department of Agriculture;
(B) on the request of a producer (or an agent of a producer), the Department of Agriculture electronically shares with the producer (or agent) in real time and without cost to the producer (or agent) the common land unit data, related farm level data, conservation practices, and other information of the producer through a single Department of Agriculture-wide login;
(C) not later than September 30, 2020, the Administrator of the Risk Management Agency and the Administrator of
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**(a) In general**
(1) The Secretary is also authorized to make or insure loans to associations, including corporations not operated for profit, Indian tribes on Federal and State reservations and other federally recognized Indian tribes, and public and quasi-public agencies to provide for the application or establishment of soil conservation practices, shifts in land use, the conservation, development, use, and control of water, and the installation or improvement of drainage or waste disposal facilities, recreational developments, and essential community facilities including necessary related equipment, all primarily serving farmers, ranchers, farm tenants, farm laborers, rural businesses, and other rural residents, and to furnish financial assistance or other aid in planning projects for such purposes. The Secretary may also make or insure loans to communities that have been designated as rural empowerment zones or rural enterprise communities pursuant to part I of subchapter U of chapter 1 of title 26, or as rural enterprise communities pursuant to section 766 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105–277; 112 Stat. 2681, 2681–37), to provide for the installation or improvement of essential community facilities including necessary related equipment, and to furnish financial assistance or other aid in planning projects for such purposes. The Secretary may also make loans to any borrower to whom a loan has been made under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 ([7 U.S.C. 901](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section901&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.), for the conservation, development, use, and control of water, and the installation of drainage or
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In this subchapter:
(1) **State** — The term “State” means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands of the United States, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia.
(2) **State director** — The term “State director” means, with respect to a State, the Director of the Rural Economic and Community Development State Office.
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**(a) Coordination of nationwide rural development program using services of executive branch departments and agencies and State and local governments** The Secretary of Agriculture shall provide leadership within the executive branch for, and shall assume responsibility for coordinating, a nationwide rural development program using the services of executive branch departments and agencies, including, but not limited to, the agencies, bureaus, offices, and services of the Department of Agriculture, in coordination with rural development programs of State and local governments.
**(b) Policy development; systematic review of Federal programs; access to information; development of process to receive and assess needs, goals, etc.; cooperative agreements to improve Federal programs affecting rural areas; public hearings and comments**
(1) The Secretary shall conduct a systematic review of Federal programs affecting rural areas to (A) determine whether such areas are benefiting from such programs in an equitable proportion to the benefits received by urban areas and (B) identify any factors that may restrict accessibility to such programs in rural areas or limit participation in such programs.
(2) Subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 [[5 U.S.C. 552a](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section552a&num=0&edition=prelim)], the Secretary may secure directly from any Federal department or agency information necessary to carry out the Secretary’s duties under this section. Upon request of the Secretary under this paragraph, the head of any such Federal department or agency shall furnish such information to the Secretary.
(3) The Secretary shall develop a process through which multistate, State, substate, and local rural development needs, goals, o
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**(a) Prohibition** Assistance under any rural development program administered by the Secretary or any agency of the Department of Agriculture shall not be conditioned on any requirement that the recipient of the assistance accept or receive electric service from any particular utility, supplier, or cooperative.
**(b) Ensuring compliance** The Secretary shall establish, by regulation, adequate safeguards to ensure that assistance under any rural development program is not subject to such a condition. The safeguards shall include periodic certifications and audits, and appropriate measures and sanctions against any person violating, or attempting to violate subsection (a).
**(c) “Rural development programs” defined** In this section, the term “rural development program” means the following:
(1) Sections 304(b), 306, 306A, 306C, 306D, 310B, and 375 11 See References in Text note below. and subtitle E [[7 U.S.C. 2009](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section2009&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ([7 U.S.C. 1924(b)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1924/b&num=0&edition=prelim), 1926, 1926a, 1926c, 1926d, and 1932).
(2) Subtitle G 1 of title XVI and sections 2281 [[42 U.S.C. 5177a](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5177a&num=0&edition=prelim)], 2333, and 2381 [[7 U.S.C. 950aaa–2](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section950aaa-2&num=0&edition=prelim), 3125b] of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990.
(3) Subtitle C of title IX of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act Amendments of 1991 (Public Law 102–237; [7 U.S.C. 5930](https://uscode.ho
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TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 1922
ed, and by section 10(f) of the Act of August 28, 1937 (50
Stat. 869), as amended.
‘‘(b) The repeal of any provision of law by this title
[this chapter] shall not—
‘‘(1) affect the validity of any action taken or obli-
gation entered into pursuant to the authority of any
of said Acts, or
‘‘(2) prejudice the application of any person with re-
spect to receiving assistance under the provisions of
this title [this chapter], solely because such person is
obligated to the Secretary under authorization con-
tained in any such repealed provision.
‘‘(c) If any provision of this title [this chapter] or the
application thereof to any person or circumstances is
held invalid, the remainder of the title [this chapter]
and the application of such provision to other persons
or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.’’
SUBCHAPTER I—REAL ESTATE LOANS
§ 1922. Persons eligible for real estate loans
(a) In general
(1) Eligibility requirements
The Secretary may make and insure loans
under this subchapter to farmers and ranchers
in the United States, and to farm cooperatives
and private domestic corporations, partner-
ships, joint operations, trusts, limited liabil-
ity companies, and such other legal entities as
the Secretary considers appropriate, that are
controlled by farmers and ranchers and en-
gaged primarily and directly in farming or
ranching in the United States, subject to the
conditions specified in this section. To be eli-
gible for such loans, applicants who are indi-
viduals, or, in the case of cooperatives, cor-
porations,
partnerships,
joint
operations,
trusts, limited liability companies, and such
other legal entities, individuals holding a ma-
jority interest in such entity, must (A) be citi-
zens of the
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TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 1941
(B) be offered the opportunity to borrow
sufficient funds to cover costs associated
with the succession plan under subparagraph
(A) and other associated legal and closing
costs.
(f) Report
Not later than 1 year after December 20, 2018,
the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on
Agriculture of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry of the Senate a report describing the
operation and outcomes of the program under
this section, with recommendations on how to
strengthen the program.
(g) Authorization of appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2019 through 2023.
(Pub. L. 87–128, title III, § 310I, as added Pub. L.
115–334, title V, § 5104, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat.
4669.)
SUBCHAPTER II—OPERATING LOANS
§ 1941. Persons eligible for loans
(a) In general
(1) Eligibility requirements
The Secretary may make and insure loans
under this subchapter to farmers and ranchers
in the United States, and to farm cooperatives
and private domestic corporations, partner-
ships, joint operations, trusts, limited liabil-
ity companies, and such other legal entities as
the Secretary considers appropriate, that are
controlled by farmers and ranchers and en-
gaged primarily and directly in farming or
ranching in the United States, subject to the
conditions specified in this section. To be eli-
gible for such loans, applicants who are indi-
viduals, or, in the case of cooperatives, cor-
porations,
partnerships,
joint
operations,
trusts, limited liability companies, and such
other legal entities, individuals holding a ma-
jority interest in such entity, must (A) be citi-
zens of the United States, (B)
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