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7 USC Sec. 901 01/19/04-EXPCITE-
TITLE 7 - AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 31 - RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELEPHONE SERVICE
SUBCHAPTER I - RURAL ELECTRIFICATION-HEAD-
Sec. 901. Short title-STATUTE-
This chapter may be cited as the "Rural Electrification Act of
1936".-SOURCE-
(May 20, 1936, ch. 432, title I, Sec. 1, 49 Stat. 1363; 1939 Reorg.
Plan No. II, Sec. 5, eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2732, 53 Stat. 1434;
Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 776, Sec. 2, 63 Stat. 948; Pub. L. 103-354,
title II, Sec. 235(a)(1), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3220.)-MISC1-
AMENDMENTS
1994 - Pub. L. 103-354 added section catchline and text and
struck out former text which read as follows: "There is hereby
created and established an agency of the United States to be known
as the 'Rural Electrification Administration', all of the powers of
which shall be exercised by an Administrator, who shall be
appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate, for a term of ten years, and who shall receive a salary
of $10,000 per year. This chapter may be cited as the 'Rural
Electrification Act of 1936'."
1949 - Act Oct. 28, 1949, inserted "title I," in credit of act
May 20, 1936.SHORT TITLE OF 1993 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 103-129, Sec. 1, Nov. 1, 1993, 107 Stat. 1356, provided
that: "This Act [enacting sections 936d, 936e, and 2008e of this
title, amending sections 902, 904, 913, 918, 924, 935, 936c, 937,
939, 940d, 946, 948, 1926, and 2006f of this title, and enacting
provisions set out as a note below] may be cited as the 'Rural
Electrification Loan Restructuring Act of 1993'."SHORT TITLE OF 1992 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 102-428, Sec. 1, Oct. 21, 1992, 106 Stat. 2183, provided
that: "This Act [amending section 936b of this title] may be cited
as the 'Rural Electrification Administration Improvement Act of
1992'."SHORT TITLE OF 1990 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 101-624, title XXIII, Sec. 2351(a), Nov. 28, 1990, 104
Stat. 4038, provided that: "This subtitle [subtitle F (Secs.
2351-2368) of title XXIII of Pub. L. 101-624, enacting sections 918
and 925 to 928 of this title, amending sections 924, 932, 935, 936,
939, 945, 946, 948, and 950 of this title, and enacting provisions
set out as notes under this section and section 946 of this title]
may be cited as the 'Rural Telecommunications Improvements Act of
1990'."SHORT TITLE OF 1976 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 94-570, Sec. 1, Oct. 20, 1976, 90 Stat. 2701, provided:
"That this Act [amending sections 931 and 935 of this title and
enacting provisions set out as a note under section 935 of this
title] may be cited as the 'Rural Electrification Administration
Technical Amendments Act of 1976'."REGULATIONS
Pub. L. 103-129, Sec. 6, Nov. 1, 1993, 107 Stat. 1367, provided
that: "Except as provided in section 2(b) of the Rural
Electrification Act of 1936 [7 U.S.C. 902(b)] and section 370 of
the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act [7 U.S.C. 2008e],
as added by sections 2(c)(1)(C) and 5 of this Act, not later than
45 days after the date of enactment of this Act [Nov. 1, 1993],
interim final regulations shall be issued by -
"(1) the Administrator of the Rural Electrification
Administration to carry out the amendments made by this Act [see
Short Title of 1993 Amendment note above] to programs
administered by the Administrator;
"(2) the Administrator of the Rural Development Administration
to carry out the amendments made by this Act to programs
administered by the Administrator; and
"(3) the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out the amendments
made by this Act to programs administered by the Farmers Home
Administration."-TRANS-
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
Functions of all officers, agencies, and employees of Department
of Agriculture transferred with certain exceptions, to Secretary of
Agriculture by 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 2, Sec. 1, eff. June 4, 1953,
18 F.R. 3219, 67 Stat. 633, set out as a note under section 2201 of
this title.
Rural Electrification Administration and its functions and
activities transferred to Department of Agriculture, to be
administered therein by Administrator under general direction and
supervision of Secretary of Agriculture, by 1939 Reorg. Plan No.
II, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and
Employees. See also sections 401 to 404 of that plan for provisions
relating to transfer of functions, records, property, personnel,
and funds.-MISC2-
FINDINGS; STATEMENT OF POLICY
Pub. L. 101-624, title XXIII, Sec. 2352, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat.
4038, provided that:
"(a) Findings. - The Congress finds that -
"(1) making modern telecommunications technology and services
available in rural areas in the United States promotes economic
development and improves the quality of life in rural areas; and
"(2) the efficient operation of the Rural Telephone Bank and
the Rural Electrification Administration telephone loan programs
is essential to the continued development of the
telecommunications infrastructure in rural areas in the United
States.
"(b) Statement of Policy. - It is the policy of the Congress that
the Rural Telephone Bank and the Rural Electrification
Administration make loans that facilitate the development and
enhancement of the rural telecommunications infrastructure in order
to make modern telecommunications technology and services available
at reasonable rates to the greatest practicable number of people in
rural areas in the United States."