7 CFR § 1709.20 - Member delegate clause.

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title: "7 CFR § 1709.20 - Member delegate clause."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "1709.20"
section_name: "Member delegate clause."
chapter_name: "RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "1709"
part_name: "ASSISTANCE TO HIGH ENERGY COST COMMUNITIES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 301, 7 U.S.C. 901"
regulatory_source: "70 FR 5351, Feb. 2, 2005, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1709.20 Member delegate clause.

Each grant agreement under this part shall provide that no member of Congress shall be admitted to any share or part of a grant program or any benefit that may arise there from, but this provision shall not be construed to bar as a contractor under a grant a publicly held corporation whose ownership might include a member of Congress.