7 CFR § 1789.153 - Borrower funding.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s1789.153"
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title: "7 CFR § 1789.153 - Borrower funding."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "1789.153"
section_name: "Borrower funding."
chapter_name: "RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "1789"
part_name: "USE OF CONSULTANTS FUNDED BY BORROWERS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "7 U.S.C. 901-950b; Pub. L. 103-354, 108 Stat. 3178 (7 U.S.C. 6941 )."
regulatory_source: "61 FR 48606, Sept. 16, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1789.153 Borrower funding.

Borrowers shall use their general funds for the purposes of funding consultant services hereunder. Borrowers may not use the proceeds of loans made or guaranteed under the RE Act for costs incurred by Borrowers pursuant to the funding of consultant services for RUS.