7 CFR § 2003.1 - Definitions.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s2003.1"
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title: "7 CFR § 2003.1 - Definitions."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "2003.1"
section_name: "Definitions."
chapter_name: "RURAL HOUSING SERVICE, RURAL BUSINESS-COOPERATIVE SERVICE, AND RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "2003"
part_name: "ORGANIZATION"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 7 U.S.C. 6941; and 7 CFR 2.17."
regulatory_source: "62 FR 67259, Dec. 24, 1997, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "2003"
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# 2003.1 Definitions.

*EEO*—the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e *et seq.*

*O&M*—Operations and Management.

*P&P*—Policy and Planning.

*RBS*—Rural Business-Cooperative Development Service, USDA, or any successor agency.

*RHS*—Rural Housing Service, USDA, or any successor agency.

*Rural Development*—Rural Development mission area of USDA.

*RUS*—Rural Utilities Service, USDA, or any successor agency.

*Secretary*—the Secretary of USDA.

*USDA*—the United States Department of Agriculture.

[62 FR 67259, Dec. 24, 1997, as amended at 84 FR 59923, Nov. 7, 2019]