# § 1982. Relief for mobilized military reservists from certain agricultural loan obligations
**(a)** **Definition of mobilized military reservist** In this section, the term “mobilized military reservist” means an individual who—
**(1)** is on active duty under section 688, 12301(a), 12301(g), 12302, 12304, 12306, or 12406, or chapter 13 of title 10, or any other provision of law during a war or during a national emergency declared by the President or Congress, regardless of the location at which the active duty service is performed; or
**(2)** in the case of a member of the National Guard, is on full-time National Guard duty (as defined in section 101(d)(5) of title 10) under a call to active service authorized by the President or the Secretary of Defense for a period of more than 30 consecutive days under section 502(f) of title 32 for purposes of responding to a national emergency declared by the President and supported by Federal funds.
**(b)** **Forgiveness of interest payments due while borrower is a mobilized military reservist** Any requirement that a borrower of a direct loan made under this chapter make any interest payment on the loan that would otherwise be required to be made while the borrower is a mobilized military reservist is rescinded.
**(c)** **Deferral of principal payments due while or after borrower is a mobilized military reservist** The due date of any payment of principal on a direct loan made to a borrower under this chapter that would otherwise be required to be made while or after the borrower is a mobilized military reservist is deferred for a period equal in length to the period for which the borrower is a mobilized military reservist.
**(d)** **Nonaccrual of interest** Interest on a direct loan made to a borrower described in this section shall not accrue during the period the borrower is a mobilized military reservist.
**(e)** **Borrower not considered to be delinquent or receiving debt forgiveness** section 2008h of this title
Notwithstanding or any other provision of this chapter, a borrower who receives assistance under this section shall not, as a result of the assistance, be considered to be delinquent or receiving debt forgiveness for purposes of receiving a direct or guaranteed loan under this chapter.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 87–128, title III, § 332, as added Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title VI, § 664, Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1974; amended Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title XII, § 1204(a)(2), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 2017.)
## Editorial Notes
### References in Text
This chapter, referred to in subsecs. (b), (c), and (e), was in the original “this title”, meaning title III of , , , known as the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act. For complete classification of title III to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.
### Prior Provisions
A prior section 1982, , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , , related to county committees, prior to repeal by , , .
### Amendments
2018—Subsec. (a)(1). substituted “chapter 13” for “chapter 15”.