7 USC § 2008 - Rural development and farm loan program activities

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identifier: "/us/usc/t7/s2008"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "7 USC § 2008 - Rural development and farm loan program activities"
title_number: 7
title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
section_number: "2008"
section_name: "Rural development and farm loan program activities"
chapter_number: 50
chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL CREDIT"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 87–128, title III, § 365, as added Pub. L. 110–234, title V, § 5306, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1153, and Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title V, § 5306, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1915.)"
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# § 2008. Rural development and farm loan program activities

The Secretary may not complete a study of, or enter into a contract with a private party to carry out, without specific authorization in a subsequent Act of Congress, a competitive sourcing activity of the Secretary, including support personnel of the Department of Agriculture, relating to rural development or farm loan programs.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 87–128, title III, § 365, as added Pub. L. 110–234, title V, § 5306, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1153, and Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title V, § 5306, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1915.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

and  enacted identical sections.  was repealed by .

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 2008, , as added , , ; amended , , , related to system for delivery of certain rural development programs, prior to repeal by , , .

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Enactment of this section and repeal of  by  effective , the date of enactment of , see , set out as a note under .