# § 2277a. Definitions
As used in this part:
**(1)** **Board of Directors** The term “Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
**(2)** **Corporation** section 2277a–1 of this title
The term “Corporation” means the Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation established in .
**(3)** **Insured obligation** The term “insured obligation” means any note, bond, debenture, or other obligation issued under subsection (c) or (d) of section 2153 of this title—
**(A)** on or before January 5, 1989, on behalf of any System bank; and
**(B)** after such date, which, when issued, is issued on behalf of any insured System bank.
**(4)** **Insured System bank** section 2153 of this title
The term “insured System bank” means any System bank whose participation in notes, bonds, debentures, and other obligations issued under subsection (c) or (d) of is insured under this part.
**(5)** **State** The term “State” means any of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, any Territory of the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, or the Virgin Islands.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 92–181, title V, § 5.51, as added Pub. L. 100–233, title III, § 302, Jan. 6, 1988, 101 Stat. 1611; amended Pub. L. 100–399, title III, § 302(a), (b), Aug. 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 994; Pub. L. 104–105, title II, § 214(a), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 175.)
## Editorial Notes
### Amendments
1996—Pars. (5), (6). redesignated par. (6) as (5) and struck out heading and text of former par. (5). Text read as follows: “The term ‘receiver’ means a receiver or conservator appointed by the Farm Credit Administration for a System institution.”
1988—Par. (3)(A), (B). , amended subpars. (A) and (B) generally. Prior to amendment, subpars. (A) and (B) read as follows:
“(A) on or before , on behalf of any System bank; and
“(B) after such date, on behalf of any insured System bank.”
Par. (5). , substituted “for” for “to liquidate”.
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective Date of 1988 Amendment
Amendment by effective as if enacted immediately after enactment of , which was approved , see , set out as a note under .
## Executive Documents
### Termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
For termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, see note set out preceding , Territories and Insular Possessions.