42 USC § 9811 - Limitation on assistance

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s9811"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 9811 - Limitation on assistance"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "9811"
section_name: "Limitation on assistance"
chapter_number: 105
chapter_name: "COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAMS"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Special Rural Programs"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 97–35, title VI, § 622, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 494.)"
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# § 9811. Limitation on assistance

No financial assistance shall be provided under this part unless the Secretary determines that—

**(1)** any cooperative association receiving assistance has a minimum of fifteen active members, a majority of which are low-income rural persons;

**(2)** adequate technical assistance is made available and committed to the programs being supported;

**(3)** such financial assistance will materially further the purposes of this part; and

**(4)** the applicant is fulfilling or will fulfill a need for services, supplies, or facilities which is otherwise not being met.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 97–35, title VI, § 622, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 494.)