Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73
§2008 Rural development and farm loan program activities
Title 7 › Chapter CHAPTER 50— - AGRICULTURAL CREDIT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › § 2008
Summary
The Secretary must not finish a study or sign a contract with a private party to carry out a competitive sourcing activity, including USDA support personnel, related to rural development or farm loan programs unless Congress specifically authorizes it in a later law.
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Title 7, §2008
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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.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 enacted identical sections. Pub. L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 2008, Pub. L. 87–128, title III, § 365, as added Pub. L. 101–624, title XXIII, § 2316(a), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4000; amended Pub. L. 102–237, title VII, § 701(e), Dec. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1879, related to system for delivery of certain rural development programs, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 104–127, title VII, § 753(a), Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1131.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Enactment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 8701 of this title.
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Citation
7 U.S.C. § 2008
Title 7 — Agriculture
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73