§901 Short title

1994—Pub. L. 103–354 added section catchline and text and struck out former text which read as follows: “There is hereby created and established an agency of the United States to be known as the ‘Rural Electrification Administration’, all of the powers of which shall be exercised by an Administrator, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for a term of ten years, and who shall receive a salary of $10,000 per year. This chapter may be cited as the ‘Rural Electrification Act of 1936’.” 1949—Act Oct. 28, 1949, inserted “title I,” in credit of act May 20, 1936.

of 1993 Amendment Pub. L. 103–129, § 1, Nov. 1, 1993, 107 Stat. 1356, provided that: “This Act [enacting section 936d, 936e, and 2008e of this title, amending section 902, 904, 913, 918, 924, 935, 936c, 937, 939, 940d, 946, 948, 1926, and 2006f of this title, and enacting provisions set out as a note below] may be cited as the ‘Rural Electrification Loan Restructuring Act of 1993’.”

of 1992 Amendment Pub. L. 102–428, § 1, Oct. 21, 1992, 106 Stat. 2183, provided that: “This Act [amending section 936b of this title] may be cited as the ‘Rural Electrification Administration Improvement Act of 1992’.”

of 1990 Amendment Pub. L. 101–624, title XXIII, § 2351(a), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4038, provided that: “This subtitle [subtitle F (§§ 2351–2368) of title XXIII of Pub. L. 101–624, enacting section 918 and 925 to 928 of this title, amending section 924, 932, 935, 936, 939, 945, 946, 948, and 950 of this title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section and section 946 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Rural Telecommunications Improvements Act of 1990’.”

of 1976 Amendment Pub. L. 94–570, § 1, Oct. 20, 1976, 90 Stat. 2701, provided: “That this Act [amending section 931 and 935 of this title and enacting provisions set out as a note under section 935 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Rural Electrification Administration Technical

Act of 1976’.”

Pub. L. 103–129, § 6, Nov. 1, 1993, 107 Stat. 1367, provided that: “Except as provided in section 2(b) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 [7 U.S.C. 902(b)] and section 370 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act [7 U.S.C. 2008e], as added by section 2(c)(1)(C) and 5 of this Act, not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act [Nov. 1, 1993], interim final

shall be issued by— “(1) the Administrator of the Rural Electrification Administration to carry out the

made by this Act [see

of 1993 Amendment note above] to programs administered by the Administrator; “(2) the Administrator of the Rural Development Administration to carry out the

made by this Act to programs administered by the Administrator; and “(3) the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out the

made by this Act to programs administered by the Farmers Home Administration.” Findings; Statement of Policy Pub. L. 101–624, title XXIII, § 2352, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4038, as amended by Pub. L. 115–334, title VI, § 6602(b)(12), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4777, provided that: “(a) Findings.—The Congress finds that—“(1) making modern telecommunications technology and services available in rural areas in the United States promotes economic development and improves the quality of life in rural areas; and “(2) the efficient operation of the Rural Telephone Bank and the Rural Electrification Administration telephone loan programs is essential to the continued development of the telecommunications infrastructure in rural areas in the United States. “(b) Statement of Policy.—It is the policy of the Congress that the Rural Electrification Administration make loans that facilitate the development and enhancement of the rural telecommunications infrastructure in order to make modern telecommunications technology and services available at reasonable rates to the greatest practicable number of people in rural areas in the United States.” [Title IV of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (former 7 U.S.C. 941–950b), which established the Rural Telephone Bank, was repealed by Pub. L. 115–334, title VI, § 6602(a), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4776.]

Functions of all officers, agencies, and employees of Department of Agriculture transferred with certain exceptions, to Secretary of Agriculture by 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 1, eff. June 4, 1953, 18 F.R. 3219, 67 Stat. 633, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title. Rural Electrification Administration and its functions and activities transferred to Department of Agriculture, to be administered therein by Administrator under general direction and supervision of Secretary of Agriculture, by 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. See also sections 401 to 404 of that plan for provisions relating to

, records, property, personnel, and funds.