Title 12 — Banks and BankingRelease 119-73not60

§2219d Encouragement of Conservation Practices

Title 12 › Chapter 23— FARM CREDIT SYSTEM › Subchapter IV— PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO TWO OR MORE CLASSES OF INSTITUTIONS OF THE SYSTEM › Part G— Miscellaneous › § 2219d

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

System institutions and farm loan originators must encourage borrowers to contact the USDA Soil Conservation Service if they approve loans they think would be ineligible under subtitles B or C of the Food Security Act of 1985.

Full Legal Text

Title 12, §2219d

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At the time a System institution or an agricultural mortgage loan originator (as defined in section 2279aa of this title) approves a loan made to a borrower that, in the opinion of the institution or originator, would be ineligible for a loan made, insured, or guaranteed under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1921 et seq.) by reason of subtitle B or C of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3811 et seq.), the institution or originator, as the case may be, shall encourage the borrower to contact the Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service to obtain information about soil conservation methods and practices.

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References in Text

The Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, referred to in text, is title III of Pub. L. 87–128, Aug. 8, 1961, 75 Stat. 307, which is classified principally to chapter 50 (§ 1921 et seq.) of Title 7, Agriculture. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 1921 of Title 7 and Tables. The Food Security Act of 1985, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 99–198, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1354. Subtitles B and C of title XII of the Food Security Act are classified generally to subchapters II (§ 3811 et seq.) and III (§ 3821 et seq.), respectively, of chapter 58 of Title 16, Conservation. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

of 1985 Amendment note set out under section 1281 of Title 7 and Tables.

Amendments

2018—Pub. L. 115–334 substituted “section 2279aa of this title)” for “section 2279aa(7) of this title)”.

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12 U.S.C. § 2219d

Title 12 — Banks and Banking

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60