Title 12, Banks and BankingRelease 119-110

§2277a–2 Board of Directors

Title 12 › CHAPTER 23 — FARM CREDIT SYSTEM › SUBCHAPTER V — FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION ORGANIZATION › Part E — Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation › § 2277a–2

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

A Board of Directors made up of the members of the Farm Credit Administration Board must run the Corporation. The Board’s chair must be one of those members, but cannot be the Chairman of the Farm Credit Administration Board.

Full Legal Text

Title 12, §2277a–2

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(a)Establishment
The Corporation shall be managed by a Board of Directors that shall consist of the members of the Farm Credit Administration Board.
(b)Chairman
The Board of Directors shall be chaired by any Board member other than the Chairman of the Farm Credit Administration Board.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1996—Pub. L. 104–105 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to Board of Directors, including provisions relating to establishment, appointment, chairperson, postemployment prohibition, terms of office, succession, vacancies, oath, quorum, meetings, rules and records, compensation, and expenses. 1992—Pub. L. 102–552 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “(a) Establishment.—The Corporation shall be managed by a Board of Directors that shall consist of the members of the Farm Credit Administration Board. “(b) Chairman.—The Board of Directors shall be chaired by any Board member other than the Chairman of the Farm Credit Administration Board.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1992 Amendment; Transition Provision Pub. L. 102–552, title II, § 201(c), Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4105, provided that: “(1) In general.—The

Amendments

made by this section [amending this section and section 5314 and 5315 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees] shall become effective on January 1, 1996. “(2) Transitional provision.—The Board of Directors of the Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation as established by section 5.53 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C. 2277a–2) (as it existed before the

Amendments

made by subsection (a) of this section) shall continue in existence and continue to manage the Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation until at least two members are appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to the new Board established by section 5.53 of such Act (as amended by subsection (a) of this section).”

Reference

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Citation

12 U.S.C. § 2277a–2

Title 12, Banks and Banking

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110