7 U.S.C. § 2009cc–1: Purposes

Summary

Promote economic growth, create wealth, and help people get jobs in rural areas by encouraging investments in small businesses that are mostly located there. Set up a capital program to fill gaps in equity funding for those small rural firms. The Secretary can make agreements with rural business investment companies, guarantee their loans so they can invest, and give grants to help those businesses operate.

Title 7, §2009cc–1

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The purposes of the Rural Business Investment Program established under this subchapter are—

(1)to promote economic development and the creation of wealth and job opportunities in rural areas and among individuals living in those areas by encouraging developmental capital investments in smaller enterprises primarily located in rural areas; and

(2)to establish a developmental capital program, with the mission of addressing the unmet equity investment needs of small enterprises located in rural areas, by authorizing the Secretary—

(A)to enter into participation agreements with rural business investment companies;

(B)to guarantee debentures of rural business investment companies to enable each rural business investment company to make developmental capital investments in smaller enterprises in rural areas; and

(C)to make grants to rural business investment companies, and to other entities, for the purpose of providing operational assistance to smaller enterprises financed, or expected to be financed, by rural business investment companies.

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Par. (1). Pub. L. 115–334, § 6426(b)(1), struck out “venture” before “capital investments”. Par. (2). Pub. L. 115–334, § 6426(b)(2)(A), struck out “venture” before “capital program” in introductory provisions. Par. (2)(B). Pub. L. 115–334, § 6426(b)(2)(B), struck out “venture” before “capital investments”.

§2009cc–1 Purposes

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Title 7, §2009cc–1

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