2021 US Code
Title 7 - Agriculture
Chapter 50 - Agricultural Credit
Subchapter VIII - Rural Business Investment Program
Sec. 2009cc-13 - Additional penalties for noncompliance

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Citation 7 U.S.C. § 2009cc-13 (2021)
Section Name §2009cc–13. Additional penalties for noncompliance
Section Text (a) In general

With respect to any rural business investment company that violates or fails to comply with this subchapter (including any rule, regulation, order, or participation agreement under this subchapter), the Secretary may, in accordance with this section—

(1) void the participation agreement between the Secretary and the rural business investment company; and

(2) cause the rural business investment company to forfeit all of the rights and privileges derived by the rural business investment company under this subchapter.

(b) Adjudication of noncompliance (1) In general

Before the Secretary may cause a rural business investment company to forfeit rights or privileges under subsection (a), a court of the United States of competent jurisdiction must find that the rural business investment company committed a violation, or failed to comply, in a cause of action brought for that purpose in the district, territory, or other place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, in which the principal office of the rural business investment company is located.

(2) Parties authorized to file causes of action

Each cause of action brought by the United States under this subsection shall be brought by the Secretary or by the Attorney General.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 87–128, title III, §384N, as added Pub. L. 107–171, title VI, §6029, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 400.)

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 50 - AGRICULTURAL CREDIT
SUBCHAPTER VIII - RURAL BUSINESS INVESTMENT PROGRAM
Sec. 2009cc-13 - Additional penalties for noncompliance
Contains section 2009cc-13
Date 2021
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 3, 2022
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 116 Stat. 400
Public Law References Public Law 87-128, Public Law 107-171
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