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                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
       CHAPTER 8A--SLUM CLEARANCE, URBAN RENEWAL, AND FARM HOUSING
 
                      SUBCHAPTER III--FARM HOUSING
 
Sec. 1471. Financial assistance by Secretary of Agriculture


(a) Authorization and purposes of assistance

    The Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter referred to as the 
``Secretary'') is authorized, subject to the terms and conditions of 
this subchapter, to extend financial assistance, through the Farmers 
Home Administration, (1) to owners of farms in the United States and in 
the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii and in the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico, the Virgin Islands, the territories and possessions of the United 
States, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, to enable them 
to construct, improve, alter, repair, or replace dwellings and other 
farm buildings on their farms, and to purchase buildings and land 
constituting a minimum adequate site, in order to provide them, their 
tenants, lessees, sharecroppers, and laborers with decent, safe, and 
sanitary living conditions and adequate farm buildings as specified in 
this subchapter, and (2) to owners of other real estate in rural areas 
for the construction, improvement, alteration, or repair of dwellings, 
related facilities, and farm buildings and to rural residents, including 
persons who reside in reservations or villages of Indian tribes, for 
such purposes and for the purchase of buildings and the purchase of land 
constituting a minimum adequate site, in order to enable them to provide 
dwellings and related facilities for their own use and buildings 
adequate for their farming operations, and (3) to elderly or handicapped 
persons or families who are or will be the owners of land in rural areas 
for the construction, improvement, alteration, or repair of dwellings 
and related facilities, the purchase of dwellings and related facilities 
and the purchase of land constituting a minimum adequate site, in order 
to provide them with adequate dwellings and related facilities for their 
own use, and (4) to an owner described in clause (1), (2), or (3) for 
refinancing indebtedness which--
        (A) was incurred for an eligible purpose described in such 
    clause, and
        (B)(i) if not refinanced, is likely to result (because of 
    circumstances beyond the control of the applicant) at an early date 
    in the loss of the applicant's necessary dwelling or essential farm 
    service buildings, or
        (ii) if combined (in the case of a dwelling that the Secretary 
    finds not to be decent, safe, and sanitary) with a loan for 
    improvement, rehabilitation, or repairs and not refinanced, is 
    likely to result in the applicant's continuing to be deprived of a 
    decent, safe, and sanitary dwelling.

    (5) \1\ Definitions.--For purposes of this subchapter, the terms 
``repair'', ``repairs'', ``rehabilitate'', and ``rehabilitation'' 
include measures to evaluate and reduce lead-based paint hazards, as 
such terms are defined in section 4851b of this title.
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(b) Definitions

    (1) For the purpose of this subchapter, the term ``farm'' shall mean 
a parcel or parcels of land operated as a single unit which is used for 
the production of one or more agricultural commodities and which 
customarily produces or is capable of producing such commodities for 
sale and for home use of a gross annual value of not less than the 
equivalent of a gross annual value of $400 in 1944, as determined by the 
Secretary. The Secretary shall promptly determine whether any parcel or 
parcels of land constitute a farm for the purposes of this subchapter 
whenever requested to do so by any interested Federal, State, or local 
public agency, and his determination shall be conclusive.
    (2) For the purposes of this subchapter, the terms ``owner'' and 
``mortgage'' shall be deemed to include, respectively, the lessee of, 
and other security interest in, any leasehold interest which the 
Secretary determines has an unexpired term (A) in the case of a loan, 
for a period sufficiently beyond the repayment period of the loan to 
provide adequate security and a reasonable probability of accomplishing 
the objectives for which the loan is made, and (B) in the case of a 
grant for a period sufficient to accomplish the objectives for which the 
grant is made.
    (3) For the purposes of this subchapter, the term ``elderly or 
handicapped persons or families'' means families which consist of two or 
more persons, the head of which (or his or her spouse) is at least 
sixty-two years of age or is handicapped. Such term also means a single 
person who is at least sixty-two years of age or is handicapped. A 
person shall be considered handicapped if such person is determined, 
pursuant to regulations issued by the Secretary, to have an impairment 
which (A) is expected to be of long-continued and indefinite duration, 
(B) substantially impedes his ability to live independently, and (C) is 
of such a nature that such ability could be improved by more suitable 
housing conditions, or if such person has a developmental disability as 
defined in section 15002 of this title. The Secretary shall prescribe 
such regulations as may be necessary to prevent abuses in determining, 
under the definitions contained in this paragraph, eligibility of 
families and persons for admission to and occupancy of housing 
constructed with assistance under this subchapter. Notwithstanding the 
preceding provisions of this paragraph, such term also includes two or 
more elderly (sixty-two years of age or over) or handicapped persons 
living together, one or more such persons living with another person who 
is determined (under regulations prescribed by the Secretary) to be 
essential to the care or well-being of such persons, and the surviving 
member or members of any family described in the first sentence of this 
paragraph who were living, in a unit assisted under this subchapter, 
with the deceased member of the family at the time of his or her death.
    (4) For the purpose of this subchapter, the terms ``low income 
families or persons'' and ``very low-income families or persons'' means 
those families and persons whose incomes do not exceed the respective 
levels established for lower income families and very low-income 
families under the United States Housing Act of 1937 [42 U.S.C. 1437 et 
seq.]. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the maximum income levels 
established for purposes of this subchapter for such families and 
persons in the Virgin Islands shall not be less than the highest such 
levels established for purposes of this subchapter for such families and 
persons in American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the 
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. The temporary absence of a child 
from the home due to placement in foster care should not be considered 
in considering family composition and family size.
    (5)(A) For the purpose of this subchapter, the terms ``income'' and 
``adjusted income'' have the meanings given by sections 3(b)(4) and 
3(b)(5), respectively, of the United States Housing Act of 1937 [42 
U.S.C. 1437a(b)(4), (5)].
    (B) For purposes of this subchapter, for fiscal years 2002 and 2003, 
the term ``income'' does not include dividends received from the Alaska 
Permanent Fund by a person who was under the age of 18 years when that 
person qualified for the dividend.
    (6) For the purposes of this subchapter, the term ``Indian tribe'' 
means any Indian tribe, band, group, and nation, including Alaska 
Indians, Aleuts, and Eskimos, and any Alaskan Native Village, of the 
United States, which is considered an eligible recipient under the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (Public Law 93-
638) [25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.] or was considered an eligible recipient 
under chapter 67 of title 31 prior to the repeal of such chapter.
    (7) For the purposes of this subchapter, the term ``rural resident'' 
shall include a family or a person who is a renter of a dwelling unit in 
a rural area.
    (8) For the purposes of this subchapter, the term ``adequate 
dwelling'' means a decent, safe, and sanitary dwelling unit.

(c) Conditions of eligibility

    In order to be eligible for the assistance authorized by subsection 
(a) of this section, the applicant must show (1) that he is the owner of 
a farm which is without a decent, safe, and sanitary dwelling for 
himself and his family and necessary resident farm labor, or for the 
family of the operating tenant, lessee, or sharecropper, or without 
other farm buildings adequate for the type of farming in which he 
engages or desires to engage, or that he is the owner of other real 
estate in a rural area or a rural resident without an adequate dwelling 
or related facilities for his own use or buildings adequate for his 
farming operations, or that the applicant is an elderly or handicapped 
person or family in a rural area without an adequate dwelling or related 
facility for its own use, or that he is the owner of a farm or other 
real estate in a rural area who needs refinancing of indebtedness 
described in clause (4) of subsection (a) of this section; (2) that he 
is without sufficient resources to provide the necessary housing and 
buildings on his own account; and (3) that he is unable to secure the 
credit necessary for such housing and buildings from other sources upon 
terms and conditions which he could reasonably be expected to fulfill. 
If an applicant is a State or local public agency or Indian tribe--
        (A) the provisions of clause (3) shall not apply to its 
    application; and
        (B) the applicant shall be eligible to participate in any 
    program under this subchapter if the persons or families to be 
    served by the applicant with the assistance being sought would be 
    eligible to participate in such program.

(d) Additional definitions

    As used in this subchapter (except in sections 1473 and 1474(b) of 
this title) the terms ``farm'', ``farm dwelling'', and ``farm housing'' 
shall include dwellings or other essential buildings of eligible 
applicants.

(e) Prepayment of taxes, insurance, and other expenses; advances to 
        account of borrower: interest, time for repayment

    The Secretary shall establish procedures under which borrowers under 
this subchapter are required to make periodic payments for the purpose 
of taxes, insurance, and other necessary expenses as the Secretary may 
deem appropriate. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, such 
payments shall not be considered public funds. The Secretary shall 
direct the disbursement of the funds at the appropriate time or times 
for the purposes for which the funds were escrowed. The Secretary shall 
pay the same rate of interest on escrowed funds as is required to be 
paid on escrowed funds held by other lenders in any State where State 
law requires payment of interest on escrowed funds, subject to 
appropriations to the extent that additional budget authority is 
necessary to carry out this sentence. If the prepayments made by the 
borrower are not sufficient to pay the amount due, advances may be made 
by the Secretary to pay the costs in full, which advances shall be 
charged to the account of the borrower, bear interest, and be payable in 
a timely fashion as determined by the Secretary. The Secretary shall 
notify a borrower in writing when loan payments are delinquent.

(f) Increase in loan limits

    With respect to any limitation on the amount of any loan which may 
be made, insured, or guaranteed under this subchapter for the purchase 
of a dwelling unit, the Secretary may increase such amount by up to 20 
percent if such increase is necessary to account for the increased cost 
of the dwelling unit due to the installation of a solar energy system 
(as defined in subparagraph (3) of the last paragraph of section 1703(a) 
of title 12) therein.

(g) Avoidance of involuntary displacement of families and businesses

    The programs authorized by this subchapter shall be carried out, 
consistent with program goals and objectives, so that the involuntary 
displacement of families and businesses is avoided.

(h) Eligibility of resident aliens

    The Secretary may not restrict the availability of assistance under 
this subchapter for any alien for whom assistance may not be restricted 
under section 1436a of this title.

(i) Loan packaging by nonprofit organizations as a ``development cost''

    For the purposes of this subchapter, the term ``development cost'' 
shall include the packaging of loan and grant applications and actions 
related thereto by public and private nonprofit organizations tax exempt 
under title 26.

(j) Program transfers

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall not 
transfer any program authorized by this subchapter to the Rural 
Development Administration.

(July 15, 1949, ch. 338, title V, Sec. 501, 63 Stat. 432; Pub. L. 87-70, 
title VIII, Secs. 801(a), 803, June 30, 1961, 75 Stat. 186; Pub. L. 87-
723, Sec. 4(a)(1), Sept. 28, 1962, 76 Stat. 670; Pub. L. 89-117, title 
X, Sec. 1001, Aug. 10, 1965, 79 Stat. 497; Pub. L. 89-754, title VIII, 
Secs. 801, 807, Nov. 3, 1966, 80 Stat. 1282; Pub. L. 91-609, title VIII, 
Sec. 802, Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1806; Pub. L. 93-383, title V, 
Secs. 501-503, 505(a), 520, Aug. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 692, 693, 699; Pub. 
L. 95-128, title V, Secs. 503, 507(a)(1), (2), (b), Oct. 12, 1977, 91 
Stat. 1139-1141; Pub. L. 95-619, title II, Sec. 248(c), Nov. 9, 1978, 92 
Stat. 3235; Pub. L. 96-153, title V, Secs. 502(b), 506, Dec. 21, 1979, 
93 Stat. 1134, 1136; Pub. L. 96-399, title V, Secs. 506, 507(a), (h), 
512, Oct. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1669-1671; Pub. L. 98-181, title V, 
Sec. 502, Nov. 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 1240; Pub. L. 98-479, title I, 
Sec. 105(a), title II, Sec. 203(d)(3), Oct. 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 2226, 
2229; Pub. L. 99-272, title XIV, Sec. 14001(b)(3), Apr. 7, 1986, 100 
Stat. 328; Pub. L. 100-242, title III, Secs. 302(a), (b)(1), 303, 315, 
316(a), Feb. 5, 1988, 101 Stat. 1893, 1894, 1897; Pub. L. 101-625, title 
VII, Secs. 702, 703, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4282, 4283; Pub. L. 102-
550, title VII, Sec. 714, title X, Sec. 1012(m), Oct. 28, 1992, 106 
Stat. 3842, 3907; Pub. L. 104-193, title IV, Sec. 441(b), Aug. 22, 1996, 
110 Stat. 2276; Pub. L. 106-402, title IV, Sec. 401(b)(8), Oct. 30, 
2000, 114 Stat. 1738; Pub. L. 107-76, title VII, Sec. 752, Nov. 28, 
2001, 115 Stat. 740.)

                       References in Text

    The United States Housing Act of 1937, referred to in subsec. 
(a)(4), is act Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 896, as revised generally by Pub. L. 
93-383, title II, Sec. 201(a), Aug. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 653, and amended, 
which is classified generally to chapter 8 (Sec. 1437 et seq.) of this 
title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short 
Title note set out under section 1437 of this title and Tables.
    The Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, referred 
to in subsec. (b)(6), is Pub. L. 93-638, Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2203, as 
amended, which is classified principally to subchapter II (Sec. 450 et 
seq.) of chapter 14 of Title 25, Indians. For complete classification of 
this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 450 of 
Title 25 and Tables.
    Chapter 67 of title 31, referred to in subsec. (b)(6), was repealed 
by Pub. L. 99-272, title XIV, Sec. 14001(a)(1), Apr. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 
327, effective Oct. 18, 1986.


                               Amendments

    2001--Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 107-76 designated existing provisions 
as subpar. (A) and added subpar. (B).
    2000--Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 106-402 substituted ``developmental 
disability as defined in section 15002 of this title'' for 
``developmental disability as defined in section 6001(7) of this 
title''.
    1996--Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 104-193 struck out par. (1) designation, 
struck out ``by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development'' before 
``under section 1436a of this title'', and struck out par. (2) which 
read as follows: ``In carrying out any restriction established by the 
Secretary on the availability of assistance under this subchapter for 
any alien, the Secretary shall follow procedures comparable to the 
procedures established in section 1436a of this title.''
    1992--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102-550, Sec. 1012(m), added par. (5).
    Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 102-550, Sec. 714, added subsec. (j).
    1990--Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 101-625, Sec. 702, inserted at end 
``The temporary absence of a child from the home due to placement in 
foster care should not be considered in considering family composition 
and family size.''
    Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 101-625, Sec. 703, inserted after third 
sentence ``The Secretary shall pay the same rate of interest on escrowed 
funds as is required to be paid on escrowed funds held by other lenders 
in any State where State law requires payment of interest on escrowed 
funds, subject to appropriations to the extent that additional budget 
authority is necessary to carry out this sentence.''
    1988--Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 100-242, Sec. 316(a), substituted 
``has a developmental disability as defined in section 6001(7) of this 
title'' for ``is a developmentally disabled individual as defined in 
section 6001(7) of this title''.
    Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 100-242, Sec. 302(b)(1), inserted provisions 
at end relating to maximum income levels established for families and 
persons in the Virgin Islands to be not less than the highest such 
levels established for families and persons in American Samoa, Guam, the 
Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific 
Islands.
    Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 100-242, Sec. 303, amended subsec. (e) 
generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (e) read as follows: ``The 
Secretary may establish procedures whereby borrowers under this 
subchapter may make periodic payments for the purpose of taxes, 
insurance, and such other necessary expenses as the Secretary may deem 
appropriate. Such payments shall be disbursed by the Secretary at the 
appropriate time or times for the purposes for which such payments are 
made, and after October 1, 1977, if the prepayments made by the borrower 
are not sufficient to pay the amount due, advances may be made by the 
Secretary to pay these costs in full, which advances shall be charged to 
the account of the borrower and bear interest and be payable in a timely 
fashion not to exceed two years, as determined by the Secretary. The 
Secretary shall notify a borrower in writing when his loan payments are 
delinquent.''
    Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 100-242, Sec. 302(a), added subsec. (h).
    Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 100-242, Sec. 315, added subsec. (i).
    1986--Subsec. (b)(6). Pub. L. 99-272 substituted ``or was considered 
an eligible recipient under chapter 67 of title 31 prior to the repeal 
of such chapter'' for ``or under chapter 67 of title 31''.
    1984--Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 98-479, Sec. 105(a), struck out ``by 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development'' before ``under the 
United States Housing Act of 1937.''
    Subsec. (b)(6). Pub. L. 98-479, Sec. 203(d)(3), substituted 
``chapter 67 of title 31'' for ``the State and Local Fiscal Assistance 
Act of 1972 (Public Law 92-512)''.
    1983--Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 98-181, Sec. 502(a), amended par. (4) 
generally, substituting definition of low and very low-income families 
or persons as those whose incomes do not exceed levels established by 
the Secretary under the United States Housing Act of 1937 for definition 
of persons of low income as those whose incomes do not exceed 80 per 
centum of the area median income, except when it is impracticable to use 
such median income or variations are necessary because of other factors.
    Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 98-181, Sec. 502(b), amended par. (5) 
generally, substituting definition of income and adjusted income as 
having the meanings given by sections 3(b)(4) and 3(b)(5) of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 for definition of income as income from all 
sources of each household member, as determined in accordance with 
criteria prescribed by the Secretary.
    1980--Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 96-399, Sec. 507(a), inserted 
reference to persons residing in reservations or villages of Indian 
tribes.
    Subsec. (b)(6) to (8). Pub. L. 96-399, Sec. 506, added pars. (6) to 
(8).
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 96-399, Sec. 507(h), inserted ``or Indian 
tribe'' after ``local public agency'' in second sentence.
    Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 96-399, Sec. 512, added subsec. (g).
    1979--Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 96-153, Sec. 506, redesignated former 
subpar. (B) as (B)(i) and (ii), and in subpar. (B)(i) as so 
redesignated, inserted reference to circumstances beyond the applicant's 
control, and in subpar. (B)(ii) as so redesignated, substituted 
reference to deprivation of decent, safe, and sanitary dwelling for 
reference to continuing hardship, and struck out subpar. (C) which 
authorized refinancing indebtedness provided the indebtedness was 
incurred at least 5 years prior to the application for assistance.
    Subsec. (b)(4), (5). Pub. L. 96-153, Sec. 502(b), added pars. (4) 
and (5).
    1978--Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 95-619 added subsec. (f).
    1977--Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 95-128, Sec. 507(a)(1), substituted 
``elderly or handicapped persons or families'' for ``elderly persons''.
    Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 95-128, Sec. 507(b), substituted definition 
of ``elderly or handicapped persons or families'' for prior definition 
of ``elderly persons'' as persons who are 62 years of age or over.
    Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 95-128, Sec. 507(a)(2), substituted ``the 
applicant is an elderly or handicapped person or family in a rural area 
without an adequate dwelling or related facility for its own use'' for 
``he is an elderly person in a rural area without an adequate dwelling 
or related facilities for his own use''.
    Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 95-128, Sec. 503, substituted as a second 
sentence ``Such payments shall be disbursed by the Secretary at the 
appropriate time or times for the purposes for which such payments are 
made, and after October 1, 1977, if the prepayments made by the borrower 
are not sufficient to pay the amount due, advances may be made by the 
Secretary to pay these costs in full, which advances shall be charged to 
the account of the borrower and bear interest and be payable in a timely 
fashion not to exceed two years, as determined by the Secretary'' for 
``Such payments shall be held in escrow by the Secretary and paid out by 
him at the appropriate time or times for the purposes for which such 
payments are made''.
    1974--Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 93-383, Sec. 501, inserted references 
to the territories and possessions of the United States and the Trust 
Territory of the Pacific Islands.
    Subsec. (a)(4)(B). Pub. L. 93-383, Sec. 502(1), inserted provisions 
relating to combining of indebtedness with a loan for improvement, 
rehabilitation, or repairs.
    Subsec. (a)(4)(C). Pub. L. 93-383, Sec. 502(2), substituted 
provisions relating to incursion of indebtedness by the applicant at 
least five years prior to his applying under this clause for provisions 
relating to indebtedness not held or insured by the United States or any 
agency.
    Subsec. (a)(4)(D). Pub. L. 93-383, Sec. 502(2), struck out subpar. 
(D) which related to indebtedness incurred prior to enactment of clause.
    Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 93-383, Sec. 503, substituted ``this 
subchapter'' for ``sections 1472 and 1474 of this title''.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 93-383, Sec. 520, inserted provisions relating 
to applications of a State or local public agency.
    Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 93-383, Sec. 505(a), added subsec. (e).
    1970--Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 91-609 substituted ``sections 1472 and 
1473 of this title, the terms `owner' and `mortgage' shall be deemed to 
include, respectively, the lessee of'' for ``this subchapter, the terms 
`owner', `farm', and `mortgage' shall be deemed to include, 
respectively, the lessee of, the land included in''. The words ``, the 
land included in'' were improvidently omitted.
    1966--Subsec. (a)(1) to (3). Pub. L. 89-754, Sec. 801, struck out 
``previously occupied'' before ``buildings and land'' in cl. (1), 
``buildings and the purchase of land'' in cl. (2), and ``dwellings and 
related facilities'' in cl. (3).
    Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 89-754, Sec. 807(a), added cl. (4).
    Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 89-754, Sec. 807(b), inserted as a condition 
of eligibility that the applicant be the owner of a farm or other real 
estate in a rural area who needs refinancing of indebtedness described 
in subsec. (a)(4) of this section.
    1965--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 89-117, Sec. 1001(a), authorized the 
extension of formal assistance to owners of farms to purchase previously 
occupied buildings and land constituting a minimum adequate site, to 
owners of other real estate in rural areas for the construction, 
improvement, alteration, or repair of dwellings, related facilities, and 
farm buildings, and to rural residents for such purposes and for the 
purchase of previously occupied buildings and the purchase of land 
constituting a minimum adequate site.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 89-117, Sec. 1001(b), inserted ``or a rural 
resident'' in cl. (1) after ``or that he is the owner of other real 
estate in a rural area''.
    1962--Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 87-723, Sec. 4(a)(1)(A), added cl. 
(3).
    Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 87-723, Sec. 4(a)(1)(B), added par. (3).
    Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 87-723, Sec. 4(a)(1)(C), inserted provisions 
requiring the applicant for assistance to show in the alternative that 
he is an elderly person in a rural area without an adequate dwelling or 
related facilities for his own use.
    1961--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 87-70, Sec. 803(a), authorized assistance 
to owners of other real estate in rural areas to enable them to provide 
dwellings and related facilities for their own use and buildings 
adequate for their farming operations.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 87-70, Sec. 801(a), designated existing 
provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2).
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 87-70, Sec. 803(b), permitted the applicant to 
show that he is the owner of other real estate in a rural area without 
an adequate dwelling or related facilities for his own use or buildings 
adequate for his farming operations.
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 87-70, Sec. 803(c), added subsec. (d).


                    Effective Date of 1988 Amendment

    Section 302(b)(2) of Pub. L. 100-242 provided that: ``The amendment 
made by paragraph (1) [amending this section] shall be applicable to any 
determination of eligibility for assistance under title V of the Housing 
Act of 1949 [this subchapter] made on or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act [Feb. 5, 1988].''


                    Effective Date of 1986 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 99-272 effective Oct. 18, 1986, see section 
14001(e) of Pub. L. 99-272.

          Termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands

    For termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, see note 
set out preceding section 1681 of Title 48, Territories and Insular 
Possessions.


            Performance Goals for Farmers Home Administration

    Section 925(b) of Pub. L. 102-550 provided that:
    ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Agriculture may establish 
performance goals for the major housing programs of the Farmers Home 
Administration in order to measure progress towards meeting the 
objectives of national housing policy.
    ``(2) Form of goals.--The performance goals referred to in paragraph 
(1) shall be expressed in terms sufficient to measure progress.
    ``(3) Report.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall prepare a report 
to the Congress on the progress made in attaining the performance goals 
for each program, citing the actual results achieved in such program for 
the previous year.
    ``(4) Failure to meet goals.--If a performance standard or goal has 
not been met, the report under paragraph (3) shall include an 
explanation of why the goal was not met, propose plans for achieving the 
performance goal, and recommend any legislative or regulatory changes 
necessary for achievement of the goal.''
    [For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions of law 
requiring submittal to Congress of any annual, semiannual, or other 
regular periodic report listed in House Document No. 103-7 (in which a 
report required under section 925(b)(3) of Pub. L. 102-550, set out 
above, is listed in item 12 on page 47), see section 3003 of Pub. L. 
104-66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, 
Money and Finance.]


               Admission of Alaska and Hawaii to Statehood

    Alaska was admitted into the Union on Jan. 3, 1959, on issuance of 
Proc. No. 3269, Jan. 3, 1959, 24 F.R. 81, 73 Stat. c16, and Hawaii was 
admitted into the Union on Aug. 21, 1959, on issuance of Proc. No. 3309, 
Aug. 21, 1959, 24 F.R. 6868, 73 Stat. c74. For Alaska Statehood Law, see 
Pub. L. 85-508, July 7, 1958, 72 Stat. 339, set out as a note preceding 
section 21 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions. For Hawaii 
Statehood Law, see Pub. L. 86-3, Mar. 18, 1959, 73 Stat. 4, set out as a 
note preceding section 491 of Title 48.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 1472, 1476, 1477, 1478, 
1484, 1487, 1490p-2 of this title; title 7 section 1933.