2020 US Code
Title 7 - Agriculture
Chapter 50 - Agricultural Credit
Subchapter IV - Administrative Provisions
Sec. 2008e - Prohibition under rural development programs
| 7 U.S.C. § 2008e (2020) |
| §2008e. Prohibition under rural development programs |
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(a) Prohibition
Assistance under any rural development program administered by the Rural Development Administration, the Farmers Home Administration, the Rural Electrification Administration, or any other agency of the Department of Agriculture shall not be conditioned on any requirement that the recipient of such assistance accept or receive electric service from any particular utility, supplier, or cooperative. (b) Ensuring complianceThe Secretary shall establish, by regulation, adequate safeguards to ensure that assistance under such rural development programs is not subject to such a condition. Such safeguards shall include periodic certifications and audits, and appropriate measures and sanctions against any person violating, or attempting to violate, the prohibition in subsection (a). (c) RegulationsNot later than 6 months after November 1, 1993, the Secretary shall issue interim final regulations to ensure compliance with subsection (a). |
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(Pub. L. 87–128, title III, §370, as added Pub. L. 103–129, §5, Nov. 1, 1993, 107 Stat. 1366.) |
| United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 7 - AGRICULTURE |
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| Title 7 - AGRICULTURE CHAPTER 50 - AGRICULTURAL CREDIT SUBCHAPTER IV - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS Sec. 2008e - Prohibition under rural development programs |
| section 2008e |
| 2020 |
| January 13, 2021 |
| No |
| standard |
| 107 Stat. 1366 |
| Public Law 87-128, Public Law 103-129 |
