§ 950aa. — Additional powers and duties.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 7USC950aa]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 31--RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELEPHONE SERVICE
SUBCHAPTER V--RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Sec. 950aa. Additional powers and duties
The Secretary shall--
(1) provide advice and guidance to electric borrowers under this
chapter concerning the effective and prudent use by such borrowers
of the investment authority under section 940b of this title to
promote rural development;
(2) provide technical advice, troubleshooting, and guidance
concerning the operation of programs or systems that receive
assistance under this chapter;
(3) establish and administer various pilot projects through
electric and telephone borrowers that the Secretary determines are
useful or necessary, and recommend specific rural development
projects for rural areas;
(4) act as an information clearinghouse and conduit to provide
information to electric and telephone borrowers under this chapter
concerning useful and effective rural development efforts that such
borrowers may wish to apply in their areas of operation and
concerning State, regional, or local plans for long-term rural
economic development;
(5) provide information to electric and telephone borrowers
under this chapter concerning the eligibility of such borrowers to
apply for financial assistance, loans, or grants from other Federal
agencies and non-Federal sources to enable such borrowers to expand
their rural development efforts; and
(6) promote local partnerships and other coordination between
borrowers under this chapter and community organizations, States,
counties, or other entities, to improve rural development.
(May 20, 1936, ch. 432, title V, Sec. 501, as added Pub. L. 101-624,
title XXIII, Sec. 2345, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4029; amended Pub. L.
102-237, title VII, Sec. 703(c), Dec. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1881; Pub. L.
103-354, title II, Sec. 235(a)(12), (13), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3221;
Pub. L. 104-127, title VII, Sec. 781(b), Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1151.)
Amendments
1996--Par. (7). Pub. L. 104-127 struck out par. (7) which read as
follows: ``administer a Rural Business Incubator Fund (as established
under section 950aa-1 of this title) that shall provide technical
assistance, advice, loans, or capital to business incubator programs or
for the creation or operation of small business incubators in rural
areas.''
1994--Pub. L. 103-354 struck out ``of REA Administrator'' at end of
section catchline and substituted ``Secretary'' for ``Administrator'' in
introductory provisions and par. (3).
1991--Pars. (6) to (8). Pub. L. 102-237 inserted ``and'' at end of
par. (6), redesignated par. (8) as (7), and struck out former par. (7)
which read as follows: ``review the advice and recommendations of the
Rural Educational Opportunities Board as established under section
601(f); and''.
Effective Date of 1991 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 102-237 effective as if included in the
provision of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990,
Pub. L. 101-624, to which the amendment relates, see section 1101(b)(8)
of Pub. L. 102-237, set out as a note under section 1421 of this title.
