Rural development and farm loan program activities
        
        
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§2008. Rural development and farm loan program activities
The Secretary may not complete a study of, or enter into a contract with a private party to carry out, without specific authorization in a subsequent Act of Congress, a competitive sourcing activity of the Secretary, including support personnel of the Department of Agriculture, relating to rural development or farm loan programs.
(Pub. L. 87–128, title III, §365, as added 
Pub. L. 110–234, title V, §5306, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1153
, and 
Pub. L. 110–246, §4(a), title V, §5306, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664
, 1915.)
Codification
Pub. L. 110–234 and 
Pub. L. 110–246 enacted identical sections. Pub. L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 2008, Pub. L. 87–128, title III, §365, as added 
Pub. L. 101–624, title XXIII, §2316(a), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4000
; amended 
Pub. L. 102–237, title VII, §701(e), Dec. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1879
, related to system for delivery of certain rural development programs, prior to repeal by 
Pub. L. 104–127, title VII, §753(a), Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1131
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Effective Date
Enactment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 8701 of this title.
          
           
           
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