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§ 6942. Rural Utilities Service
(a) Establishment required
(b) Administrator
(1) Appointment
(2) Compensation
(c) FunctionsThe Secretary shall carry out through the Rural Utilities Service the following functions that are under the jurisdiction of the Department:
(1) Electric and telephone loan programs and water and waste facility activities authorized by law, including—
(A) the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.); and
(B) section 1926–1 1
1 See References in Text note below.
of this title; and(2) Water and waste facility programs and activities authorized by law, including—
(A) sections 1926, 1926a, 1926b,1 and 1926c of this title, the provisions of sections 1929 and 1929a of this title relating to assets, terms, and conditions of water and sewer programs, section 1932(b) of this title, and section 1013a of this title; and
(B) section 2324 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 1 (7 U.S.C. 1926 note).
(Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 232, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3219; Pub. L. 104–127, title VII, § 747(b)(2), Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1128; Pub. L. 112–166, § 2(a)(2), Aug. 10, 2012, 126 Stat. 1283; Pub. L. 115–334, title XII, § 12408(a)(1), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4976.)