7 U.S.C. § 913

Definitions

In this chapter:

(1) Farm

The term “farm” means a farm, as defined by the Bureau of the Census.

(2) Indian tribe

The term “Indian tribe” has the meaning given the term in section 5304 of title 25 .

(3) Rural area

Except as provided otherwise in this chapter, the term “rural area” means the farm and nonfarm population of—

(A)

any area described in section 1991(a)(13)(C) of this title ; and

(B)

any area within a service area of a borrower for which a borrower has an outstanding loan made under subchapters I through V as of the date of enactment of this paragraph.

(4) Territory

The term “territory” includes any insular possession of the United States.

(5) Secretary

The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture.

( May 20, 1936, ch. 432 , title I, § 13, 49 Stat. 1367 ; Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 776, § 2 , 63 Stat. 948 ; Pub. L. 103–129, § 2(c)(3) , Nov. 1, 1993 , 107 Stat. 1363 ; Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 235(a)(6) , Oct. 13, 1994 , 108 Stat. 3221 ; Pub. L. 110–234, title VI, § 6104 , May 22, 2008 , 122 Stat. 1195 ; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a) , title VI, § 6104, June 18, 2008 , 122 Stat. 1664 , 1957.)