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 PUBLIC LAW 103-354—OCT. 13, 1994 108 STAT. 3219 (1) EXISTING POSITION. — Section 3 of the Rural Development Policy Act of 1980 (7 U.S.C. 2211b) is amended by striking subsection (a). (2) EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE. — Section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking "Under Secretary of Agriculture for Small Community and Rural Development." and inserting "Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Economic and Community Development.". (3) REPEAL OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION.— Section 364 of the ConsoUdated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2006f) is repealed. SEC. 232. RURAL UnLTTIES SERVICE. 7 USC 6942. (a) ESTABLISHMENT REQUIRED.— The Secretary shall establish and maintain within the Department the Rural Utihties Service and assign to the Service such functions as the Secretary considers appropriate. (b) ADMINISTRATOR. — (1) APPOINTMENT. —The Rural Utilities Service shall be President, headed by an Administrator who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. (2) SUCCESSION.—Any official who is serving as Administrator of the Rural Electrification Administration on the date of the enactment of this Act and who was appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate— (A) may be considered to be serving in the successor position established under paragraph (1); and (B) shall not be required to be reappointed to that position by reason of the enactment of this Act. (3) EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE.— Section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: "Administrator, Rural Utihties Service, Department of Agriculture. ". (c) FUNCTIONS. —The Secretary shall carry out through the Rural Utihties Service the following functions that are under the jmisdiction of the Department: (1) Electric and telephone loan programs and water and waste facihty activities authorized by law, including— (A) the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.); Emd (B) section 2322 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 1926-1); and (2) Water and waste facihty programs and activities authorized by law, including— (A) sections 306, 306A, 306B, and 306C, the provisions of sections 309 and 309A relating to assets, terms, and conditions of water and sewer programs, section 310B(b)(2), and the amendment made by section 342 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926, 1926a, 1926b, 1926c, 1929, 1929a, 1932(b)(2), and 1013a); and (B) section 2324 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 1926 note). SEC. 233. RURAL HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 7 USC 6943. SERVICE. (a) ESTABLISHMENT AUTHORIZED.— Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary is authorized to establish and main-

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