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 110 STAT. 1146 PUBLIC LAW 104-127—APR. 4, 1996 "(i) FULL FAITH AND CREDIT. — The full faith and credit of the United States is pledged to the payment of all guarantees made under this section. Ajiy such guarantee made by 'the Secretary shall be conclusive evidence of the eligibility of the obligations for the guarantee with respect to principal and interest. The validity of the guarantee shall be incontestable in the hands of a holder of the guaranteed obligations. 7 USC 2009h. " SEC. 3811. LOCAL INVOLVEMENT. "An application for assistance under this subtitle shall include evidence of significant community support for the project for which the assistance is requested. In the case of assistance for a community facilities or infrastructure project, the evidence shall be in the form of a certification of support for the project from each affected general purpose local government. 7 USC 2009i. "SEC. 381J. INTERSTATE COLLABORATION. "The Secretary shall permit the establishment of voluntary pooling arrangements among States, and regional fund-sharing agreements, to carry out projects receiving assistance under this subtitle. 7 USC 2009J. "SEC. 381K. ANNUAL REPORT. "(a) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary, in collaboration with State, local, public, and private entities, State rural development councils, and community-based organizations, shall prepare an annual report that contains evaluations, assessments, and performance outcomes concerning the rural community advancement programs carried out under this subtitle. "(b) SUBMISSION.—Not later than March 1 of each year, the Secretary shall— "(1) submit the report required by subsection (a) to Congress and the chief executives of the States participating in the program established under this subtitle; and "(2) make the report available to State and local participants. 7 USC 2009k. " SEC. 381L. RURAL DEVELOPMENT INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP. "(a) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary shall provide leadership within the Executive branch for, and assume responsibility for, establishing an interagency working group chaired by the Secretary. "(b) DUTIES.— The working group shall establish policy for, coordinate, make recommendations with respect to, and evaluate the performance of, all Federal rural development efforts. 7 USC 2009/. " SEC. 381M. DUTIES OF RURAL ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOP- MENT STATE OFFICES. "In carrying out this subtitle, the Director of a Rural Economic and Community Development State Office shall— "(1) to the maximum extent practicable, ensure that the State strategic plan referred to in section 38ID is implemented; "(2) coordinate community development objectives within the State; "(3) establish links between local. State, and field office program administrators of the Department of Agriculture; "(4) ensure that recipient communities comply with applicable Federal and State laws and requirements; and

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