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 PUBLIC LAW 87-128-AUG. 8, 1961

tamable for cash or on secured credit without regard to the laws overning the disposition of excess or surplus property of the United tates. The terms of such sale shall require an initial downpayment of at least 20 per centum and the remainder of the sales price payable in not more than five annual installments with interest on unpaid balance at the rate determined by the Secretary. Any conveyances under this section shall include all of the interest of the United States, including mineral rights. (d) With respect to any real property administered under this title, the Secretary is authorized to grant or sell easements or rights-of-way for roads, utilities, and other appurtenances not inconsistent with the public interest. With respect to any rights-of-way over land on which the United States has a lien administered under this title, the Secretary may release said lien upon payment to the United States of adequate consideration, and the interest of the United States arising under any such lien may be acquired for highway purposes by any State or political subdivision thereof in condemnation proceedings under State law by service by certified mail upon the United States attorney for the district, the State Director of the Farmers Home Administration for the State in which the farm is located, and the Attorney General of the United States: Provided, however, That the United States shall not be required to appear, answer, or respond to any notice or writ sooner than ninety days from the time such notice or writ is returnable or purports to be effective, and the taking or vesting of title to the interest of the United States shall not become final under any proceeding, order, or decree until adequate compensation and damages have oeen finally determined and paid to the United States or into the registry of the court. SEC. 336. No officer, attorney, or other employee of the Secretary shall, directly or indirectly, be the beneficiary of or receive any fee, commission, gift, or other consideration for or in connection with any transaction or business under this title other than such salary, fee, or other compensation as he may receive as such officer, attorney, or employee. No member of a county committee shall knowingly make or join in making any certification with respect to a loan to purchase any land in which he or any person related to him within the second degree of consanguinity or affinity has or may acc[uire any interest or with respect to any applicant related to him within the second degree of consanguinity or affinity. Any persons violating any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than $2,000 or imprisonment for not more than two years, or both. SEC. 337. The Secretary may provide voluntary debt adjustment assistance between farmers and their creditors and may cooperate with State, territorial, and local agencies and committees engaged in such debt adjustment, and may give credit counseling. SEC. 338. (a) There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as the Congress may from time to time determine to be necessary to enable the Secretary to carry out the purposes of this title and for the administration of assets transferred to the Farmers Home Administration. (b) When authorized by Congress, the Secretary is authorized to make and issue notes to the Secretary of the Treasury for the purpose of obtaining funds in such amounts as the Congress may approve annually in appropriation Acts for making direct loans under this title. Such notes shall be in such form and denominations and have such maturities and be subject to such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the Secretary with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury. Such notes shall bear interest at a rate fixed by the Secre-

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C o n f 1 i c t-ofinterest.

Debt adjustment.

Appropriation.

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