Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 99 Part 2.djvu/409

 PUBLIC LAW 99-198—DEC. 23, 1985

99 STAT. 1519

(3) striking out "members, stockholders, or partners, as applicable," each place it appears and inserting 'individuals" in lieu thereof, (b) Section 343 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1991) is amended by CD striking out "and" before "(6)"; and (2) inserting before the period at the end thereof the following: ", and (7) the term 'joint operation' means a joint farming operation in which two or more farmers work together sharing equally or unequally land, labor, equipment, expenses, and income". ELIGIBILITY FOR REAL ESTATE AND OPERATING LOANS

SEC. 1302. (a) Section 302 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1922) is amended by CD inserting "(a)" after the section designation; and (2) adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(b) The Secretary may not restrict eligibility for loans made or insured under this subtitle for purposes set forth in section 303 solely to borrowers of loans that are outstanding on the date of enactment of the Food Security Act of 1985.". (b) Section 311 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1941) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(c) The Secretary may not restrict eligibility for loans made or insured under this subtitle for purposes set forth in section 312 solely to borrowers of loans that are outstanding on the date of enactment of the Food Security Act of 1985.".

Prohibition. 7 USC 1923.

Prohibition. 7 USC 1942.

FAMILY FARM RESTRICTION

SEC. 1303. Sections 302 and 311 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1922 and 1941) are each amended by adding, at the end of the parenthetical provision in clause (3) of the second sentence, the following: "or, in the case of holders of the entire interest who are related by blood or marriage and all of whom are or will become farm operators, the ownership interest of each such holder separately constitutes not larger than a family farm, even if their interests collectively constitute larger than a family farm, as defined by the Secretary'. WATER AND WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES

SEC. 1304. (a) Section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)) is amended by— (1) adding at the end of paragraph (2) the following: "The Secretary shall fix the grant rate for each project in conformity with regulations issued by the Secretary that shall provide for a graduated scale of grant rates establishing higher rates for projects in communities that have lower community population and income levels."; and (2) adding at the end thereof the following: "(16XA) The Secretary may make grants to private nonprofit organizations for the purpose of enabling them to provide to associations described in paragraph (1) of this subsection technical assistance and training to— "(i) identify, and evaluate alternative solutions to, problems relating to the obtaining, storage, treatment, purification, or

Regulations.

Grants.

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