# 7 U.S.C. § 902: General authority of Secretary of Agriculture

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## Section

- **Citation:** 7 U.S.C. § 902
- **Heading:** General authority of Secretary of Agriculture
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 9, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 7—AGRICULTURE > CHAPTER 31—RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELEPHONE SERVICE > SUBCHAPTER I—RURAL ELECTRIFICATION

## Text

The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this chapter as the “Secretary”) is authorized and empowered to make loans, or refinance loans made or guaranteed by the Secretary under this chapter, in the several States and Territories of the United States for rural electrification and for the purpose of furnishing and improving electric and telephone service in rural areas, as provided in this chapter, and for the purpose of assisting electric borrowers to implement demand side management, energy efficiency and conservation programs, and on-grid and off-grid renewable energy systems.

( May 20, 1936, ch. 432 , title I, § 2, 49 Stat. 1363 ; Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 776 , §§ 2, 3, 63 Stat. 948 ; Pub. L. 103–129, § 2(c)(1) , Nov. 1, 1993 , 107 Stat. 1363 ; Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 235(a)(2) , (13), Oct. 13, 1994 , 108 Stat. 3220 , 3221; Pub. L. 104–127, title VII, § 771 , Apr. 4, 1996 , 110 Stat. 1149 ; Pub. L. 110–234, title VI, § 6101 , May 22, 2008 , 122 Stat. 1195 ; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a) , title VI, § 6101, June 18, 2008 , 122 Stat. 1664 , 1956; Pub. L. 115–334, title VI, § 6501 , Dec. 20, 2018 , 132 Stat. 4771 ; Pub. L. 116–94, div. B, title VII, § 765 , Dec. 20, 2019 , 133 Stat. 2655 .)

## Nearby sections

- [7 U.S.C. § 901 Short title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s901.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 902 General authority of Secretary of Agriculture](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s902.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 903 Authorization of appropriations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s903.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 904 Loans for electrical plants and transmission lines](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s904.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 905 Fees for certain loan guarantees](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s905.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 906 Funding for administrative expenses](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s906.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 906a Use of funds outside the United States or its territories prohibited](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s906a.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 907 Acquisition of property pledged for loans; disposition; sale of pledged property by borrower](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s907.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 908 Limitations on use of assistance](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s908.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 909 Administration on nonpolitical basis; dismissal of officers or employees for violating provision](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s909.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 910 Repealed. Pub. L. 104–127, title VII, § 777 , Apr. 4, 1996 , 110 Stat. 1150](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s910.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 911 Acceptance of services of Federal or State officers; application of civil service laws; expenditures for supplies and equipment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s911.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 911a Repealed. Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 235(a)(5) , Oct. 13, 1994 , 108 Stat. 3221](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s911a.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 912 Extension of time for repayment of loans](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s912.md)

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