# 7 U.S.C. § 908: Limitations on use of assistance

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s908

## Section

- **Citation:** 7 U.S.C. § 908
- **Heading:** Limitations on use of assistance
- **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

Subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the Secretary may allow a recipient of a grant, loan, or loan guarantee under this subchapter to set aside not more than 10 percent of the amount so received to provide retail broadband service.

( May 20, 1936, ch. 432 , title I, § 8, as added Pub. L. 115–334, title VI, § 6210(b) , Dec. 20, 2018 , 132 Stat. 4744 .)

## 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- [7 U.S.C. § 910 Repealed.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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