S 2962 · 97th Congress · Agriculture and Food

A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to reduce the interest rate payable on certain disaster emergency loans made and insured under such Act.

Introduced 1982-09-28· Sponsored by Sen. Sasser, Jim [D-TN]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Committee on Agriculture requested executive comment from Department of Agriculture.(1982-10-19)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to reduce interest rate limits on certain emergency disaster loans made or insured after September 30, 1981: (1) from eight percent to five percent, where the loan applicant cannot obtain sufficient credit elsewhere; and (2) from the prevailing private market rate to the current average market yield on certain U.S. Treasury obligations (plus a one percent additional charge), where the applicant can obtain such credit elsewhere.…

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