US Code
SUBCHAPTER I— ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION
§ 3011. Creation and charter; principal office; venue; purposes

(1) encourage the development of new and existing cooperatives eligible for its assistance by providing specialized credit and technical assistance;
(2) maintain broad-based control of the Bank by its voting stockholders;
(3) encourage broad-based ownership, control, and active participation by members in eligible cooperatives;
(4) assist in improving the quality and availability of goods and services to consumers; and
(5) encourage ownership of its equity securities by cooperatives and others as provided in section 3014 of this title, so that the date when all of the Bank’s class A stock owned by the United States has been fully redeemed (the “Final Government Equity Redemption Date”) occurs as early as practicable.

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