The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to purchase such financial and credit reports as may be necessary to carry out the Secretary’s authorized work: , That purchases under this authority shall not be made unless provision is made therefor in the applicable appropriation and the cost thereof is not in excess of limitations prescribed therein.
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CHAPTER 31— RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELEPHONE SERVICE
SUBCHAPTER I— RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
§ 902. General authority of Secretary of Agriculture
§ 903. Authorization of appropriations
§ 904. Loans for electrical plants and transmission lines
§ 905. Fees for certain loan guarantees
§ 906. Funding for administrative expenses
§ 906a. Use of funds outside the United States or its territories prohibited
§ 907. Acquisition of property pledged for loans; disposition; sale of pledged property by borrower
§ 908. Limitations on use of assistance
§ 912. Extension of time for repayment of loans
§ 912a. Rescheduling and refinancing of loans
§ 915. Purchase of financial and credit reports
§ 917. Prohibition on restricting water and waste facility services to electric customers
§ 918b. Acquisition of existing systems in rural communities with high energy costs