{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-2045.1751","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 2045.1751","heading":"General.","body":"Section 331(b) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (Pub. L. 92-419), and section 506(a) of the Housing Act of 1949, empower the Secretary of Agriculture to accept and utilize voluntary and uncompensated services in carrying out the provisions of the above cited Acts. The Secretary has delegated those authorities to the Administrator of the Farmers Home Administration (FmHA) or its successor agency under Public Law 103-354 in 7 CFR 2.70(a) (1) and (2).","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture","CHAPTER XVIII—RURAL HOUSING SERVICE, RURAL BUSINESS-COOPERATIVE SERVICE, AND RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","SUBCHAPTER I—ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS","PART 2045—GENERAL","Subpart JJ—Rural Development—Utilization of Gratuitous Services"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-7.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:01Z","sha256":"0d43e8eeb0ff793dcb07413fb8862b60e6bbf598d6e21b375388647e004e8c19","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-2018.256-2018.300","next":"us/7-cfr-2045.1752"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}