{"data":{"id":"us/7-u.s.c.-2008","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 U.S.C. § 2008","heading":"Rural development and farm loan program activities","body":"The Secretary may not complete a study of, or enter into a contract with a private party to carry out, without specific authorization in a subsequent Act of Congress, a competitive sourcing activity of the Secretary, including support personnel of the Department of Agriculture, relating to rural development or farm loan programs.","path":["Title 7—AGRICULTURE","CHAPTER 50—AGRICULTURAL CREDIT"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc07@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:55:54Z","sha256":"cd5f2b1621a53f64c3f9f97e63f4fb5ddd412f63b582e1ef944252a98bc3f93a","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/7-u.s.c.-2007-to-2007e","next":"us/7-u.s.c.-2008a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}