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S 1921 115th Congress Senate Agriculture and Food Agricultural practices and innovations Government lending and loan guarantees

FSA Loan Guarantee Enhancement Act of 2017

Introduced: October 5, 2017 Introduced by: Rounds, Mike Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Oct 5, 2017
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

FSA Loan Guarantee Enhancement Act of 2017

This bill amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to provide additional authority for the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to make and guarantee farm loans through the Farm Service Agency (FSA).

The bill modifies the FSA's loan programs to: (1) increase the amount of unpaid debt permitted per borrower under farm ownership and operating loans guaranteed by USDA, (2) extend and increase the authorizations of funding to make or guarantee farm ownership and operating loans, and (3) require the authorization levels to be adjusted for inflation beginning in FY2019.

What's happening now October 5, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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