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Statutes

The principal statute from which we derive our authority is the Farm Credit Act of 1971, which has been amended many times over the years. Located at 12 U.S.C. §§ 2001–2279cc, the Farm Credit Act governs FCA and the Farm Credit System, including Farmer Mac.

Provided below are links to the Farm Credit Act, as well as to provisions applicable to the agency and the Farm Credit System from other statutes. For a printer-friendly version of this information, see the FCA handbook.

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collapse Statute Title : [01] 1971 ACT AS AMENDED ‎(194)
collapse Statute Title : [03] TITLE 12 UNITED STATES CODE ‎(5)
collapse Statute Title : [04] PUBLIC LAW 101-220 ‎(1)
collapse Statute Title : [05] TERRORISM RISK INSURANCE PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2015 ‎(1)
collapse Statute Title : [06] AGRICULTURAL ACT OF 2014 ‎(1)
collapse Statute Title : [07] DODD-FRANK WALL STREET REFORM AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT ‎(21)
collapse Statute Title : [08] FOOD, CONSERVATION, AND ENERGY ACT, 2008 ‎(1)
collapse Statute Title : [09] HOUSING AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT OF 2008 ‎(6)
collapse Statute Title : [10] FARM SECURITY AND RURAL INVESTMENT ACT OF 2002 ‎(1)
collapse Statute Title : [11] OMNIBUS CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1997 ‎(1)
collapse Statute Title : [12] FARM CREDIT SYSTEM REFORM ACT OF 1996 ‎(3)
collapse Statute Title : [13] SAFETY AND SOUNDNESS ACT OF 1992 ‎(3)
collapse Statute Title : [14] TRADE ACT OF 1990 ‎(2)
collapse Statute Title : [15] OMNIBUS BUDGET RECONCILIATION ACT OF 1990 ‎(1)
collapse Statute Title : [16] FIRREA, 1989 ‎(2)
collapse Statute Title : [17] AGRICULTURAL CREDIT ACT OF 1987 ‎(16)
collapse Statute Title : [19] CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATION ACT, 2016 ‎(1)
collapse Statute Title : [20] AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015 ‎(1)
collapse Statute Title : [21] CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2014 ‎(1)
collapse Statute Title : [22] AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2013 ‎(1)
collapse Statute Title : [23] AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2012 ‎(1)
collapse Statute Title : [24] AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2011 ‎(1)
collapse Statute Title : [39] AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1996 ‎(1)