§ 9811. Limitation on assistance


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  • No financial assistance shall be provided under this part unless the Secretary determines that— (1) any cooperative association receiving assistance has a minimum of fifteen active members, a majority of which are low-income rural persons; (2) adequate technical assistance is made available and committed to the programs being supported; (3) such financial assistance will materially further the purposes of this part; and (4) the applicant is fulfilling or will fulfill a need for services, supplies, or facilities which is otherwise not being met.
(Pub. L. 97–35, title VI, § 622, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 494.)