Section
1148a–1, acts Apr. 6, 1949, ch. 49, § 1,
63 Stat. 43; Aug. 5, 1950, ch. 592, § 1(a),
64 Stat. 414, provided for transfer of functions of Regional Agricultural Credit Corporation, Washington, D.C., to Secretary of Agriculture to make disaster loans, abolished such corporation, provided for transfer of assets, funds, rights, liabilities, use of revolving, transfer of personnel and delegation of authority by Secretary of Agriculture.
Section
1148a–2, acts Apr. 6, 1949, ch. 49, § 2,
63 Stat. 44; July 14, 1953, ch. 192, § 1,
67 Stat. 149; July 7, 1955, ch. 278, §§ 1,
2,
69 Stat. 263; July 15, 1955, ch. 373,
69 Stat. 366; July 11, 1958,
Pub. L. 85–516,
72 Stat. 357; July 26, 1961,
Pub. L. 87–106,
75 Stat. 220, authorized the Secretary of Agriculture to make loans to farmers and stockmen, prescribed the rates of interest and terms and conditions of the loans, provided for economic disaster loans and rates of interest and terms thereof, special livestock loans, the effective period of such loans, security, rate of interest, terms and conditions of such loans and local loan committees, emergency assistance in furnishing feed and seed, utilization of Agriculture Department agencies, utilization of revolving fund and transfer of funds into the revolving fund.
Section
1148a–3, act Apr. 6, 1949, ch. 49, § 3(a),
63 Stat. 44, provided that no suit or other judicial proceeding instituted by or against the Regional Agricultural Credit Corporation shall abate by reason of sections
1148a–1 and
1148a–2 of this title and permitted substitution of the Secretary as a party in place of the Corporation within six months after Apr. 16, 1949.
For subject matter of former sections
1148a–1 to
1148a–3 of this title see section
1921 et seq. of Title 7, Agriculture.