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# 7 U.S.C. § 906a - Use of funds outside the United States or its territories prohibited

## Text

No funds provided under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended [7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.], shall be used outside the United States or any of its territories.

(Pub. L. 93–32, § 10, May 11, 1973, 87 Stat. 71.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

References in TextThe Rural Electrification Act of 1936, referred to in text, is act May 20, 1936, ch. 432, 49 Stat. 1363, which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 901 of this title and Tables.

Codification Section was not enacted as part of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 which comprises this chapter.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective DateSection effective May 11, 1973, see section 12 of Pub. L. 93–32, set out as a note under section 930 of this title.