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title: "7 U.S.C. § 7933"
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# 7 U.S.C. § 7933 - Term of loans

## Text

(a) Term of loan In the case of each loan commodity, a marketing assistance loan under section 7931 of this title shall have a term of 9 months beginning on the first day of the first month after the month in which the loan is made.

(b) Extensions prohibited The Secretary may not extend the term of a marketing assistance loan for any loan commodity.

(Pub. L. 107–171, title I, § 1203, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 156.)