101 STAT. 1684
PUBLIC LAW 100-233—JAN. 6, 1988 "(2) PAYMENT TOWARD LOAN GUARANTEE.—Any amount paid to a lender under this subsection with respect to a loan guaranteed under this title shall be treated as payment towards satisfaction of the loan guarantee. "(b) ADMINISTRATION.—
"(1) Loss BY LENDER.—If the lender of a guaranteed farmer program loan takes any action described in section 331(d) with respect to the loan and the Secretary approves such action, then, for purposes of the guarantee, the lender shall be treated as having sustained a loss equal to the amount by which— "(A) the outstanding balance of the loan immediately before such action, exceeds "(B) the outstanding balance of the loan immediately after such action. "(2) NET PRESENT VALUE OF LOAN.—The Secretary shall approve the taking of an action described in section 331(d) by the lender of a guaranteed farmer program loan with respect to the loan if such action reduces the net present value of the loan to an amount equal to not less than the greater of— "(A) the greatest net present value of a loan the borrower could reasonably be expected to repay; and "(B) the greatest amount that the lender of the loan could ^ • reasonably expect to recover from the borrower through bankruptcy, or liquidation of the property securing the loan, less all reasonable and necessary costs and expenses ^,. that the lender of the loan could reasonably expect to incur to preserve or dispose of such property (including all associated legal and property management costs) in the course of such a bankruptcy or liquidation. "(3) CONSTRUCTION OF SUBSECTION.—This subsection shall not be construed to limit the authority of the Secretary to enter into a shared appreciation arrangement with a borrower, or the terms and conditions which shall be required of a borrower, under section 353(e).". 7 USC 1926 note.
SEC. 620. LEASE OF CERTAIN ACQUIRED PROPERTY.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Agriculture may lease to public or private nonprofit organizations, for a nominal rent, any facilities acquired in connection with the disposition of a loan made by the Secretary under section 306. Any such lease shall be for such reasonable period of time as the Secretary determines is appropriate. 7 USC 1989 note.
SEC. 621. STUDY AND REPORT TO CONGRESS BEFORE ISSUANCE OF CERTAIN FINAL REGULATIONS.
Not later than 60 days before the Secretary of Agriculture issues final regulations providing for the use of ratios and standards as part of loan applications or preapplications, for determining the degree of potential loan risk on loans insured or guaranteed under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, the Secretary shall complete a study and report to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives on the effects of such regulations on a representative sample of persons who, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, are borrowers or potential borrowers of such loans, and shall demonstrate in such study that the implementation of such final regulations will not result in a port-
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