rural area

continue processing as expeditiously as possible applications on hand received prior to the time an area has been determined by the Secretary not to be “rural” or a “rural area”, as those terms are defined in section 1490 of this title , and make loans or grants to such applicants who are found to be eligible on the same basis as though the area were still rural;

Source

42 USC § 1480(f)


Scoping language

None identified, default scope is assumed to be the parent (subchapter III) of this section.
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