CFR > Title 7 - Agriculture > SUBTITLE B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture > CHAPTER XVIII—RURAL HOUSING SERVICE, RURAL BUSINESS-COOPERATIVE SERVICE, RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, AND FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (parts 1804 to 2045) > SUBCHAPTER H—PROGRAM REGULATIONS (parts 1900 to 1981) > PART 1900—GENERAL > SUBPART B—Adverse Decisions and Administrative Appeals (§1900.51 to §1900.57) > 1900.51—Definitions.

1900.51—Definitions.

Act means the Federal Crop Insurance Reform and Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994, Public Law No. 103-354 (7 U.S.C. 6991 et seq.).
Agency means the Rural Utilities Service (RUS), the Rural Housing Service (RHS), and the Rural Business-Cooperative Development Service (RBS), or their successor agencies.
Refer to 7 CFR 11.1 for other definitions applicable to appeals of adverse decisions covered by this subpart.