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 I—ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS (parts 2000 to 2045) > PART 2003—ORGANIZATION > SUBPART A—Functional Organization of the Rural Development Mission Area (§2003.1 to §2003.27-2003.50) > 2003.1—Definitions.

2003.1—Definitions.

EEO —the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972, 42 U.S.C. § 2000eet seq.
O&M —Operations and Management.
P&P —Policy and Planning.
RBS —Rural Business-Cooperative Development Service, USDA, or any successor agency.
RHS —Rural Housing Service, USDA, or any successor agency.
RTB —Rural Telephone Bank authorized by 7 U.S.C. 944.
Rural Development —Rural Development mission area of USDA.
RUS —Rural Utilities Service, USDA, or any successor agency.
Secretary —the Secretary of USDA.
USDA —the United States Department of Agriculture.