EEO—the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972, 42 U.S.C. §2000e et 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.

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.

[62 FR 67259, Dec. 24, 1997, as amended at 84 FR 59923, Nov. 7, 2019]


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