Definitions.

As used in this subpart: Act means the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq. ). Administrator means the Administrator of RUS. Consolidation means: (1) The combination, pursuant to state law, of two or more borrower or nonborrower organizations into a new successor organization that takes over the assets and assumes the liabilities of those organizations; or (2) Any other transaction including an acquisition which has substantially the same effect. Discounted Present Value shall have the meaning specified in § 1786.98. Fund means the Rural Electrification and Telephone Revolving Fund pursuant to the Act. Merger means: (1) The combination, pursuant to state law, of two or more borrower or nonborrower organizations into an existing survivor organization that takes over the assets and assumes the liabilities of the merged organizations; or (2) Any other transaction including an acquisition which has substantially the same effect. REA means the Rural Electrification Administration formerly an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture and predecessor agency to RUS with respect to administering certain electric and telephone loan programs. RUS means the Rural Utilities Service, an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture established pursuant to Section 232 of the Federal Crop Insurance Reform and Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (Pub. L. 103-354, 108 Stat. 3178), successor to REA with respect to administering certain electric and telephone programs. See 7 CFR 1700.1. RUS Loan Agreement means the agreement between the borrower and RUS providing for loans pursuant to the Act. RUS Notes means those notes, bonds or other obligations evidencing indebtedness created by loans made or guaranteed by RUS pursuant to titles I and III of the Act (7 U.S.C. 901-940). [56 FR 37268, Aug. 6, 1991, as amended at 59 FR 66440, Dec. 27, 1994]