Pub. L. 104-105, tit. I, sec. 103
DUTIES OF FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION.
SEC. 103. DUTIES OF FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION. Section 8.1(b) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C. 2279aa–1(b)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by striking “andx201D; at the end; (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and (3) by adding at the end the following: “(4) purchase qualified loans and issue securities representing interests in, or obligations backed by, the qualified loans, guaranteed for the timely repayment of principal and interest.”.