In this chapter:
(1) Farm The term “farm” means a farm, as defined by the Bureau of the Census.
(2) Indian tribe The term “Indian tribe” has the meaning given the term in section 5304 of title 25.
Except as provided otherwise in this chapter, the term “rural area” means the farm and nonfarm population of—
(A) any area described in section 1991(a)(13)(C) of this title; and
(B) any area within a service area of a borrower for which a borrower has an outstanding loan made under subchapters I through V as of the date of enactment of this paragraph.
(4) Territory The term “territory” includes any insular possession of the United States.
(5) Secretary The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture.
(May 20, 1936, ch. 432, title I, § 13, 49 Stat. 1367; Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 776, § 2, 63 Stat. 948; Pub. L. 103–129, § 2(c)(3), Nov. 1, 1993, 107 Stat. 1363; Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 235(a)(6), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3221; Pub. L. 110–234, title VI, § 6104, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1195; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VI, § 6104, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1957.)