Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 107 Part 3.djvu/464

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107 STAT. 2402 PUBLIC LAW 103-204—DEC. 17, 1993 terms for such sales, and the terms of any available seller financing, and shall identify properties that are affordable to low- and moderate-income families. "(d) TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE NUMBER. —The service or services established under this section shall establish and maintain a tollfree telephone line for providing the information made available under the service or services. "(e) DEFiNrnoNS. —For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: "(1) FEDERAL AGENCIES. —The term Tederal agencies' means— "(A) the Farmers Home Administration, the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loam Mortgage Corporation, the General Services Administration, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the Department ofVeterans Affairs; (B) the Resolution Trust Corporation, subject to the discretion of such Corporation; and "(C) the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, subject to the discretion of such Corporation. "(2) SINGLE FAMILY PROPERTY.— The term 'single family property means a 1- to 4-family residence, including a manufactured home.". SEC. 19. CONFUCT OF INTEREST PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO THE FDIC. (a) IN GENERAL.— Section 12 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1822) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(1) CoNFUCT OF INTEREST.— "(1) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS.— "(A) CLARIFICATION OF STATUS OF CORPORATION. —The Corporation is, and has been since its creation, an agency for purposes of title 18, United States Code. "(B) TREATMENT OF CONTRACTORS.—Any individual who, pursuant to a contract or any other arrangement, performs functions or activities of the Corporation, under the direct supervision of an officer or employee of the Corporation, shall be deemed to be an employee of the Corporation for purposes of title 18, United States Code and this Act. Any individual who, pursuant to a contract or any other agreement, acts for or on behalf of the Corporation, and who is not otherwise treated as an officer or employee of the United States for purposes of title 18, Umted States Code, shall be deemed to be a public official for purposes of section 201 of title 18, United States Code. "(2) REGULATIONS CONCERNING EMPLOYEE CONDUCT.— The officers and employees of the Corporation and those individuals under contract to the Corporation who are deemed, under paragraph (I)(B), to be employees of the Corporation for purposes of title 18, United States Code, shall be subject to the ethics and conflict of interest rules and regulations issued by the Office of Government Ethics, including those concerning employee conduct, financial disclosure, and post-employment activities. The Board of Directors may prescribe regulations that supplement such rules and regulations only with the concurrence of that Office.