7 U.S.C. § 943 : US Code - Section 943: Special provisions governing telephone bank as a Federal agency until conversion of ownership, control, and operation

Search 7 U.S.C. § 943 : US Code - Section 943: Special provisions governing telephone bank as a Federal agency until conversion of ownership, control, and operation

Until the ownership, control, and operation of the telephone bank
is converted as provided in section 950(a) of this title and not
thereafter - 
(a) Supervision and direction of Secretary of Agriculture; free
postage and priority of debts restrictions
the telephone bank shall be an agency of the United States and
shall be subject to the supervision and direction of the
Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter called the Secretary):
Provided, however, That the telephone bank shall at no time be
entitled to transmission of its mail free of postage, nor shall
it have the priority of the United States in the payment of debts
out of bankrupt, insolvent, and decedents' estates;
(b) Use of facilities and services of employees of Secretary of
Agriculture
in order to perform its responsibilities under this subchapter,
the telephone bank may partially or jointly utilize the
facilities and the services of employees of the Secretary,
without cost to the telephone bank;
(c) Wholly owned Government corporation
the telephone bank shall be subject to the provisions of
chapter 91 of title 31, in the same manner and to the same extent
as if it were included in the definition of "wholly owned
Government corporation" as set forth in section 9101 of title 31;
(d) Appointment and compensation of personnel
the telephone bank may without regard to the civil service (!1)
classification laws appoint and fix the compensation of such
officers and employees of the telephone bank as it may deem
necessary;
(e) Tort claims and litigation
the telephone bank shall be subject to the provisions of
sections 517, 519, and 2679 of title 28.