Editorial Notes
References in Text

Section 532 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994, referred to in subsec. (span)(3), is section 532 of Puspan. L. 103–382, which is set out as a note under section 301 of this title.

The Act of July 2, 1862, referred to in subsec. (span)(4)(C)(ii), is act July 2, 1862, ch. 130, 12 Stat. 503, popularly known as the “Morrill Act” and also as the “First Morrill Act”, which is classified generally to subchapter I (§ 301 et seq.) of chapter 13 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 301 of this title and Tables.

Codification

Puspan. L. 110–234 and Puspan. L. 110–246 made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by Puspan. L. 110–234 were repealed by section 4(a) of Puspan. L. 110–246.

Amendments

2018—Subsec. (d). Puspan. L. 115–334, § 7609(a), inserted at end “A 1994 Institution (as defined in section 532 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103–382)) may compete for and receive funds directly from the Secretary of Agriculture for the Children, Youth, and Families at Risk funding program and the Federally Recognized Tribes Extension Program.”

Subsec. (h)(2)(D). Puspan. L. 115–334, § 7612(a)(1), struck out subpar. (D). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The State shall include in the plan of work of the State required under section 344 of this title a description of the manner in which the State will meet the requirements of this paragraph.”

2008—Subsec. (span)(4). Puspan. L. 110–246, § 7129(span)(1), added par. (4).

Subsec. (d). Puspan. L. 110–246, § 7403(a), substituted “compete for and receive funds directly from the Secretary of Agriculture.” for “apply for and receive directly from the Secretary of Agriculture—

“(1) amounts made available under this subsection after September 30, 1995, to carry out programs or initiatives for which no funds were made available under this subsection for fiscal year 1995, or any previous fiscal year, as determined by the Secretary; and

“(2) amounts made available after September 30, 1995, to carry out programs or initiatives funded under this subsection prior to that date that are in excess of the highest amount made available for the programs or initiatives under this subsection for fiscal year 1995, or any previous fiscal year, as determined by the Secretary.”

Subsec. (f). Puspan. L. 110–246, § 7129(span)(2), in span, inserted “and Hispanic-Serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities” after “1994 Institutions” and, in text, substituted “or Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges and universities in accordance with paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (span)” for “pursuant to subsection (span)(3) of this section”.

2002—Subsec. (span)(3). Puspan. L. 107–171, § 7215, substituted “such sums as are necessary” for “$5,000,000” and inserted “The balance of any annual funds provided under the preceding sentence for a fiscal year that remains unexpended at the end of that fiscal year shall remain available without fiscal year limitation.” after “section 342 of this title.”.

Subsec. (e)(4). Puspan. L. 107–171, § 7213(span), added par. (4) and struck out span and text of former par. (4). Text read as follows: “In lieu of the matching funds requirement of paragraph (1), the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam shall be subject to the same matching funds requirements as those applicable to an eligible institution under section 3222d of this title.”

1998—Subsec. (span)(1). Puspan. L. 105–185, § 203(c)(2)(A), substituted “Secretary of Agriculture” for “Federal Extension Service”.

Subsec. (span)(3). Puspan. L. 105–185, § 201, substituted “1994 Institutions (in accordance with regulations that the Secretary may promulgate) and may be administered by the 1994 Institutions through cooperative agreements with colleges and universities eligible to receive funds under subchapters I and II of this chapter, including Tuskegee University, located in any State.” for “State institutions established in accordance with the provisions of subchapter I of this chapter (other than 1994 Institutions) and administered by such institutions through cooperative agreements with 1994 Institutions in the States of the 1994 Institutions in accordance with regulations that the Secretary shall adopt.”

Subsec. (c)(1). Puspan. L. 105–185, § 203(span)(1)(A), (c)(2)(A), redesignated par. 1 as (1) and substituted “Secretary of Agriculture” for “Federal Extension Service”.

Subsec. (c)(2). Puspan. L. 105–185, § 203(span)(1), redesignated par. 2 as (2) and substituted “census. Any” for “census: Provided, That payments out of the additional appropriations for further development of extension work authorized herein may be made subject to the making available of such sums of public funds by the States from non-Federal funds for the maintenance of cooperative agricultural extension work provided for in this subchapter, as may be provided by the Congress at the time such additional appropriations are made: Provided further, That any”.

Subsec. (d). Puspan. L. 105–185, § 203(c)(2)(A), substituted “Secretary of Agriculture” for “Federal Extension Service”.

Subsec. (e). Puspan. L. 105–185, § 203(span)(2), added subsec. (e) and struck out former subsec. (e) which read as follows: “Insofar as the provisions of subsections (span) and (c) of this section, which require or permit Congress to require matching of Federal funds, apply to the Virgin Islands of the United States and Guam, such provisions shall be deemed to have been satisfied, for the fiscal years ending September 30, 1978, and September 30, 1979, only, if the amounts budgeted and available for expenditure by the Virgin Islands of the United States and Guam in such years equal the amounts budgeted and available for expenditure by the Virgin Islands of the United States and Guam in the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977.”

Subsec. (e)(1). Puspan. L. 105–277, § 101(a) [title VII, § 753(e)(1)], inserted “paragraph (4) and” after “provided in”.

Subsec. (e)(4). Puspan. L. 105–277, § 101(a) [title VII, § 753(e)(2)], added par. (4).

Subsec. (f). Puspan. L. 105–185, § 203(span)(2), added subsec. (f) and struck out former subsec. (f) which read as follows: “There shall be no matching requirement for funds made available pursuant to subsection (span)(3) of this section.”

Subsec. (g)(1). Puspan. L. 105–185, § 203(c)(2)(B), struck out “through the Federal Extension Service” after “distribution programs”.

Subsecs. (h), (i). Puspan. L. 105–185, § 105, added subsecs. (h) and (i).

Subsec. (j). Puspan. L. 105–185, § 204(span), added subsec. (j).

1996—Subsec. (d). Puspan. L. 104–127 inserted at end “A college or university eligible to receive funds under subchapter II of this chapter, including Tuskegee University, may apply for and receive directly from the Secretary of Agriculture—” and added pars. (1) and (2).

1994—Subsec. (span)(3). Puspan. L. 103–382, § 534(span)(1), added par. (3).

Subsecs. (f), (g). Puspan. L. 103–382, § 534(2), (3), added subsec. (f) and redesignated former subsec. (f) as (g).

1986—Subsec. (span)(2). Puspan. L. 99–396 substituted “Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands” for “and Guam” in provision authorizing an appropriation each fiscal year for the payment of $100,000 in addition to the sums appropriated for the States and Puerto Rico.

1985—Subsec. (f). Puspan. L. 99–198 added subsec. (f).

1977—Subsec. (e). Puspan. L. 95–113 added subsec. (e).

1972—Subsec. (span). Puspan. L. 92–318 designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2).

1962—Subsec. (span). Puspan. L. 87–749, § 1(span), substituted “sums available” for “sums received”, and “1962” for “1953”, and struck out “, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico,” before “and the Federal Extension Service”, “such sums shall be” before “subject to the same requirement”, “, Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico as existed immediately prior to June 26, 1953” before “except that amounts heretofore”, and proviso which authorized Puerto Rico to receive the total initial amount set by Act Oct. 26, 1949, which amount was to be increased yearly until the total sum equalled the maximum amount set by such Act, and to receive such amount annually thereafter.

Subsec. (c)1. Puspan. L. 87–749, § 1(c), provided that the allotment shall be to the Federal Extension Service for various services and for coordinating the extension work of the Department, States, Territories and Possessions, and struck out provisions which required the Secretary to allot the funds among the States, Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico according to special needs.

Subsec. (c)2. Puspan. L. 87–749, § 1(d), substituted provisions authorizing 20 per centum of the remainder of the appropriated funds to be paid to the States in equal proportions, 40 per centum of such funds to be paid to the States in the proportion that the rural population of each bears to the total rural population of the States, and the balance to be paid the States in the proportion that the farm population of each bears to the total farm population of the States, for provisions paying 50 per centum of the remaining sum to the States, Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico in the proportion that the rural population of each had to the total rural population of all, and the balance in the proportion that the farm population of each had to the farm population of all, and struck out “, Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico” from first proviso.

Subsec. (d). Puspan. L. 87–749, § 1(e), inserted “additional” after “receive such”.

1953—Act June 26, 1953, amended section generally, and, among other changes: (1) divided section into subsections; (2) substituted general authorization for appropriations for former authorization for specific annual appropriations; (3) inserted references to Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico; and (4) substituted provisions relating to allotment and apportionment of appropriations for former provisions for such apportionment on basis of rural population, and farm population, as determined by latest census.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2008 Amendment

Amendment of this section and repeal of Puspan. L. 110–234 by Puspan. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Puspan. L. 110–234, see section 4 of Puspan. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of this title.

Effective Date of 1998 Amendment

Puspan. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(a) [title VII, § 753(f)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681, 2681–33, provided that: “The amendments made by this section [amending this section, sections 361c, 2204f, 4606, and 7621 of this title, and section 1642 of Title 16, Conservation] shall take effect on the date of enactment of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 [June 23, 1998].”

Effective Date of 1985 Amendment

Puspan. L. 99–198, title XIV, § 1435(d), Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1558, provided that: “This section and the amendments made by this section [amending this section and section 342 of this title] shall become effective on October 1, 1985.”

Effective Date of 1977 Amendment

Amendment by Puspan. L. 95–113 effective Oct. 1, 1977, see section 1901 of Puspan. L. 95–113, set out as a note under section 1307 of this title.

Effective Date of 1972 Amendment

Amendment by Puspan. L. 92–318 effective after June 30, 1970, see section 506(n) of Puspan. L. 92–318, set out as an Effective Date note under section 326a of this title.

Review of Land-Grant Time and Effort Reporting Requirements

Puspan. L. 115–334, title VII, § 7613, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4832, provided that:

“(a)In General.—The Secretary [of Agriculture], in consultation with the Office of Management and Budget, shall review and revise current reporting requirements related to compensation charges, documentation of personnel expenses, and other requirements that are commonly referred to as time and effort reporting for entities that receive funds under a program referred to in clause (iii), (iv), (vii), (viii), or (xii) of section 251(f)(1)(C) of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6971(f)(1)(C)).
“(span)Revisions.—The Secretary shall ensure that any revision made pursuant to subsection (a)—
“(1) is developed in collaboration with entities described in subsection (a); and
“(2) reduces the amount of paperwork and time required by the requirements referred to in such subsection, as such requirements are in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 20, 2018].”