Notes on 7 U.S.C. § 321 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 7 U.S.C. § 321 : US Code - Notes

(Aug. 30, 1890, ch. 841, Sec. 4, 26 Stat. 419; 1939 Reorg. Plan No.
1, Secs. 201, 204, eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2728, 53 Stat. 1424;
1953 Reorg. Plan No. 1, Secs. 5, 8, eff. Apr. 11, 1953, 18 F.R.
2053, 67 Stat. 631; Pub. L. 96-88, title III, Sec. 301(a)(2)(E),
Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 677; Pub. L. 97-98, title XIV, Sec. 1419,
Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1306.)
CODIFICATION                           
Section constitutes part of section 4 of act Aug. 30, 1890.
Remainder of section 4 is classified to section 326 of this title.
SHORT TITLE                            
Act Aug. 30, 1890, as amended, which is classified to this
subchapter, is popularly known as the "Agricultural College Act of
1890" and also as the "Second Morrill Act".
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS                       
Functions and duties of Secretary of Education under this
subchapter transferred to Secretary of Agriculture by section 1419
of Pub. L. 97-98.
Functions of Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare under
this subchapter transferred to Secretary of Education by section
301(a)(2)(E) of Pub. L. 96-88, which is classified to section
3441(a)(2)(E) of Title 20, Education.
Functions of Federal Security Administrator transferred to
Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare and all agencies of
Federal Security Agency transferred to Department of Health,
Education, and Welfare by section 5 of 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 1, set
out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and
Employees. Federal Security Agency and office of Administrator
abolished by section 8 of 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 1.
Prior to July 1, 1939, functions of Secretary of the Interior
under this subchapter were carried out through Office of Education
of Department of the Interior. Office of Education and its
functions transferred to Federal Security Administrator by section
204 of 1939 Reorg. Plan No. 1, set out in the Appendix to Title 5.
WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE AT INSTITUTE, WEST VIRGINIA      
Pub. L. 107-76, title VII, Sec. 753, Nov. 28, 2001, 115 Stat.
740, provided that: "Hereafter, any provision of any Act of
Congress relating to colleges and universities eligible to receive
funds under the Act of August 30, 1890 [7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.],
including Tuskegee University, shall apply to West Virginia State
College at Institute, West Virginia: Provided, That the Secretary
may waive the matching funds' requirement under section 1449 of the
National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act
of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222d) for fiscal year 2002 for West Virginia
State College if the Secretary determines the State of West
Virginia will be unlikely to satisfy the matching requirement."
RECLAMATION FUND                         
Moneys received from the sale and disposal of public lands in
certain States and Territories were appropriated to a "reclamation
fund", for the reclamation of arid and semi-arid lands, by the
Reclamation Act of June 17, 1902, ch. 1093, Sec. 1, 32 Stat. 388,
and, by a proviso annexed to that section, in case the receipts
from the sale and disposal of other public lands are insufficient
to meet the requirements for the support of agricultural colleges
under this act, the sum necessary is to be provided from any moneys
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. See section 391 et seq.
of Title 43, Public Lands.