Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73
§3222b Grants to upgrade agricultural and food sciences facilities at 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University
Title 7 › Chapter CHAPTER 64— - AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND TEACHING › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VI— - 1890 LAND-GRANT COLLEGE FUNDING › § 3222b
Summary
Congress provides money to 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University, so they can buy and fix up agricultural and food science buildings, equipment, and libraries to better train students and support food and farm programs. The law set $25,000,000 a year for each fiscal year 2002 through 2023, available until spent. Up to 4% may pay program administration; the rest funds grants for land, equipment, planning, construction, or renovation to boost research, extension, and on-campus teaching. The Secretary of Agriculture decides grant amounts and makes rules. Federal funds cannot pay an institution’s overhead.
Full Legal Text
Title 7, §3222b
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(a)It is hereby declared to be the intent of Congress to assist the institutions eligible to receive funds under the Act of August 30, 1890 [7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.], including Tuskegee University (hereafter referred to in this section as “eligible institutions”) in the acquisition and improvement of agricultural and food sciences facilities and equipment, including libraries, so that the eligible institutions may participate fully in the production of human capital.
(b)There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this section, $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2023, and such sums shall remain available until expended.
(c)Four percent of the sums appropriated pursuant to this section shall be available to the Secretary for administration of this grants program. The remaining funds shall be available for grants to eligible institutions for the purpose of assisting them in the purchase of equipment and land, the planning, construction, alteration, or renovation of buildings to strengthen their capacity in the production of human capital in the food and agricultural sciences and can be used at the discretion of the eligible institutions in the areas of research, extension, and resident instruction or any combination thereof.
(d)Grants awarded pursuant to this section shall be made in such amounts and under such terms and conditions as the Secretary shall determine necessary for carrying out the purposes of this section.
(e)Federal funds provided under this section may not be utilized for the payment of any overhead costs of the eligible institutions.
(f)The Secretary may promulgate such rules and regulations as the Secretary may consider necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Act of August 30, 1890, referred to in subsec. (a), is act Aug. 30, 1890, ch. 841, 26 Stat. 417, popularly known as the “Agricultural College Act of 1890” and also as the “Second Morrill Act”, which is classified generally to subchapter II (§ 321 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 321 of this title and Tables. Codification Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 made identical
Amendments
to this section. The
Amendments
by Pub. L. 110–234 were repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 1447 of Pub. L. 95–113, title XIV, Sept. 29, 1977, 91 Stat. 1011, amended section 341 and 342 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 101–624, title XVI, § 1601(f)(1)(D), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3704.
Amendments
2018—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115–334 substituted “2023” for “2018”. 2014—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 113–79 substituted “2018” for “2012”. 2008—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 110–246, § 7123, substituted “2012” for “2007”. 2002—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107–171 substituted “$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2007” for “$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1996 through 2002”. 1998—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105–185 substituted “through 2002” for “and 1997”. 1996—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104–127 substituted “, $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1996 and 1997” for “$8,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1991 through 1995”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2008 AmendmentAmendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an
Effective Date
note under section 8701 of this title.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
7 U.S.C. § 3222b
Title 7 — Agriculture
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73