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Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73not60

§2664 Cooperating Colleges and Universities

Title 7 › Chapter 59— RURAL FIRE PROTECTION, DEVELOPMENT, AND SMALL FARM RESEARCH AND EDUCATION › Subchapter II— RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL FARM RESEARCH AND EDUCATION › § 2664

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

Colleges and universities that qualify under the Acts of July 2, 1862 (7 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) and August 30, 1890 (7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.), including Tuskegee Institute, must run each State’s program. If a State has more than one qualifying school, those schools must pick one school to be in charge, subject to the Secretary’s approval. The Secretary will pay the State’s money to that school. The school in charge must coordinate with other federally supported agricultural research and extension programs in the State. All public and private colleges and universities in the State may take part. Schools that are not in charge must send program proposals to the school that is in charge, which must consider them when making budgets and plans. The lead school must name one official to coordinate the work and must create or name an advisory council of at least twelve members to review and approve budgets and plans. The council must include people representing farmers, business, labor, banking, local government, multicounty planning and development districts, colleges and universities, and Federal and State rural development agencies.

Full Legal Text

Title 7, §2664

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(a)To ensure national coordination with other federally supported agricultural research and extension programs, administration of each State program shall be the responsibility of the colleges and universities eligible to receive funds under the Act of July 2, 1862 [7 U.S.C. 301 et seq.], and the Act of August 30, 1890 [7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.], including Tuskegee Institute. In States that contain more than one such institution, such administration shall be the responsibility of the institution designated by mutual agreement of all such institutions, subject to approval by the Secretary. The Secretary shall pay funds available to each State to such institution or university. Such administration shall be coordinated with other federally supported agricultural research and extension programs conducted in the State.
(b)All private and publicly supported colleges and universities in a State shall be eligible to participate in programs authorized under this subchapter. Officials at universities or colleges other than those responsible for administering the programs that wish to participate in these programs shall submit program proposals to the college or university officials responsible for administering the programs who shall consider such proposals in the process of developing the budgets and plans of work.
(c)The institution of each State responsible for administering the programs authorized under this subchapter shall designate an official who shall be responsible for the overall coordination of the programs.
(d)The institution in each State responsible for administering the programs authorized under this subchapter shall name an advisory council to review and approve budgets and plans of work conducted under this subchapter and to advise the chief administrative officer of the institution administering the programs on matters pertaining to the programs. An existing State rural development committee or council may be named to perform this function, or a new council may be appointed by the chief administrative officer or officers. The committee or council named or appointed shall consist of at least twelve members and shall include persons representing farmers, business, labor, banking, local government, multicounty planning and development districts, public and private colleges and universities in the State, and Federal and State agencies involved in rural development.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Act of
July 2, 1862, referred to in subsec. (a), 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

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note set out under section 301 of this title and Tables. 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

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note set out under section 321 of this title and Tables.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 2664, Pub. L. 92–419, title V, § 504, Aug. 30, 1972, 86 Stat. 673, related to conducting of programs authorized by this subchapter, by cooperating colleges and universities, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 97–98, title XIV, § 1444(a), Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1326.

Amendments

2018—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–334 substituted “subject to approval by the Secretary” for “subject to approval by the Secretary of Agriculture”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Dec. 22, 1981, see section 1801 of Pub. L. 97–98, set out as a note under section 4301 of this title.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

7 U.S.C. § 2664

Title 7 — Agriculture

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

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