Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-110
§3222b Grants to Upgrade Agricultural and Food Sciences Facilities at 1890 Land-grant Colleges, Including Tuskegee University
Title 7 › CHAPTER 64 — AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND TEACHING › SUBCHAPTER VI — 1890 LAND-GRANT COLLEGE FUNDING › § 3222b
Summary
Provides grants to help colleges covered by the 1890 land-grant law, including Tuskegee University, improve agricultural and food science facilities and equipment so they can better train students and run programs. Congress set aside $25,000,000 for each fiscal year from 2002 through 2023. The money stays available until spent. Four percent of each year’s money is for program administration. The rest pays for equipment, land, planning, building work, or renovations for research, extension, and teaching. Funds must not pay any overhead costs. The Secretary of Agriculture will set grant amounts, rules, and conditions.
Full Legal Text
Title 7, §3222b
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(a)Purpose
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)Authorization of appropriations
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)Use of grant funds
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)Method of awarding grants
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)Prohibition of certain uses
Federal funds provided under this section may not be utilized for the payment of any overhead costs of the eligible institutions.
(f)Regulations
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
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110