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Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73not60

§326 Ascertainment and Certification of Amounts Due States; Certificates Withheld From States; Appeal to Congress

Title 7 › Chapter 13— AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGES › Subchapter II— COLLEGE-AID ANNUAL APPROPRIATION › § 326

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

By October 1 each year, the Secretary of Agriculture must tell the Treasury for every State and Territory whether it should get its share of the yearly appropriation for colleges or for institutions for colored students, and how much. If a certification is withheld, the Secretary must report the reasons to the President and keep the money separate in the Treasury until the close of the next Congress so the State or Territory can appeal; if Congress does not order payment, the funds remain in the Treasury.

Full Legal Text

Title 7, §326

Agriculture — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

On or before the 1st day of October in each year, the Secretary of Agriculture shall ascertain and certify to the Secretary of the Treasury as to each State and Territory whether it is entitled to receive its share of the annual appropriation for colleges, or of institutions for colored students, under this subchapter, and the amount which thereupon each is entitled, respectively, to receive. If the Secretary of Agriculture shall withhold a certificate from any State or Territory of its appropriation the facts and reasons therefor shall be reported to the President, and the amount involved shall be kept separate in the Treasury until the close of the next Congress, in order that the State or Territory may, if it should so desire, appeal to Congress from the determination of the Secretary of Agriculture. If the next Congress shall not direct such sum to be paid it shall be covered into the Treasury.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section constitutes part of section 4 of act Aug. 30, 1890. Remainder of section 4 is classified to section 321 of this title.

Amendments

1976—Pub. L. 94–273 substituted “October” for “July”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Transfer of Functions

For

Transfer of Functions

under this section to Secretary of Agriculture, see note set out under section 321 of this title. Functions of Department of Health, Education, and Welfare and Secretary thereof 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.

Transfer of Functions

from Secretary of the Interior to Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, see note set out under section 321 of this title.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

7 U.S.C. § 326

Title 7 — Agriculture

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60