[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2730 Introduced in House (IH)]


104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2730

   To eliminate segregationist language from the Second Morrill Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 6, 1995

  Mr. Mfume introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                        Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
   To eliminate segregationist language from the Second Morrill Act.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ELIMINATION OF SEGREGATIONIST LANGUAGE IN SECOND MORRILL 
              ACT.

    In order to eliminate the obsolete language in the Second Morrill 
Act purporting to approve racial segregation in colleges eligible to 
receive funds under the First Morrill Act and the Second Morrill Act, 
the following amendments are enacted:
            (1) First section.--The first section of the Act of August 
        30, 1890 (7 U.S.C. 322, 323) (commonly known as the Second 
        Morrill Act), is amended by striking the two provisos and 
        inserting the following: ``Provided, That if any State or 
        Territory has more than one college which is entitled to 
        receive funds under this Act or the Act of July 2, 1862, then 
        no funds shall be paid out under this Act or the Act of July 2, 
        1862, to such State or Territory unless the funds to be paid 
        out are equitably divided among such colleges, as proposed by 
        the legislature of such State or Territory.''
            (2) Second section.--Section 2 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 324) 
        is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``, or the institution for colored 
                students'', and
                    (B) by striking ``or other institutions''.
            (3) Third section.--Section 3 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 325) is 
        amended by striking, ``, or of institutions for colored 
        students''.
            (4) Fourth section.--Section 4 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 326) 
        is amended by striking ``, or of institutions for colored 
        students,''.
            (5) Effect of amendments.--
                    (A) Eligibility of land-grant colleges and 
                institutions.--The amendments made by section 1 shall 
                not affect the eligibility of any land-grant college or 
                institution to receive funds under the Act of July 2, 
                1862 (7 U.S.C. 301-305, 307, and 308) (commonly known 
                as the First Morrill Act), the Act of August 30, 1890 
                (7 U.S.C. 321-326, 328), or any other law.
                    (B) Land-grant college or institution defined.--For 
                purposes of this subsection, the term ``land-grant 
                college or institution'' means an educational 
                institution (including Tuskegee Institute) which, on 
                the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, 
                was eligible to receive funds under the Act of July 2, 
                1862, or the Act of August 30, 1890.
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