[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 740 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 740

  Recognizing the valuable contributions of the extension offices of 
                        land-grant universities.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 14, 2009

  Mr. Boswell (for himself, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. 
Latham, and Mr. Loebsack) submitted the following resolution; which was 
                referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Recognizing the valuable contributions of the extension offices of 
                        land-grant universities.

Whereas the Morrill Acts established land-grant universities to teach 
        agriculture, home economics, mechanical arts, and other practical 
        professions;
Whereas the Smith-Lever Act of 1914 established a partnership between land-grant 
        universities and the United States Department of Agriculture, thereby 
        codifying land-grant university extension services;
Whereas land-grant university extension services increasingly play an important 
        role in addressing urban, suburban, and rural needs;
Whereas there are approximately 2,900 local and regional extension offices of 
        land-grant universities nationwide performing educational outreach 
        services;
Whereas land-grant university extension services provide useful, practical, and 
        research-based information to agricultural producers, small business 
        owners, youth, consumers, and others in rural areas and communities of 
        all sizes; and
Whereas extension offices provide services in six major areas--4-H youth 
        development, agriculture, leadership development, natural resources, 
        family and consumer sciences, and community and economic development: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives recognizes the valuable 
contributions of the extension offices of land-grant universities.
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