IV 111th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 740 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 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

That the House of Representatives recognizes the valuable contributions of the extension offices of land-grant universities.