[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 109 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 109

 Expressing the sense of Congress that August 30, 2020, be observed as 
  the 130th anniversary of the establishment of the 1890-Institutions.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 30, 2020

   Mr. Walker (for himself, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Khanna, Mrs. Murphy of 
 Florida, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Blunt Rochester, 
Mr. Trone, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. 
    McCaul, Mr. Barr, Mr. Turner, Mr. Rouzer, and Mr. Luetkemeyer) 
 submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to 
                      the Committee on Agriculture

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of Congress that August 30, 2020, be observed as 
  the 130th anniversary of the establishment of the 1890-Institutions.

Whereas the Act of August 30, 1890 (7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.), popularly known as 
        the ``Second Morrill Act'', led to the creation of 19 historically Black 
        land-grant colleges and universities (as defined in section 1404 of the 
        National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 
        1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103));
Whereas the 19 historically Black 1890 Institutions (as defined in section 2 of 
        the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 
        (7 U.S.C. 7601) are identified as Lincoln University, Alcorn State 
        University, the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Alabama A&M 
        University, Prairie View A&M University, Southern University, Virginia 
        State University, Kentucky State University, the University of Maryland 
        Eastern Shore, Florida A&M University, Delaware State University, North 
        Carolina A&T State University, Fort Valley State University, South 
        Carolina State University, Langston University, Tennessee State 
        University, Tuskegee University, Central State University, and West 
        Virginia State University;
Whereas the Act of May 8, 1914 (7 U.S.C. 341), popularly known as the ``Smith-
        Lever Act'', provided for the establishment of the Cooperative Extension 
        Service within the Department of Agriculture for the dissemination, 
        through land-grant colleges and universities, of information pertaining 
        to agriculture and home economics;
Whereas since the 125th Anniversary of the 19 historically Black 1890 
        Institutions in 2015, the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public 
        Law 115-334) was enacted, which included new Federal investments, such 
        as--

    (1) the program providing scholarships for students at 1890 
Institutions under section 1446 of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222a); and

    (2) the recognition of at least 3 Centers of Excellence at 1890 
Institutions under section 1673(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5926(d)); and

Whereas appropriate recognition should be given to the significant contributions 
        made by the 19 historically Black land-grant colleges and universities 
        to the heritage, educational development, advancement, and agricultural 
        strength of the United States: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the 130th year anniversary of the 1890 Institutions 
        should be observed;
            (2) such a day should be observed with appropriate 
        ceremonies and activities to recognize the collective 
        contributions that these 19 historically Black land-grant 
        colleges and universities have made to the United States;
            (3) the Second Morrill Act and the Smith-Lever Act have 
        helped the United States develop agricultural leaders; and
            (4) the Department of Agriculture and the National 
        Institute of Food and Agriculture should remain committed to 
        supporting the goals of the Second Morrill Act and the Smith-
        Lever Act.
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