ACT OF MARCH 4, 1907 (EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS) 111–122 Statute Compilation United States House of Representatives Office of the Legislative Counsel text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Statute Compilations USLM converter, version 20210527.1 2021-10-15 Nelson Amendment (Agricultural Colleges) Act of March 4, 1907 10287 59 1907-03-04 ACT OF MARCH 4, 1907 (EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS) [As Amended Through P.L. 111–122, Effective December 22, 2009]
That1–1 there shall be, and hereby is, annually appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be paid as hereinafter provided, to each State and Territory for the more complete endowment and maintenance of agricultural colleges now established, or which may hereafter be established, in accordance with the Act of Congress approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and the Act of Congress approved August thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety, the sum of five thousand dollars, in addition to the sums named in the Act, for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and eight, and an annual increase of the amount of such appropriation thereafter for four years by an additional sum of five thousand dollars over the preceding year, and the annual sum to be paid thereafter to each State and Territory shall be fifty thousand dollars, to be applied only for the purposes of the agricultural colleges as defined and limited in the Act of Congress approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and the Act of Congress approved August thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety.1–1

10th Paragraph, 7 U.S.C. 322

Section 724 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1995 (Public Law 103–330; 108 Stat. 2469; 7 U.S.C. 322 note) provides as follows: “No funds shall be available in fiscal year 1995 and thereafter for payments under the Act of August 30, 1890 and the tenth and eleventh paragraphs under the heading ‘Emergency Appropriations’ of the Act of March 4, 1907 (7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.).”.

 That1–2 the sum hereby appropriated to the States and Territories for the further endowment and support of the colleges shall be paid by, to, and in the manner prescribed by the Act of Congress approved August thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety, entitled “An Act to apply a portion of the proceeds of the public lands to the more complete endowment and support of the colleges for the benefit of agriculture and mechanic arts established under the provisions of the Act of Congress approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-two,” and the expenditure of the said money shall be governed in all respects by the provisions of the said Act of Congress approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and the said Act of Congress approved August thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety: Provided, That said colleges may use a portion of this money for providing courses for the special preparation of instructors for teaching the elements of food and agricultural sciences.1–2

11th Paragraph, 7 U.S.C. 322

[Note: Example of Amending 2nd Morrill Act. Section 1421 of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (Pub. L. 97–98; 95 Stat. 1306)]
redesignation of instruction funding Sec. 1421. (a) The first section of the Act of August 30, 1890 (7 U.S.C. 322) is amended by striking “agriculture,” and all that follows through “industries of life” and inserting “food and agricultural sciences.” (b) The eleventh paragraph under the heading “EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS.” of the Act of March 4, 1907 (7 U.S.C. 322) is amended by striking “agriculture and mechanic arts” the second place it appears and inserting “food and agricultural sciences”.