[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 119 (Monday, July 27, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S5933]
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 SENATE RESOLUTION 232--EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT AUGUST 
        30, 2015, BE OBSERVED AS ``1890 LAND-GRANT INSTITUTIONS 
                  QUASQUICENTENNIAL RECOGNITION DAY''

  Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Brown, Mr. Tillis, Mr. 
Perdue, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Warner, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Isakson, 
Mr. Sessions, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
Coons, Mr. Carper, and Mr. Cotton) submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
Forestry:

                              S. Res. 232

       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 Federal land-grant 
     educational institutions;
       Whereas the 19 historically black 1890 land-grant 
     universities are identified as Lincoln University, Alcorn 
     State University, the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, 
     Alabama A&M University, Prairie View A&T 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 
     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 
     Federal land-grant institutions, of information pertaining to 
     agriculture and home economics; and
       Whereas appropriate recognition should be given to the 
     contributions made by the 19 historically black Federal land-
     grant institutions to the heritage, educational development, 
     and agricultural strength of the United States: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) August 30, 2015, should be designated as ``1890 Land-
     Grant Institutions Quasquicentennial Recognition Day'';
       (2) such day should be observed with appropriate ceremonies 
     and activities to recognize the collective contributions that 
     these institutions 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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