7 U.S.C. § 331 — Retirement of land-grant college employees

Page 375 TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE § 331 1968—Pub. L. 89–791, as added by Pub. L. 90–354, in- creased authorization for annual appropriations for Federal grants to States for support of resident teach- ing in land-grant colleges and universities from an au- thorization of $7,650,000 to $7,800,000, allocated equally among the States, and from an authorization of $4,300,000, allotted on basis of relative State population, to $4,320,000. 1960—Pub. L. 86–658 increased authorization for an- nual appropriations for Federal grants to States for support of resident teaching in land-grant colleges and universities from an authorization of $1,000,000, allo- cated equally among the States, to $7,650,000, and from an authorization of $1,501,500, allotted on basis of rel- ative State population, to $4,300,000, struck out ref- erences to Territories of Alaska and Hawaii as now in- cluded in term ‘‘States’’ and included Puerto Rico in provisions of section. 1952—Opening par. Act June 12, 1952, § 1, made section applicable to Alaska. Par. (a). Act June 12, 1952, § 2, increased allotment from $980,000 to $1,000,000. Par. (b). Act June 12, 1952, §§ 3, 4, increased additional allotment of $1,500,000 to $1,501,500, and made said par. applicable to Alaska. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1972 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 92–318 effective after June 30, 1970, see section 506(n) of Pub. L. 92–318, set out as an Effective Date note under section 326a of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1952 AMENDMENT Act June 12, 1952, ch. 419, § 5, 66 Stat. 136, provided that: ‘‘The amendments made by this Act [amending this section] shall take effect on the first day of the first fiscal year beginning on or after the date of enact- ment of this Act [June 12, 1952].’’ SUBCHAPTER III—RETIREMENT OF EMPLOYEES § 331. Retirement of land-grant college employees Pursuant to the recognized obligations of gov- ernments to guarantee the social security of their employees and in order to provide for the retirement on an annuity, or otherwise, of all persons being paid salaries in whole or in part from grants of Federal funds to the several States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam pursuant to the terms of the Act approved July 2, 1862, for the endowment and support of colleges of agriculture and mechanic arts [7 U.S.C. 301 et seq.], and Acts supplementary thereto providing for instruction in agriculture and mechanic arts, for the establishment of ag- ricultural experiment stations, and for coopera- tive extension work in agriculture and home ec- onomics, all States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Is- lands, and Guam are after March 4, 1940, author- ized, notwithstanding any contrary provisions in said Acts, to withhold from expenditure, from Federal funds advanced under the terms of said Acts, amounts designated as employer contribu- tions to be made by the States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, or Guam to retirement systems established in accordance with the laws of such States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, or Guam, or established by the governing boards of colleges of agriculture and mechanic arts in ac- cordance with the authority vested in them, and to deposit such amounts to the credit of such re- tirement systems for subsequent disbursement in accordance with the terms of the retirement systems in effect in the respective States, Puer- to Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam: Provided, That there shall not be deducted from Federal funds and deposited to the credit of retirement accounts as employer contributions, amounts in excess of 5 per centum of that portion of the sal- aries of employees paid from such Federal funds: Provided further, That, for the purpose of making deposits and contributions in retirement sys- tems in favor of any employee, in no event shall the deductions from any Federal fund advanced pursuant to the foregoing Acts be in greater pro- portion to the total deductions for such em- ployee than the salary received under such Fed- eral funds bears to the total salary from Federal sources: Provided further, That the deposits and contributions from funds of Federal origin to any retirement system established by a State, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, or Guam or a land-grant college must be at least equaled by the total contributions thereto on the part of the individuals concerned, the State, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, or Guam, and the coun- ties: And provided further, That no deductions for the foregoing purposes shall be made from Fed- eral funds in support of employees appointed pursuant to the terms of the foregoing Acts, whose salaries are paid wholly by the States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, or Guam: Pro- vided further, That the provisions of this section shall not apply to any employee paid in whole or in part from Federal funds who may be subject to subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5. (Mar. 4, 1940, ch. 38, 54 Stat. 39; Pub. L. 92–318, title V, § 506(e), June 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 351.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Act approved July 2, 1862, referred to in text, is act July 2, 1862, ch. 130, 12 Stat. 503, as amended, known as the ‘‘Morrill Act’’ and also known as the ‘‘First Mor- rill Act’’, which is classified generally to subchapter I (§ 301 et seq.) of this chapter. ‘‘Acts supplementary thereto’’ include act Aug. 30, 1890, ch. 841, 26 Stat. 417, popularly known as the Agricultural College Act of 1890, and also known as the Second Morrill Act, which is classified generally to subchapter II (§ 321 et seq.) of this chapter. For complete classification of these Acts to the Code, see Short Title notes set out under sec- tions 301 and 321 of this title and Tables. CODIFICATION ‘‘Subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5’’ substituted in text for ‘‘United States Civil Service Retirement Act, as amended’’ on authority of Pub. L. 89–544, § 7(b), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 631, 632, the first section of which enacted Title 5, Government Organization and Employ- ees. AMENDMENTS 1972—Pub. L. 92–318 substituted ‘‘, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam’’ and ‘‘, Puerto Rico, the Vir- gin Islands, or Guam’’ for ‘‘and Territories’’ and ‘‘or Territories’’, respectively, wherever appearing and in- serted in third proviso reference to Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, and Guam. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1972 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 92–318 effective after June 30, 1970, see section 506(n) of Pub. L. 92–318, set out as an Effective Date note under section 326a of this title. Page 376 TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE § 341 1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘Nonnuclear’’. SUBCHAPTER IV—AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION WORK APPROPRIATION § 341. Cooperative extension work by colleges In order to aid in diffusing among the people of the United States useful and practical infor- mation on subjects relating to agriculture, uses of solar energy with respect to agriculture, home economics, and rural energy, and to en- courage the application of the same, there may be continued or inaugurated in connection with the college or colleges in each State, Territory, or possession, now receiving, or which may here- after receive, the benefits of subchapters I and II of this chapter, agricultural extension work which shall be carried on in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture: Provided, That in any State, Territory, or pos- session in which two or more such colleges have been or hereafter may be established, the appro- priations hereinafter made to such State, Terri- tory, or possession shall be administered by such college or colleges as the legislature of such State, Territory, or possession may direct. For the purposes of this subchapter, the term ‘‘solar energy’’ means energy derived from sources (other than fossil fuels) and technologies in- cluded in the Federal Non-Nuclear 1 Energy Re- search and Development Act of 1974, as amended [42 U.S.C. 5901 et seq.]. (May 8, 1914, ch. 79, § 1, 38 Stat. 372; June 26, 1953, ch. 157, § 1, 67 Stat. 83; Pub. L. 95–113, title XIV, § 1447(1), (2), Sept. 29, 1977, 91 Stat. 1011; Pub. L. 96–294, title II, § 256(1), June 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 708.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Devel- opment Act of 1974, as amended, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 93–577, Dec. 31, 1974, 88 Stat. 1878, which is clas- sified generally to chapter 74 (§ 5901 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classi- fication of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 5901 of Title 42 and Tables. CODIFICATION Another section 1447 of Pub. L. 95–113 is classified to section 3222b of this title. AMENDMENTS 1980—Pub. L. 96–294 inserted reference to rural en- ergy. 1977—Pub. L. 95–113 inserted reference to the uses of solar energy with respect to agriculture and inserted definition of ‘‘solar energy’’. 1953—Act June 26, 1953, inserted ‘‘continued or’’ be- fore ‘‘inaugurated’’ near beginning of section, inserted references to ‘‘territory, or possession’’ after ‘‘State,’’ wherever the latter term appeared, and struck out a second proviso which continued farm management work and farmers’ cooperative demonstration work as conducted May 8, 1914, pending inauguration and devel- opment of cooperative extension work under sections 341–343 and 344–348 of this title. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1977 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 95–113 effective Oct. 1, 1977, see section 1901 of Pub. L. 95–113, set out as a note under section 1307 of this title. SHORT TITLE Act May 8, 1914, ch. 79, § 11, as added by Pub. L. 105–185, § 3(a), June 23, 1998, 112 Stat. 525, provided that: ‘‘This Act [enacting this subchapter] may be cited as the ‘Smith-Lever Act’.’’ Act May 8, 1914, as amended, is also popularly known as the ‘‘Agricultural Extension Work Act’’. Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Functions of all officers, agencies, and employees of Department of Agriculture transferred, with certain ex- ceptions, to Secretary of Agriculture by 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 1, eff. June 4, 1953, 18 F.R. 3219, 67 Stat. 633, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title. § 342. Cooperative agricultural extension work; cooperation with Secretary of Agriculture Cooperative agricultural extension work shall consist of the development of practical applica- tions of research knowledge and giving of in- struction and practical demonstrations of exist- ing or improved practices or technologies in ag- riculture, uses of solar energy with respect to agriculture, home economics, and rural energy and subjects relating thereto to persons not at- tending or resident in said colleges in the sev- eral communities, and imparting information on said subjects through demonstrations, publica- tions, and otherwise and for the necessary print- ing and distribution of information in connec- tion with the foregoing; and this work shall be carried on in such manner as may be mutually agreed upon by the Secretary of Agriculture and the State agricultural college or colleges or Ter- ritory or possession receiving the benefits of this subchapter. (May 8, 1914, ch. 79, § 2, 38 Stat. 373; June 26, 1953, ch. 157, § 1, 67 Stat. 84; Pub. L. 87–749, § 1(a), Oct. 5, 1962, 76 Stat. 745; Pub. L. 95–113, title XIV, § 1447(3), Sept. 29, 1977, 91 Stat. 1011; Pub. L. 96–294, title II, § 256(2), June 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 708; Pub. L. 99–198, title XIV, § 1435(a), Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1557.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Another section 1447 of Pub. L. 95–113 is classified to section 3222b of this title. AMENDMENTS 1985—Pub. L. 99–198 substituted ‘‘shall consist of the development of practical applications of research knowledge and giving of instruction and practical dem- onstrations of existing or improved practices or tech- nologies’’ for ‘‘shall consist of the giving of instruc- tions and practical demonstrations’’. 1980—Pub. L. 96–294 inserted reference to rural en- ergy. 1977—Pub. L. 95–113 inserted reference to uses of solar energy with respect to agriculture. 1962—Pub. L. 87–749 inserted ‘‘or Territory or posses- sion’’ after ‘‘college or colleges’’. 1953—Act June 26, 1953, inserted ‘‘and subjects relat- ing thereto’’ after ‘‘agriculture and home economics’’ near beginning of section, and inserted reference to necessary printing and distribution of information. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1985 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 99–198 effective Oct. 1, 1985, see section 1435(d) of Pub. L. 99–198, set out as a note under section 343 of this title.