7 U.S.C. § 341 — Cooperative extension work by colleges

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.