Volume 77 · 91
Public Law 88–74
To assist the States to provide additional facilities for research at the State agricultural experiment stations.
Approved July 22, 1963
Statutory text
AN ACT
To assist the States to provide additional facilities for research at the State agricultural experiment stations.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That it is hereby declared to be the policy of the Congress to continue its support of agricultural research at the State agricultural experiment stations through Federal-grant funds, on a matching basis, to help finance physical facilities as required for the effective conduct of an adequate research program.
Sec. 2.
The purpose of this Act is to assist the State agricultural experiment stations in the construction, acquisition, and remodeling of buildings, laboratories, and other capital facilities (including the acquisition of fixtures and equipment which are to become a pail of such buildings) which are necessary to more effectively conduct research in agriculture and sciences related thereto through means of grants from the Federal Government.
Sec. 3.
As used in sections 2 to 11, inclusive, of this Act—
the term “State” shall include Puerto Rico;
the term “State agricultural experiment station” means a department established under the direction of a college or university in any State in accordance with the Act entitled “An Act donating public lands to the several States and Territories which may provide colleges for the benefit of agriculture and mechanic
arts”, approved July 2, 1862 (7 U.S.C. 301); or a department otherwise established pursuant to standards prescribed by the State the purpose of which is to conduct agricultural research; and
the term “Secretary” shall mean the Secretary of Agriculture.
Sec. 4.
There are hereby authorized to be appropriated for allocation
Allocation of funds.
to the States for the purposes of section 2 such sums as the Congress deems advisable.
One-third of the funds appropriated pursuant to this section for any fiscal year shall be allotted equally among the States.
Two-thirds of the funds appropriated pursuant to this section for any fiscal year shall be allocated among the States as follows: One-half in an amount which bears the same ratio to the total amount to be allotted as the rural population of the State bears to the total rural population of all the States as determined by the last preceding decennial census current at the time each such sum is first appropriated; and one-half in an amount which bears the same ratio to the total amount to be allotted as the farm population of the State bears to the total farm population of all the States as determined by the last preceding decennial census current at the time such sum is first appropriated.
It shall be the duty and responsibility of the Secretary to administer the provisions of section 4 of this Act under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe as necessary therefor.
Sec. 5.
Any State in order to be eligible for payments from funds
Eligibility.
allocated pursuant to section 4 shall submit, in such form as the Secretary may require, specific proposals for acquisition or construction of physical facilities defined in section 2 of this Act. No State shall receive any payment for any such proposal unless such proposal is approved by the Secretary.
Sec. 6.
No payment shall be made to any State under the provisions
Matching funds.
of section 4 of this Act in any amount greater than the amount made available by such State from non-Federal funds for purposes for which payments are made under section 4 of this Act.
Any unused portion of the allotment of any State for any fiscal year shall remain available, at the option of such State, for payment to such State for a period of not more than two fiscal years following the fiscal year in which such allotment is first, made available.
Sec. 7.
With respect to multiple-purpose physical facilities, the
Multiple-purpose facilities.
segment or portion thereof which is to be utilized for agricultural research shall be the basis for determination of fund support under this Act.
Sec. 8.
For each fiscal year that funds are made available for allocation
Notification to States.
to States under the provisions of section 4 and section 6 of this Act, the Secretary shall ascertain, at the earliest practicable date during such year, the amount of the allocation to which each State is entitled, and shall notify each State in writing promptly thereafter as to the amount of such allocation.
Sec. 9.
Any State agricultural experiment station authorized
Administrative officer, duties.
to receive payments under the provisions of section 4 of this Act shall have a chief administrative officer, to be known as a director, and a treasurer or other officer appointed by the governing board of such station. Such treasurer or other officer shall receive and account for all funds paid to such station pursuant to the provisions of this Act, and shall submit a report, approved by the director of such station,
Report to Secretary.
to the Secretary on or before the first day of September of each year. Such report shall contain a detailed statement of the amount received under the provisions of this Act during the preceding fiscal year, and of its disbursements on schedules prescribed by the Secretary.
If any portion of the allotted funds received by the authorized receiving officer of any State agricultural experiment, station shall by any action or contingency be diminished, lost, or misapplied, it shall be repaid by the State concerned, and until repaid no part of any subsequent appropriation shall be allocated or paid to such State.
Sec. 10.
The Secretary shall make an annual report to the Congress during the first regular session of each year with respect to (1) payments made under this Act, (2) the facilities, by States, for which such payments were made, and (3) whether any portion of the appropriation available for allotment to any State has been withheld and, if so, the reasons therefor.
Sec. 11.
Any agricultural experiment station established by State law shall be eligible for benefits under this Act.
With respect to any State in which more than one agricultural experiment station has been established, any appropriations allocated for the use of such State pursuant to the provisions of this Act shall be divided between or among such institutions as the legislature of such State shall direct.
Sec. 12.
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for proper administration or this Act.
Approved July 22, 1963.