Title 7 — Agriculture
Chapter 64 — Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching
§ 3222a. Scholarships for students at 1890 Institutions
Statutory text
In general
Scholarship grant program established
The Secretary shall make grants to each college or university eligible to receive funds under the Act of (commonly known as the Second Morrill Act; 7 U.S.C. 322 [321] et seq.), including Tuskegee University, for purposes of awarding scholarships to individuals who—
have been accepted for admission at such college or university;
will be enrolled at such college or university not later than one year after the date of such acceptance; and
intend to pursue a career in the food and agricultural sciences, including a career in—
agribusiness;
energy and renewable fuels; or
financial management.
Condition
The Secretary may only award a grant under this subsection to a college or university described in paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that such college or university has established a competitive scholarship awards process for the award of scholarships to individuals described in such paragraph.
Annual limitation
Of the funds made available under subsection (b)(1), the Secretary may use not more than $10,000,000 to award grants under this subsection for the academic year beginning on , and each of the 4 succeeding academic years.
Amount of grant
Each grant made under this section shall be in an amount of not less than $500,000.
Funding
Mandatory funding
Funding
Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make available to carry out this section $40,000,000 not later than , to remain available until expended.
Additional funding
Not later than 30 days after , of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make available to carry out this section $10,000,000, to remain available until expended.
Further funding
Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make available to carry out this section $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2026, to remain available until expended.
Discretionary funding
In addition to amounts made available under paragraph (1), there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2023.
Administrative expenses
Of the funds made available under paragraphs (1) and (2) to carry out this section for a fiscal year, not more than 4 percent may be used for expenses related to administering the program under this section.
Report
Beginning on the date that is two years after the date on which the first grant is awarded under subsection (a), and every two years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report detailing—
the amount of funds provided to each eligible college or university under this section;
the number of scholarships awarded under each grant each fiscal year; and
the amount of each such scholarship.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977
Pub. L. 95–113 title XIV § 1446 · 91 Stat. 913
Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 3222a
Pub. L. 95–113, title XIV, § 1446, as added Pub. L. 115–334, title VII, § 7117, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4789
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 95–113, title XIV, § 1446, as added Pub. L. 115–334, title VII, § 7117, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4789Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 1446. agricultural research Section 1 of the Act of June 29, 1935 (49 Stat. 436, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 427), is amended by— (1) inserting after “electricity and other forms of power;” in the third sentence the following: “research and development relating to uses of solar energy with respect to farm buildings, farm homes, and farm machinery (including equipment used to dry and cure crops and provide irrigation);”; and (2) adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: “For “Solar energy.” purposes of this title, the term ‘solar energy’ means energy derived from sources (other than fossil fuels) and technologies included in the Federal Non-Nuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974, as amended.”. 42 USC 5901 note.Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024
Pub. L. 118–22 § 102(d)(5)(A)(i) · 137 Stat. 112
Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 3222a(a)(3)
Pub. L. 118–22, § 102(d)(5)(A)(i), substituted “4 succeeding” for “three succeeding”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 118–22, § 102(d)(5)(A)(i), substituted “4 succeeding” for “three succeeding”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(i) in subsection (a)(3), by striking “three” and inserting “4”; andFurther Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024
Pub. L. 118–22 § 102(d)(5)(A)(ii) · 137 Stat. 112
Amended · 7 U.S.C. § 3222a(b)(1)
Pub. L. 118–22, § 102(d)(5)(A)(ii), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A)
Inserted · 7 U.S.C. § 3222a(b)(1)
Pub. L. 118–22, § 102(d)(5)(A)(ii), inserted heading
Added · 7 U.S.C. § 3222a(b)(1)
Pub. L. 118–22, § 102(d)(5)(A)(ii), added subpar. (B)
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 118–22, § 102(d)(5)(A)(ii), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A), inserted heading, and added subpar. (B).Enacted provision · exact public law section
(ii) in subsection (b)(1)— (I) by striking “Of” and inserting the following: “(A) Funding.— Of” ; and (II) by adding at the end the following: “(B) Additional funding.— Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this subparagraph, of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make available to carry out this section $10,000,000, to remain available until expended.” .Pub. L. 119–21 title I § 10604(c) · 139 Stat. 109
Added · 7 U.S.C. § 3222a(b)(1)(C)
Pub. L. 119–21 added subpar. (C)
Unresolved: Pub. L. 119–21 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (b)(1)(C). Pub. L. 119–21 added subpar. (C).
5 of 6 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 unresolved
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Act of , referred to in subsec. (a)(1), is act Aug. 30, 1890, ch. 841, 26 Stat. 417, popularly known as the Agricultural College Act of 1890 and also as the Second Morrill Act, which is classified generally to subchapter II (§ 321 et seq.) of chapter 13 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 321 of this title and Tables.
Codification
Another section 1446 of Pub. L. 95–113 amended section 3104 of this title.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 3222a, Pub. L. 95–113, title XIV, § 1446, as added Pub. L. 101–624, title XVI, § 1612(a), , 104 Stat. 3721; amended Pub. L. 102–237, title IV, § 402(9), (10), , 105 Stat. 1863, which related to resident instruction at 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University, was repealed by Pub. L. 104–127, title VIII, § 855, , 110 Stat. 1172.
Amendments2023–2025 · 2 rounds
2025
Subsec. (b)(1)(C). Pub. L. 119–21 added subpar. (C).
2023
Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 118–22, § 102(d)(5)(A)(i), substituted “4 succeeding” for “three succeeding”.
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 118–22, § 102(d)(5)(A)(ii), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A), inserted heading, and added subpar. (B).
Credits
2018–2025 · 3 acts
- 2018Pub. L. 95–113, title XIV, § 1446, as added Pub. L. 115–334, title VII, § 7117, , 132 Stat. 4789
- 2023amended Pub. L. 118–22, div. B, title I, § 102(d)(5)(A), , 137 Stat. 117
- 2025Pub. L. 119–21, title I, § 10604(c), , 139 Stat. 109.
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(Pub. L. 95–113, title XIV, § 1446, as added Pub. L. 115–334, title VII, § 7117, , 132 Stat. 4789; amended Pub. L. 118–22, div. B, title I, § 102(d)(5)(A), , 137 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 119–21, title I, § 10604(c), , 139 Stat. 109.)