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Title 7 — Agriculture

Chapter 13 — Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges

§ 326. Ascertainment and certification of amounts due States; certificates withheld from States; appeal to Congress

Statutory text

On or before the 1st day of October in each year, the Secretary of Agriculture shall ascertain and certify to the Secretary of the Treasury as to each State and Territory whether it is entitled to receive its share of the annual appropriation for colleges, or of institutions for colored students, under this subchapter, and the amount which thereupon each is entitled, respectively, to receive. If the Secretary of Agriculture shall withhold a certificate from any State or Territory of its appropriation the facts and reasons therefor shall be reported to the President, and the amount involved shall be kept separate in the Treasury until the close of the next Congress, in order that the State or Territory may, if it should so desire, appeal to Congress from the determination of the Secretary of Agriculture. If the next Congress shall not direct such sum to be paid it shall be covered into the Treasury.

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.

  1. Pub. L. 51–841 § 4 · 26 Stat. 417

    Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 326

    Aug. 30, 1890, ch. 841, § 4, 26 Stat. 419

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Aug. 30, 1890, ch. 841, § 4, 26 Stat. 419

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 4. That on or before the first day of July in each year, after Annual ascertainment and certification of amounts, etc., due to States, etc. the passage of this act, the Secretary of the Interior shall ascertain and certify to the Secretary of the Treasury as to each State and Territory whether it is entitled to receive its share of the annual appropriation for colleges, or of institutions for colored students, under this act, and the amount which thereupon each is entitled, respectively, to receive. If the Secretary of the Interior shall withhold Withheld certificates. a certificate from any State or Territory of its appropriation the facts and reasons therefor shall be reported to the President, Secretary of Interior to report facts to President, etc. Appeal from Secretary of Interior to Congress. Congress failing, amount to covered in. Secretary of Interior to administer the law. and the amount involved shall be kept separate in the Treasury until the close of the next Congress, in order that the State or Territory may, if it should so desire, appeal to Congress from the determination of the Secretary of the Interior. If the next Congress shall not direct such sum to be paid it shall be covered into the Treasury. And the Secretary of the Interior is hereby charged with the proper administration of this law.

  2. Fiscal Year Adjustment Act

    Pub. L. 94–273 § 3(1) · 90 Stat. 375

    Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 326

    Pub. L. 94–273 substituted “October” for “July”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 94–273 substituted “October” for “July”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) section 4 of the Act of August 30, 1890 (7 U.S.C. 326);

2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section constitutes part of section 4 of act . Remainder of section 4 is classified to section 321 of this title.

Amendments

1976—Pub. L. 94–273 substituted “October” for “July”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Transfer of Functions

For transfer of functions under this section to Secretary of Agriculture, see note set out under section 321 of this title.

Functions of Department of Health, Education, and Welfare and Secretary thereof under this subchapter transferred to Secretary of Education by section 301(a)(2)(E) of Pub. L. 96–88, which is classified to section 3441(a)(2)(E) of Title 20, Education.

Transfer of functions from Secretary of the Interior to Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, see note set out under section 321 of this title.

Credits

1890–1981 · 6 acts
  1. 1890Aug. 30, 1890, ch. 841, § 4, 26 Stat. 419
  2. 19391939 Reorg. Plan No. I, §§ 201, 204, eff. , 4 F.R. 2728, 53 Stat. 1424
  3. 19531953 Reorg. Plan No. 1, §§ 5, 8, eff. , 18 F.R. 2053, 67 Stat. 631
  4. 1976Pub. L. 94–273, § 3(1), , 90 Stat. 376
  5. 1979Pub. L. 96–88, title III, § 301(a)(2)(E), , 93 Stat. 677
  6. 1981Pub. L. 97–97, title XIV, § 1419, , 95 Stat. 1306.
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(Aug. 30, 1890, ch. 841, § 4, 26 Stat. 419; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. I, §§ 201, 204, eff. , 4 F.R. 2728, 53 Stat. 1424; 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 1, §§ 5, 8, eff. , 18 F.R. 2053, 67 Stat. 631; Pub. L. 94–273, § 3(1), , 90 Stat. 376; Pub. L. 96–88, title III, § 301(a)(2)(E), , 93 Stat. 677; Pub. L. 97–97, title XIV, § 1419, , 95 Stat. 1306.)

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