§ 344. Ascertainment of entitlement of State to funds; time and manner of payment; State reporting requirements; plans of work

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. 1914

   Pub. L. 63–79 § 4 · 38 Stat. 372

   Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 344

   May 8, 1914, ch. 79, § 4, 38 Stat. 374

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   May 8, 1914, ch. 79, § 4, 38 Stat. 374

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 4. That the sums hereby appropriated for extension work shall be paid in equal semiannual payments on the first day of January and July of each year by the Secretary of the Treasury upon the warrant of the Secretary of Agriculture, out of the Treasury of the United States, to the treasurer or other officer of the State duly Detailed statement of receipts and disbursements. authorized by the laws of the State to receive the same; and such officer shall be required to report to the Secretary of Agriculture, on or before the first day of September of each year, a detailed statement of the amount so received during the previous fiscal year, and of its disbursement, on forms prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture.

2. 1962

   Pub. L. 87–749 § 1(f) · 76 Stat. 745

   1. Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 344

      Pub. L. 87–749 substituted “quarterly payments in or about July, October, January, and April” for “semiannual payments on the first day of January and July”

   2. Struck · 7 U.S.C. § 344

      Pub. L. 87–749 struck out “, Territory or possession” wherever appearing

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 87–749 substituted “quarterly payments in or about July, October, January, and April” for “semiannual payments on the first day of January and July”, and struck out “, Territory or possession” wherever appearing.

3. 1976

   Fiscal Year Adjustment Act

   Pub. L. 94–273 § 15 · 90 Stat. 375

   1. Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 344

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

   2. Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 344

      Pub. L. 94–273 substituted “of April” for “of January”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 94–273 substituted “of October” for “of July” and “of April” for “of January”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 15. Section 4 of the Act of May 8, 1914, as amended (7 U.S.C. 344), is amended by deleting “July” the first time it appears, and “January” the last time it appears, and inserting “October” and “April”, respectively, in lieu thereof.

4. 1990

   Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990

   Pub. L. 101–624 title XVI § 1617 · 104 Stat. 3359

   Inserted · 7 U.S.C. § 344

   Pub. L. 101–624 inserted after second sentence “The Secretary shall ensure that each college seeking to receive funds under this subchapter has in place appropriate guidelines, as determined by the Secretary, to minimize actual or potential conflicts of interest among employees of such college whose salaries are funded in whole or in part with such funds.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 101–624 inserted after second sentence “The Secretary shall ensure that each college seeking to receive funds under this subchapter has in place appropriate guidelines, as determined by the Secretary, to minimize actual or potential conflicts of interest among employees of such college whose salaries are funded in whole or in part with such funds.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 1617. MINIMIZATION OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OF EMPLOYEES OF COLLEGES RECEIVING FUNDS UNDER THE SMITH-LEVER ACT. Section 4 of the Act of May 8, 1914 (commonly known as the Smith-Lever Act) (7 U.S.C. 344), is amended by inserting after the second sentence the following: “The Secretary shall ensure that each college seeking to receive funds under this Act has in place appropriate guidelines, as determined by the Secretary, to minimize actual or potential conflicts of interest among employees of such college whose salaries are funded in whole or in part with such funds.”.

5. 1998

   Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998

   Pub. L. 105–185 title II § 202(a) · 112 Stat. 523

   1. Inserted · 7 U.S.C. § 344

      Pub. L. 105–185 inserted section catchline

   2. Amended · 7 U.S.C. § 344

      Pub. L. 105–185 designated existing provisions as subsecs. (a) and (b)

   3. Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 344

      Pub. L. 105–185 inserted subsec. headings, in subsec. (b) substituted “The amount to which a State is entitled” for “Such sums”

   4. Added · 7 U.S.C. § 344

      Pub. L. 105–185 added subsecs. (c) to (e)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 105–185 inserted section catchline, designated existing provisions as subsecs. (a) and (b), inserted subsec. headings, in subsec. (b) substituted “The amount to which a State is entitled” for “Such sums”, and added subsecs. (c) to (e).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Smith-Lever Act.— Section 4 of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 344) is amended— (1) by striking “SEC. 4.” and inserting the following: “SEC. 4. ASCERTAINMENT OF ENTITLEMENT OF STATE TO FUNDS; TIME AND MANNER OF PAYMENT; STATE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS; PLANS OF WORK. “(a) Ascertainment of Entitlement.—”; (2) in the last sentence, by striking “Such sums” and inserting the following: “(b) Time and Manner of Payment; Related Reports.— The amount to which a State is entitled”; and (3) by adding at the end the following: “(c) Requirements Related to Plan of Work.— Each extension plan of work for a State required under subsection (a) shall contain descriptions of the following: “(1) The critical short-term, intermediate, and long-term agricultural issues in the State and the current and planned extension programs and projects targeted to address the issues. “(2) The process established to consult with extension users regarding the identification of critical agricultural issues in the State and the development of extension programs and projects targeted to address the issues. “(3) The efforts made to identify and collaborate with other colleges and universities within the State, and within other States, that have a unique capacity to address the identified agricultural issues in the State and the extent of current and emerging efforts (including regional efforts) to work with those other institutions. “(4) The manner in which research and extension, including research and extension activities funded other than through formula funds, will cooperate to address the critical issues in the State, including the activities to be carried out separately, the activities to be carried out sequentially, and the activities to be carried out jointly. “(5) The education and outreach programs already underway to convey available research results that are pertinent to a critical agricultural issue, including efforts to encourage multicounty cooperation in the dissemination of research results. “(d) Extension Protocols.— “(1) Development.— The Secretary of Agriculture shall develop protocols to be used to evaluate the success of multistate, multi-institutional, and multidisciplinary extension activities and joint research and extension activities in addressing critical agricultural issues identified in the plans of work submitted under subsection (a). “(2) Consultation.— The Secretary of Agriculture shall develop the protocols in consultation with the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board established under section 1408 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123) and land-grant colleges and universities. “(e) Treatment of Plans of Work for Other Purposes.— To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall consider a plan of work submitted under subsection (a) to satisfy other appropriate Federal reporting requirements.”.

   Effective date note
   Pub. L. 105–185, title II, § 202(c), June 23, 1998, 112 Stat. 533, provided that: “The amendments made by this section [amending this section and section 361g of this title] take effect on October 1, 1999.”

6. 2018

   Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

   Pub. L. 115–334 title VII § 7612(a)(2) · 132 Stat. 4490

   1. Added · 7 U.S.C. § 344(c)

      Pub. L. 115–334 added pars. (1) to (4)

   2. Struck · 7 U.S.C. § 344(c)

      Pub. L. 115–334 struck out former pars. (1) to (5) which read as follows:

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 115–334 added pars. (1) to (4) and struck out former pars. (1) to (5) which read as follows:

   “(1) The critical short-term, intermediate, and long-term agricultural issues in the State and the current and planned extension programs and projects targeted to address the issues. “(2) The process established to consult with extension users regarding the identification of critical agricultural issues in the State and the development of extension programs and projects targeted to address the issues. “(3) The efforts made to identify and collaborate with other colleges and universities within the State, and within other States, that have a unique capacity to address the identified agricultural issues in the State and the extent of current and emerging efforts (including regional efforts) to work with those other institutions. “(4) The manner in which research and extension, including research and extension activities funded other than through formula funds, will cooperate to address the critical issues in the State, including the activities to be carried out separately, the activities to be carried out sequentially, and the activities to be carried out jointly. “(5) The education and outreach programs already underway to convey available research results that are pertinent to a critical agricultural issue, including efforts to encourage multicounty cooperation in the dissemination of research results.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) in section 4(c) (7 U.S.C. 344(c)), by striking paragraphs (1) through (5) and inserting the following new paragraphs: “(1) A summary of planned projects or programs in the State using formula funds. “(2) A description of the manner in which the State will meet the requirements of section 3(h). “(3) A description of the manner in which the State will meet the requirements of section 3(i)(2) of the Hatch Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361c(i)(2)). “(4) A description of matching funds provided by the State with respect to the previous fiscal year.” .

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