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[CITE: 7USC331]

 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
            CHAPTER 13--AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGES
 
                 SUBCHAPTER III--RETIREMENT OF EMPLOYEES
 
Sec. 331. Retirement of land-grant college employees

    Pursuant to the recognized obligations of governments to guarantee 
the social security of their employees and in order to provide for the 
retirement on an annuity, or otherwise, of all persons being paid 
salaries in whole or in part from grants of Federal funds to the several 
States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam pursuant to the terms 
of the Act approved July 2, 1862, for the endowment and support of 
colleges of agriculture and mechanic arts [7 U.S.C. 301 et seq.], and 
Acts supplementary thereto providing for instruction in agriculture and 
mechanic arts, for the establishment of agricultural experiment 
stations, and for cooperative extension work in agriculture and home 
economics, all States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam are 
after March 4, 1940, authorized, notwithstanding any contrary provisions 
in said Acts, to withhold from expenditure, from Federal funds advanced 
under the terms of said Acts, amounts designated as employer 
contributions to be made by the States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, 
or Guam to retirement systems established in accordance with the laws of 
such States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, or Guam, or established by 
the governing boards of colleges of agriculture and mechanic arts in 
accordance with the authority vested in them, and to deposit such 
amounts to the credit of such retirement systems for subsequent 
disbursement in accordance with the terms of the retirement systems in 
effect in the respective States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and 
Guam: Provided, That there shall not be deducted from Federal funds and 
deposited to the credit of retirement accounts as employer 
contributions, amounts in excess of 5 per centum of that portion of the 
salaries of employees paid from such Federal funds: Provided further, 
That, for the purpose of making deposits and contributions in retirement 
systems in favor of any employee, in no event shall the deductions from 
any Federal fund advanced pursuant to the foregoing Acts be in greater 
proportion to the total deductions for such employee than the salary 
received under such Federal funds bears to the total salary from Federal 
sources: Provided further, That the deposits and contributions from 
funds of Federal origin to any retirement system established by a State, 
Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, or Guam or a land-grant college must be 
at least equaled by the total contributions thereto on the part of the 
individuals concerned, the State, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, or 
Guam, and the counties: And provided further, That no deductions for the 
foregoing purposes shall be made from Federal funds in support of 
employees appointed pursuant to the terms of the foregoing Acts, whose 
salaries are paid wholly by the States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, 
or Guam: Provided further, That the provisions of this section shall not 
apply to any employee paid in whole or in part from Federal funds who 
may be subject to subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5.

(Mar. 4, 1940, ch. 38, 54 Stat. 39; Pub. L. 92-318, title V, 
Sec. 506(e), June 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 351.)

                       References in Text

    The Act approved July 2, 1862, referred to in text, is act July 2, 
1862, ch. 130, 12 Stat. 503, as amended, known as the ``Morrill Act'' 
and also known as the ``First Morrill Act'', which is classified 
generally to subchapter I (Sec. 301 et seq.) of this chapter. ``Acts 
supplementary thereto'' include act Aug. 30, 1890, ch. 841, 26 Stat. 
417, as amended, popularly known as the Agricultural College Act of 
1890, and also known as the Second Morrill Act, which is classified 
generally to subchapter II (Sec. 321 et seq.) of this chapter. For 
complete classification of these Acts to the Code, see Short Title notes 
set out under sections 301 and 321 of this title and Tables.

                          Codification

    ``Subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5'' substituted in text for 
``United States Civil Service Retirement Act, as amended'' on authority 
of Pub. L. 89-544, Sec. 7(b), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 631, 632, the 
first section of which enacted Title 5, Government Organization and 
Employees.


                               Amendments

    1972--Pub. L. 92-318 substituted ``, Puerto Rico, the Virgin 
Islands, and Guam'' and ``, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, or Guam'' 
for ``and Territories'' and ``or Territories'', respectively, wherever 
appearing and inserted in third proviso reference to Puerto Rico, Virgin 
Islands, and Guam.


                    Effective Date of 1972 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 92-318 effective after June 30, 1970, see 
section 506(n) of Pub. L. 92-318, set out as an Effective Date note 
under section 326a of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 361d, 3195, 3221, 3222 of 
this title.
