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[CITE: 7USC361a]

 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
              CHAPTER 14--AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATIONS
 
                    SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
 
Sec. 361a. Congressional declaration of purpose; definitions

    It is the policy of Congress to continue the agricultural research 
at State agricultural experiment stations which has been encouraged and 
supported by the Hatch Act of 1887 [7 U.S.C. 361a et seq.], the Adams 
Act of 1906, the Purnell Act of 1925, the Bankhead-Jones Act of 1935, 
and title I, section 9, of that Act as added by the Act of August 14, 
1946, and Acts amendatory and supplementary thereto, and to promote the 
efficiency of such research by a codification and simplification of such 
laws. As used in this Act [7 U.S.C. 361a et seq.], the terms ``State'' 
or ``States'' are defined to include the several States (including the 
District of Columbia), Puerto Rico, Guam and the Virgin Islands. As used 
in this Act [7 U.S.C. 361a et seq.], the term ``State agricultural 
experiment station'' means a department which shall have been 
established, under direction of the college or university or 
agricultural departments of the college or university in each State in 
accordance with an Act approved July 2, 1862, (12 Stat. 503), entitled 
``An Act donating public lands to the several States and Territories 
which may provide colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the 
mechanic arts'' [7 U.S.C. 301 et seq.]; or such other substantially 
equivalent arrangements as any State shall determine.

(Mar. 2, 1887, ch. 314, Sec. 1, 24 Stat. 440; Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 790, 
Sec. 1, 69 Stat. 671; Pub. L. 92-318, title V, Sec. 506(k), June 23, 
1972, 86 Stat. 351; Pub. L. 93-471, title II, Sec. 208(e), Oct. 26, 
1974, 88 Stat. 1429; Pub. L. 105-185, title II, Sec. 203(c)(1), June 23, 
1998, 112 Stat. 534.)

                       References in Text

    The Hatch Act of 1887, referred to in text, is act Mar. 2, 1887, ch. 
314, 24 Stat. 440, as amended, which is classified generally to sections 
361a to 361i of this title. For complete classification of this act to 
the Code, see Short Title note set out below, and Tables.
    The Adams Act of 1906, referred to in text, is act Mar. 16, 1906, 
ch. 951, 34 Stat. 63, as amended, which was classified to sections 361, 
366, 369, 371, 373 to 376, 380, and 382 of this title, and was repealed 
by act Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 790, Sec. 2, 69 Stat. 674. For complete 
classification of this Act to the Code prior to repeal, see Tables.
    The Purnell Act of 1925, referred to in text, is act Feb. 24, 1925, 
ch. 308, 43 Stat. 970, as amended, which was classified to sections 361, 
366, 370, 371, 373 to 376, 380, and 382 of this title, and was repealed 
by act Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 790, Sec. 2, 69 Stat. 674. For complete 
classification of this Act to the Code prior to repeal, see Tables.
    The Bankhead-Jones Act of 1935, referred to in text, is act June 29, 
1935, ch. 338, 49 Stat. 436, as amended, which was classified 
principally to sections 329 and 427 to 427j of this title, and was 
repealed by act Aug. 11, 1966, ch. 790, Sec. 2, 69 Stat. 674, except for 
sections 1, 10, and 22 of the Act, which are classified to sections 427, 
427i, and 329 of this title, respectively. For complete classification 
of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
    Title I, section 9, of that Act, referred to in text, was classified 
to section 427h of this title prior to repeal.
    The Act approved July 2, 1862 (12 Stat. 503), referred to in text, 
is act July 2, 1862, ch. 130, 12 Stat. 503, as amended, popularly known 
as the ``Morrill Act'' and also as the ``First Morrill Act'', which is 
classified generally to subchapter I of chapter 13 (Sec. 301 et seq.) of 
this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see 
Short Title note set out under section 301 of this Act and Tables.

                          Codification

    Section 208 of Pub. L. 93-471, cited as a credit to this section, 
was renumbered section ``209'' by D.C. Law 1-36, Sec. 4, Nov. 1, 1975, 
22 DCR 2911.
    Section was formerly classified to section 362 of this title.


                               Amendments

    1998--Pub. L. 105-185 struck out ``Alaska, Hawaii,'' before ``Puerto 
Rico'' in second sentence.
    1974--Pub. L. 93-471 defined ``State'' to include the District of 
Columbia.
    1972--Pub. L. 92-318 defined ``State'' to include Guam and the 
Virgin Islands.
    1955--Act Aug. 11, 1955, amended section generally to continue 
agricultural research at the agricultural experiment stations, to 
restate the declaration of purpose, and to insert definitions of 
``State'' and ``State agricultural experiment station.'' Former 
provisions which required division of appropriations between colleges of 
same state are now contained in section 361h of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1974 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 93-471 effective July 1, 1975, unless Pub. L. 
93-471 repealed by District of Columbia Council after Jan. 2, 1975, and 
prior to July 1, 1975; or such amendment by Pub. L. 93-471, as amended 
by the District Council, also effective July 1, 1975, or some other date 
prescribed by the Council as authorized under provisions of section 407 
of Pub. L. 93-471.


                    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.


                               Short Title

    Act Mar. 2, 1887, ch. 314, Sec. 10, as added by Pub. L. 105-185, 
Sec. 3(b), June 23, 1998, 112 Stat. 526, provided that: ``This Act 
[enacting sections 361a to 361i of this title] may be cited as the 
`Hatch Act of 1887'.''


                            Arlington Estate

    Besides the provisions establishing agricultural experiment 
stations, contained in act Mar. 2, 1887, a portion of the Arlington 
estate in the State of Virginia was set apart for experimental 
agricultural purposes by act April 18, 1900, ch. 243, 31 Stat. 135, and 
provisions for establishing and maintaining a general experimental farm 
and agricultural station thereon were made by the subsequent 
agricultural appropriation acts.


               Admission of Alaska and Hawaii to Statehood

    Alaska was admitted into the Union on Jan. 3, 1959, on issuance of 
Proc. No. 3269, Jan. 3, 1959, 24 F.R. 81, 73 Stat. c16, and Hawaii was 
admitted into the Union on Aug. 21, 1959, on issuance of Proc. No. 3309, 
Aug. 21, 1959, 24 F.R. 6868, 73 Stat. c74. For Alaska Statehood Law, see 
Pub. L. 85-508, July 7, 1958, 72 Stat. 339, set out as a note preceding 
section 21 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions. For Hawaii 
Statehood Law, see Pub. L. 86-3, Mar. 18, 1959, 73 Stat. 4, set out as a 
note preceding section 491 of Title 48.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 361c, 361d, 361e, 361g, 
361h, 361i, 418, 2664 of this title; title 16 section 582a-1.
