SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 42--EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF CONGRESS THAT AUGUST 30, 2020, BE OBSERVED AS THE 130TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1890 LAND- GRANT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS; Congressional Record Vol. 166, No. 135
(Senate - July 30, 2020)
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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 42--EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF CONGRESS THAT
AUGUST 30, 2020, BE OBSERVED AS THE 130TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1890 LAND-
GRANT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself, Mr. Jones, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Manchin, Mr.
Perdue, Mr. Warner, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Portman, Mr.
Cardin, Mrs. Loeffler, Mr. Van Hollen, and Mr. Wicker) submitted the
following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry:
S. Con. Res. 42
Whereas the Act of August 30, 1890 (7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.),
popularly known as the ``Second Morrill Act'', led to the
creation of 19 historically Black Federal land-grant
educational institutions;
Whereas the 19 historically Black 1890 land-grant
educational institutions are identified as Lincoln
University, Alcorn State University, the University of
Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Alabama A&M University, Prairie View
A&M University, Southern University, Virginia State
University, Kentucky State University, the University of
Maryland Eastern Shore, Florida A&M University, Delaware
State University, North Carolina A&T State University, Fort
Valley State University, South Carolina State University,
Langston University, Tennessee State University, Tuskegee
University, Central State University, and West Virginia State
University;
Whereas the Act of May 8, 1914 (7 U.S.C. 341), popularly
known as the ``Smith-Lever Act'', provided for the
establishment of the Cooperative Extension Service within the
Department of Agriculture for the dissemination, through
Federal land-grant educational institutions, of information
pertaining to agriculture and home economics;
Whereas, since the 125th Anniversary of the 19 historically
Black 1890 land-grant educational institutions in 2015,
Congress passed the 2018 Farm Bill which included new Federal
investments, such as--
(1) the program providing scholarships for students at 1890
land-grant educational institutions under section 1446 of the
National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 322a); and
(2) the recognition of at least 3 Centers of Excellence at
1890 land-grant educational institutions under section
1673(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act
of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5926(d)); and
Whereas appropriate recognition should be given to the
significant contributions made by the 19 historically Black
1890 land-grant educational institutions to the heritage,
educational development, advancement, and agricultural
strength of the United States: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the 130th anniversary of the 1890 Land-Grant
Educational Institutions should be observed;
(2) such a day should be observed with appropriate
ceremonies and activities to recognize the collective
contributions that these 19 historically Black Federal land-
grant educational institutions have made to the United
States;
(3) the Second Morrill Act and the Smith-Lever Act have
helped the United States develop agricultural leaders; and
(4) the Department of Agriculture and the National
Institute of Food and Agriculture should remain committed to
supporting the goals of the Second Morrill Act and the Smith-
Lever Act.
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