Funding for Student Scholarships for the 1890s Land-Grant African-American Colleges and Universities Act
This bill amends the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to establish and provide funding for a grant program within the Department of Agriculture (USDA) for scholarships for students at 1890 land-grant colleges and universities (historically black colleges and universities established under the Second Morrill Act of 1890). USDA may award the scholarships to students who: (1) are seeking to attend such a college or university, and (2) intend to pursue a career in the food and agricultural sciences.
[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6020 Introduced in House (IH)]
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114th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6020
To amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching
Policy Act of 1977 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish
a grant program under which the Secretary will award $19,000,000 of
grant funding to the 19 1890-institutions ($1,000,000 to each
institution), such as Tuskegee University in Alabama, Prairie View A&M
University of Texas, Fort Valley State University of Georgia, North
Carolina A&T State University, and Florida A&M University, and allocate
the $1,000,000 to each such institution for purposes of awarding
scholarships to students attending such institutions, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 14, 2016
Mr. David Scott of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Fudge, Mr.
Ashford, Mrs. Love, Ms. Graham, and Ms. Adams) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
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A BILL
To amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching
Policy Act of 1977 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish
a grant program under which the Secretary will award $19,000,000 of
grant funding to the 19 1890-institutions ($1,000,000 to each
institution), such as Tuskegee University in Alabama, Prairie View A&M
University of Texas, Fort Valley State University of Georgia, North
Carolina A&T State University, and Florida A&M University, and allocate
the $1,000,000 to each such institution for purposes of awarding
scholarships to students attending such institutions, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Funding for
Student Scholarships for the 1890s Land-Grant African-American Colleges
and Universities Act''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Act of August 30, 1890 (26 Stat. 419, chapter 841;
7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.) brought about the establishment of the
following 19 public, African-American land-grant colleges and
universities:
(A) Alabama A&M University.
(B) Alcorn State University.
(C) Central State University.
(D) Delaware State University.
(E) Florida A&M University.
(F) Fort Valley State University.
(G) Kentucky State University.
(H) Langston University.
(I) Lincoln University.
(J) North Carolina A&T State University.
(K) Prairie View A&M University.
(L) South Carolina State University.
(M) Southern University System.
(N) Tennessee State University.
(O) Tuskegee University.
(P) University of Arkansas Pine Bluff.
(Q) University of Maryland Eastern Shore.
(R) Virginia State University.
(S) West Virginia State University.
(2) Funding for agricultural education, research, and
extension at such colleges and universities is authorized to be
appropriated to the Department of Agriculture with each farm
bill, which is enacted approximately every 5 years.
(3) The Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-79)
authorizes the appropriation of Federal funds for research,
education, and extension activities at such colleges and
universities and the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
2016 (Division A of Public Law 114-113) appropriated
$19,000,000 for education grants for such colleges and
universities.
(4) There is a great need to increase the number of young
African-Americans seeking careers in the food and agricultural
sciences (as defined in section 1404 of the National
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of
1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)), including agribusiness, food production,
distribution, and retailing, the clothing industries, energy
and renewable fuels, and farming marketing, finance, and
distribution.
(5) Scholarship funding provided to increase the number of
young African-American individuals seeking a career in the food
and agricultural sciences shall be provided with the caveat
that such scholarship students shall commit to pursue a career
in the food and agricultural sciences, including agribusiness,
food production, distribution, and retailing, the clothing
industries, energy and renewable fuels, and farming marketing,
finance, and distribution.
(6) The average age of farmers and producers in the United
States is 60 years of age and continues to rise.
(7) Beginning farmers and ranchers (as defined in section
7405 of Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7
U.S.C. 3319f)) need greater assistance in the financing of
their education because of the increased startup costs
associated with farming, such as the purchase of land and
farming equipment.
(c) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are the following:
(1) To address the national crisis posed by the aging
farmer and producer population in the United States.
(2) To increase the number of young African-American
individuals seeking a career in the food and agricultural
sciences (as defined in section 1404 of the National
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of
1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)), including agribusiness, food production,
distribution, and retailing, the clothing industries, energy
and renewable fuels, and farming marketing, finance, and
distribution.
(3) To reduce the average age of farmers and producers in
the United States.
(4) To provide greater assistance to beginning farmers and
ranchers (as defined in section 7405 of Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 3319f)).
(5) To provide scholarships to African-American students
seeking careers in the food and agricultural sciences.
SEC. 2. SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING 1890-INSTITUTIONS.
Subtitle G of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 is amended by inserting after section 1445
(7 U.S.C. 3222) the following new section:
``SEC. 1446. SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS AT 1890 LAND-GRANT COLLEGES,
INCLUDING TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY.
``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish a grant program
under which the Secretary will award a grant to each college eligible
to receive funds under the Act of August 30, 1890 (26 Stat. 417-419, as
amended; 7 U.S.C. 321-326 and 328), including Tuskegee University (in
this section referred to as `eligible institutions') for purposes of
awarding scholarships to individuals who--
``(1) are seeking to attend such college; and
``(2) intend to pursue a career in the food and
agricultural sciences, including a career in agribusiness, food
production, distribution, and retailing, the clothing
industries, energy and renewable fuels, and farming marketing,
finance, and distribution.
``(b) Funding.--
``(1) In general.--Of the funds of the Commodity Credit
Corporation, the Secretary shall make available to carry out
this section $19,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through
2022.
``(2) Allocation.--Of the funds made available under
paragraph (1) in a fiscal year, the Secretary shall allocate to
each eligible institution $1,000,000.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
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