§ 341. — Cooperative extension work by colleges.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 7USC341]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 13--AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGES
SUBCHAPTER IV--AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION WORK APPROPRIATION
Sec. 341. Cooperative extension work by colleges
In order to aid in diffusing among the people of the United States
useful and practical information on subjects relating to agriculture,
uses of solar energy with respect to agriculture, home economics, and
rural energy, and to encourage the application of the same, there may be
continued or inaugurated in connection with the college or colleges in
each State, Territory, or possession, now receiving, or which may
hereafter receive, the benefits of subchapters I and II of this chapter,
agricultural extension work which shall be carried on in cooperation
with the United States Department of Agriculture: Provided, That in any
State, Territory, or possession in which two or more such colleges have
been or hereafter may be established, the appropriations hereinafter
made to such State, Territory, or possession shall be administered by
such college or colleges as the legislature of such State, Territory, or
possession may direct. For the purposes of this subchapter, the term
``solar energy'' means energy derived from sources (other than fossil
fuels) and technologies included in the Federal Non-Nuclear \1\ Energy
Research and Development Act of 1974, as amended [42 U.S.C. 5901 et
seq.].
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\1\ So in original. Probably should be ``Nonnuclear''.
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(May 8, 1914, ch. 79, Sec. 1, 38 Stat. 372; June 26, 1953, ch. 157,
Sec. 1, 67 Stat. 83; Pub. L. 95-113, title XIV, Sec. 1447(1), (2), Sept.
29, 1977, 91 Stat. 1011; Pub. L. 96-294, title II, Sec. 256(1), June 30,
1980, 94 Stat. 708.)
References in Text
The Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974,
as amended, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 93-577, Dec. 31, 1974, 88
Stat. 1878, as amended, which is classified generally to chapter 74
(Sec. 5901 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note
set out under section 5901 of Title 42 and Tables.
Codification
Another section 1447 of Pub. L. 95-113 is classified to section
3222b of this title.
Amendments
1980--Pub. L. 96-294 inserted reference to rural energy.
1977--Pub. L. 95-113 inserted reference to the uses of solar energy
with respect to agriculture and inserted definition of ``solar energy''.
1953--Act June 26, 1953, inserted ``continued or'' before
``inaugurated'' near beginning of section, inserted references to
``territory, or possession'' after ``State,'' wherever the latter term
appeared, and struck out a second proviso which continued farm
management work and farmers' cooperative demonstration work as conducted
May 8, 1914, pending inauguration and development of cooperative
extension work under sections 341-343 and 344-348 of this title.
Effective Date of 1977 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 95-113 effective Oct. 1, 1977, see section 1901
of Pub. L. 95-113, set out as a note under section 1307 of this title.
Short Title
Act May 8, 1914, ch. 79, Sec. 11, as added by Pub. L. 105-185,
Sec. 3(a), June 23, 1998, 112 Stat. 525, provided that: ``This Act
[enacting this subchapter] may be cited as the `Smith-Lever Act'.''
Act May 8, 1914, as amended, is also popularly known as the
``Agricultural Extension Work Act''.
Transfer of Functions
Functions of all officers, agencies, and employees of Department of
Agriculture transferred, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of
Agriculture by 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 2, Sec. 1, eff. June 4, 1953, 18
F.R. 3219, 67 Stat. 633, set out as a note under section 2201 of this
title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 42 section 8852.
