§ 342. — Cooperative agricultural extension work; cooperation with Secretary of Agriculture.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC342]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 13--AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGES
SUBCHAPTER IV--AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION WORK APPROPRIATION
Sec. 342. Cooperative agricultural extension work; cooperation
with Secretary of Agriculture
Cooperative agricultural extension work shall consist of the
development of practical applications of research knowledge and giving
of instruction and practical demonstrations of existing or improved
practices or technologies in agriculture, uses of solar energy with
respect to agriculture, home economics, and rural energy and subjects
relating thereto to persons not attending or resident in said colleges
in the several communities, and imparting information on said subjects
through demonstrations, publications, and otherwise and for the
necessary printing and distribution of information in connection with
the foregoing; and this work shall be carried on in such manner as may
be mutually agreed upon by the Secretary of Agriculture and the State
agricultural college or colleges or Territory or possession receiving
the benefits of this subchapter.
(May 8, 1914, ch. 79, Sec. 2, 38 Stat. 373; June 26, 1953, ch. 157,
Sec. 1, 67 Stat. 84; Pub. L. 87-749, Sec. 1(a), Oct. 5, 1962, 76 Stat.
745; Pub. L. 95-113, title XIV, Sec. 1447(3), Sept. 29, 1977, 91 Stat.
1011; Pub. L. 96-294, title II, Sec. 256(2), June 30, 1980, 94 Stat.
708; Pub. L. 99-198, title XIV, Sec. 1435(a), Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat.
1557.)
Codification
Another section 1447 of Pub. L. 95-113 is classified to section
3222b of this title.
Amendments
1985--Pub. L. 99-198 substituted ``shall consist of the development
of practical applications of research knowledge and giving of
instruction and practical demonstrations of existing or improved
practices or technologies'' for ``shall consist of the giving of
instructions and practical demonstrations''.
1980--Pub. L. 96-294 inserted reference to rural energy.
1977--Pub. L. 95-113 inserted reference to uses of solar energy with
respect to agriculture.
1962--Pub. L. 87-749 inserted ``or Territory or possession'' after
``college or colleges''.
1953--Act June 26, 1953, inserted ``and subjects relating thereto''
after ``agriculture and home economics'' near beginning of section, and
inserted reference to necessary printing and distribution of
information.
Effective Date of 1985 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 99-198 effective Oct. 1, 1985, see section
1435(d) of Pub. L. 99-198, set out as a note under section 343 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.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 343, 347a of this title;
title 42 section 8852.
