**(a) In general**
(1) **Scholarship grant program established** — The Secretary shall make grants to each college or university eligible to receive funds under the Act of August 30, 1890 (commonly known as the Second Morrill Act; [7 U.S.C. 322](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section322&num=0&edition=prelim) [321] et seq.), including Tuskegee University, for purposes of awarding scholarships to individuals who—
(A) have been accepted for admission at such college or university;
(B) will be enrolled at such college or university not later than one year after the date of such acceptance; and
(C) intend to pursue a career in the food and agricultural sciences, including a career in—
(i) agribusiness;
(ii) energy and renewable fuels; or
(iii) financial management.
(2) **Condition** — The Secretary may only award a grant under this subsection to a college or university described in paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that such college or university has established a competitive scholarship awards process for the award of scholarships to individuals described in such paragraph.
(3) **Annual limitation** — Of the funds made available under subsection (b)(1), the Secretary may use not more than $10,000,000 to award grants under this subsection for the academic year beginning on July 1, 2020, and each of the 4 succeeding academic years.
(4) **Amount of grant** — Each grant made under this section shall be in an amount of not less than $500,000.
**(b) Funding**
(1) **Mandatory funding**
(A) *Funding* — Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make available to carry out this section $40,000,000 not later than October 1, 2019, to remain available until expended.
(B) *Additio
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**(a) In general**
(1) **Scholarship grant program established** — The Secretary shall make grants to each college or university eligible to receive funds under the Act of August 30, 1890 (commonly known as the Second Morrill Act; [7 U.S.C. 322](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section322&num=0&edition=prelim) [321] et seq.), including Tuskegee University, for purposes of awarding scholarships to individuals who—
(A) have been accepted for admission at such college or university;
(B) will be enrolled at such college or university not later than one year after the date of such acceptance; and
(C) intend to pursue a career in the food and agricultural sciences, including a career in—
(i) agribusiness;
(ii) energy and renewable fuels; or
(iii) financial management.
(2) **Condition** — The Secretary may only award a grant under this subsection to a college or university described in paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that such college or university has established a competitive scholarship awards process for the award of scholarships to individuals described in such paragraph.
(3) **Annual limitation** — Of the funds made available under subsection (b)(1), the Secretary may use not more than $10,000,000 to award grants under this subsection for the academic year beginning on July 1, 2020, and each of the 4 succeeding academic years.
(4) **Amount of grant** — Each grant made under this section shall be in an amount of not less than $500,000.
**(b) Funding**
(1) **Mandatory funding**
(A) *Funding* — Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make available to carry out this section $40,000,000 not later than October 1, 2019, to remain available until expended.
(B) *Additional funding* — Not later than 30 days after November 17, 2023, of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make available to carry out this section $10,000,000, to remain available until expended.
(C) *Further funding* — Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make available to carry out this section $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2026, to remain available until expended.
(2) **Discretionary funding** — In addition to amounts made available under paragraph (1), there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2023.
(3) **Administrative expenses** — Of the funds made available under paragraphs (1) and (2) to carry out this section for a fiscal year, not more than 4 percent may be used for expenses related to administering the program under this section.
**(c) Report** Beginning on the date that is two years after the date on which the first grant is awarded under subsection (a), and every two years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report detailing—
(1) the amount of funds provided to each eligible college or university under this section;
(2) the number of scholarships awarded under each grant each fiscal year; and
(3) the amount of each such scholarship.
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There is annually appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be paid as provided in [section 324 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section324&num=0&edition=prelim), to each State and Territory for the more complete endowment and maintenance of colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts established in accordance with the provisions of subchapter I of this chapter, $50,000 to be applied only to instruction in food and agricultural sciences, and to the facilities for such instruction: Provided, That said colleges may use a portion of this money for providing courses for the special preparation of instructors for teaching the elements of food and agricultural sciences.
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§ 322. Annual appropriation
There is annually appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, to be paid as provided in section 324 of
this title, to each State and Territory for the
more complete endowment and maintenance of
colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the
mechanic arts established in accordance with
the provisions of subchapter I of this chapter,
$50,000 to be applied only to instruction in food
and agricultural sciences, and to the facilities
for such instruction: Provided, That said colleges
may use a portion of this money for providing
courses for the special preparation of instruc-
tors for teaching the elements of food and agri-
cultural sciences.
(Aug. 30, 1890, ch. 841, § 1, 26 Stat. 417; Mar. 4,
1907, ch. 2907, 34 Stat. 1281, 1282; Pub. L. 97–98,
title XIV, § 1421, Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1306.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section is based on a part of section 1 of act Aug. 30,
1890, and the tenth and eleventh pars. under the head-
ing ‘‘Emergency Appropriations’’ of act Mar. 4, 1907.
Remainder of section 1 of act Aug. 30, 1890, is classified
to section 323 of this title.
AMENDMENTS
1981—Pub. L. 97–98 substituted ‘‘food and agricultural
sciences’’ for ‘‘agriculture, the mechanic arts, the
English language, and the various branches of mathe-
matical, physical, natural, and economic science, with
special reference to their applications in the industries
of life’’ and ‘‘the elements of food and agricultural
sciences’’ for ‘‘the elements of agriculture and the me-
chanic arts’’.
1907—Act Mar. 4, 1907, substituted ‘‘$50,000’’ for
‘‘$25,000’’, and inserted proviso.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1981 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 97–98 effective Dec. 22, 1981,
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§ 3222a. Scholarships for students at 1890 Institu-
tions
(a) In general
(1) Scholarship grant program established
The Secretary shall make grants to each
college or university eligible to receive funds
under the Act of August 30, 1890 (commonly
known as the Second Morrill Act; 7 U.S.C. 322
[321] et seq.), including Tuskegee University,
for purposes of awarding scholarships to indi-
viduals who—
(A) have been accepted for admission at
such college or university;
(B) will be enrolled at such college or uni-
versity not later than one year after the
date of such acceptance; and
(C) intend to pursue a career in the food
and agricultural sciences, including a career
in—
(i) agribusiness;
(ii) energy and renewable fuels; or
(iii) financial management.
(2) Condition
The Secretary may only award a grant under
this subsection to a college or university de-
scribed in paragraph (1) if the Secretary deter-
mines that such college or university has es-
tablished a competitive scholarship awards
process for the award of scholarships to indi-
viduals described in such paragraph.
(3) Annual limitation
Of the funds made available under sub-
section (b)(1), the Secretary may use not more
than $10,000,000 to award grants under this sub-
section for the academic year beginning on
July 1, 2020, and each of the 4 succeeding aca-
demic years.
(4) Amount of grant
Each grant made under this section shall be
in an amount of not less than $500,000.
(b) Funding
(1) Mandatory funding
(A) Funding
Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Cor-
poration, the Secretary shall make available
to carry out this section $40,000,000 not later
than October 1, 2019, to remain available
until expended.
(B) Additional funding
Not later than 30 days after November 17,
2023, of t