It is the policy of Congress to continue the agricultural research at State agricultural experiment stations which has been encouraged and supported by the Hatch Act of 1887 [[7 U.S.C. 361a](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section361a&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], the Adams Act of 1906, the Purnell Act of 1925, the Bankhead-Jones Act of 1935, and title I, section 9, of that Act as added by the Act of August 14, 1946, and Acts amendatory and supplementary thereto, and to promote the efficiency of such research by a codification and simplification of such laws. As used in this Act [[7 U.S.C. 361a](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section361a&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], the terms “State” or “States” are defined to include the several States (including the District of Columbia), Puerto Rico, Guam and the Virgin Islands. As used in this Act [[7 U.S.C. 361a](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section361a&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], the term “State agricultural experiment station” means a department which shall have been established, under direction of the college or university or agricultural departments of the college or university in each State in accordance with an Act approved July 2, 1862, (12 Stat. 503), entitled “An Act donating public lands to the several States and Territories which may provide colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts” [[7 U.S.C. 301](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section301&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.]; or such other substantially equivalent arrangements as any State shall determine.
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It is the policy of Congress to continue the agricultural research at State agricultural experiment stations which has been encouraged and supported by the Hatch Act of 1887 [[7 U.S.C. 361a](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section361a&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], the Adams Act of 1906, the Purnell Act of 1925, the Bankhead-Jones Act of 1935, and title I, section 9, of that Act as added by the Act of August 14, 1946, and Acts amendatory and supplementary thereto, and to promote the efficiency of such research by a codification and simplification of such laws. As used in this Act [[7 U.S.C. 361a](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section361a&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], the terms “State” or “States” are defined to include the several States (including the District of Columbia), Puerto Rico, Guam and the Virgin Islands. As used in this Act [[7 U.S.C. 361a](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section361a&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], the term “State agricultural experiment station” means a department which shall have been established, under direction of the college or university or agricultural departments of the college or university in each State in accordance with an Act approved July 2, 1862, (12 Stat. 503), entitled “An Act donating public lands to the several States and Territories which may provide colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts” [[7 U.S.C. 301](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section301&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.]; or such other substantially equivalent arrangements as any State shall determine.
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There is granted to the several States, for the purposes hereinafter mentioned in this subchapter, an amount of public land, to be apportioned to each State a quantity equal to thirty thousand acres for each Senator and Representative in Congress to which the States are respectively entitled by the apportionment under the census of 1860: Provided, That no mineral lands shall be selected or purchased under the provisions of said sections.
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§ 301. Land grant aid of colleges
There is granted to the several States, for the
purposes hereinafter mentioned in this sub-
chapter, an amount of public land, to be appor-
tioned to each State a quantity equal to thirty
thousand acres for each Senator and Represent-
ative in Congress to which the States are respec-
tively entitled by the apportionment under the
census of 1860: Provided, That no mineral lands
shall be selected or purchased under the provi-
sions of said sections.
(July 2, 1862, ch. 130, § 1, 12 Stat. 503.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Act July 2, 1862, with the exception of section 7, was
not incorporated into the Revised Statutes, probably
because the grants made thereby were regarded as exe-
cuted, and the provisions incidental thereto as tem-
porary. By act Mar. 3, 1883, ch. 102, 22 Stat. 484, how-
ever, section 4 of the original act was amended to read
as set out under section 304 of this title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
SHORT TITLE
Act July 2, 1862, which is classified to this sub-
chapter, is popularly known as the ‘‘Morrill Act’’ and
also as the ‘‘First Morrill Act’’.
EQUITY IN EDUCATIONAL LAND GRANT STATUS
Pub. L. 107–171, title VII, § 7201(e), May 13, 2002, 116
Stat. 437, provided that: ‘‘Not later than 1 year after
the date of enactment of this Act [May 13, 2002], the
Secretary of Agriculture shall submit a report con-
taining recommended criteria for designating addi-
tional 1994 Institutions [see section 532 of Pub. L.
103–382, set out below] to the Committee on Agriculture
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate.’’
Pub. L. 106–387, § 1(a) [title I], Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat.
1549, 1549A–7, provided in part: ‘‘That hereafter, any dis-
tribu
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Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
§ 361a. Congressional declaration of purpose;
definitions
It is the policy of Congress to continue the ag-
ricultural research at State agricultural experi-
ment stations which has been encouraged and
supported by the Hatch Act of 1887 [7 U.S.C. 361a
et seq.], the Adams Act of 1906, the Purnell Act
of 1925, the Bankhead-Jones Act of 1935, and title
I, section 9, of that Act as added by the Act of
August 14, 1946, and Acts amendatory and sup-
plementary thereto, and to promote the effi-
ciency of such research by a codification and
simplification of such laws. As used in this Act
[7 U.S.C. 361a et seq.], the terms ‘‘State’’ or
‘‘States’’ are defined to include the several
States (including the District of Columbia),
Puerto Rico, Guam and the Virgin Islands. As
used in this Act [7 U.S.C. 361a et seq.], the term
‘‘State agricultural experiment station’’ means
a department which shall have been established,
under direction of the college or university or
agricultural departments of the college or uni-
versity in each State in accordance with an Act
approved July 2, 1862, (12 Stat. 503), entitled ‘‘An
Act donating public lands to the several States
and Territories which may provide colleges for
the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic
arts’’ [7 U.S.C. 301 et seq.]; or such other sub-
stantially equivalent arrangements as any State
shall determine.
(Mar. 2, 1887, ch. 314, § 1, 24 Stat. 440; Aug. 11,
1955, ch. 790, § 1, 69 Stat. 671; Pub. L. 92–318, title
V, § 506(k), June 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 351; Pub. L.
93–471, title II, § 208(e), Oct. 26, 1974, 88 Stat. 1429;
Pub. L. 105–185, title II, § 203(c)(1), June 23, 1998,
112 Stat. 534.)
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Hatch Act of 1887, referred to in text, is act Mar.
2, 1887, ch. 314, 24