7 USC § 7601 - Definitions

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title: "7 USC § 7601 - Definitions"
title_number: 7
title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
section_number: "7601"
section_name: "Definitions"
chapter_number: 103
chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION REFORM"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 105–185, § 2, June 23, 1998, 112 Stat. 525; Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7129(c)(1), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1226; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VII, § 7129(c)(1), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1988.)"
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# § 7601. Definitions

In this Act:

**(1)** **1862 Institution** July 2, 186212 Stat. 5037 U.S.C. 301

The term “1862 Institution” means a college or university eligible to receive funds under the Act of  (, chapter 130;  et seq.).

**(2)** **1890 Institution** August 30, 189026 Stat. 4197 U.S.C. 321

The term “1890 Institution” means a college or university eligible to receive funds under the Act of  (, chapter 841;  et seq.), including Tuskegee University.

**(3)** **1994 Institution** Public Law 103–3827 U.S.C. 301

The term “1994 Institution” means 1 of the 1994 Institutions (as defined in section 532 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (;  note)) (as amended by section 251(a)).

**(4)** **Advisory Board** section 3123 of this title

The term “Advisory Board” means the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board established under .

**(5)** **Department** The term “Department” means the Department of Agriculture.

**(6)** **Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges and universities** section 3103 of this title

The term “Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges and universities” has the meaning given the term in .

**(7)** **Secretary** The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–185, § 2, June 23, 1998, 112 Stat. 525; Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7129(c)(1), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1226; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VII, § 7129(c)(1), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1988.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This Act, referred to in text, is , , , known as the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note below and Tables.

Act of , referred to in par. (1), is , , popularly known as the “Morrill Act” and also as the “First Morrill Act”, which is classified generally to subchapter I (§ 301 et seq.) of chapter 13 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

Act of , referred to in par. (2), is , , popularly known as the Agricultural College Act of 1890 and also as the Second Morrill Act, which is classified generally to subchapter II (§ 321 et seq.) of chapter 13 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

Section 251(a), referred to in par. (3), is .

### Codification

and  made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by  were repealed by .

### Amendments

2008—Pars. (6), (7). , added par. (6) and redesignated former par. (6) as (7).

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2008 Amendment

Amendment of this section and repeal of  by  effective , the date of enactment of , see , set out as an Effective Date note under .

### Short Title

> “This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the ‘Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998’.”

, , , provided that: