Land-grant colleges.

In the administration of: (1) the Act of August 30, 1890 (7 U.S.C. §§ 321 to 326 , and 328 ) (known as the Second Morrill Act); (2) the 10th paragraph under the heading “Emergency Appropriations” in the Act of March 4, 1907 (7 U.S.C. § 322 ) (known as the Nelson Amendment); (3) section 22 of the Act of June 29, 1935 (7 U.S.C. § 329 ) (known as the Bankhead-Jones Act); (4) the Act of March 4, 1940 (7 U.S.C. §§ 1621 to 1627 ); (5) the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. §§ 1621 to 1627 , 1628 [repealed], 1629); and (6) section 38-1108 ; the Federal City College and the Washington Technical Institute shall each be considered to be a college established for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts in accordance with the provisions of the Act of July 2, 1862 (7 U.S.C. §§ 301 to 305 , 307 , and 308 ) (known as the First Morrill Act); and the term “state” as used in the laws and provisions of law listed in the preceding clauses of this section shall include the District of Columbia.