establishment of land-grant university

establishment of land-grant university Sec. 208. (a) In the administration of— (1) the Act of August 30, 1890 (7 U.S.C. 321–326, 328)(known as the Second Morrill Act), (2) the tenth paragraph under the heading “Emergency Appropriations” in the Act of March 4, 1907 (7 U.S.C. 322)(known as the Nelsen 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. 331), and (5) the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621–1627), the University shall be considered to be a university 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. 301–305, 307, 308)(known as the First Morrill Act); and the term “State” as used in the laws and provisions of law listed in the preceding paragraphs of this section shall include the District of Columbia. (b) In the administration of the Act of May 8, 1914 (7 U.S.C. 341–346, 347a–349)(known as the Smith-Lever Act)— (1) the University shall be considered to be a university 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. 301–305, 307, 308); and (2) the term “State” as used in such Act of May 8, 1949, shall include the District of Columbia, except that the District of Columbia shall not be eligible to receive any sums appropriated under section 3 of such Act. (c) In lieu of an authorization of appropriations for the District of Columbia under section 3 of such Act of May 8, 1914, there is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to provide cooperative agricultural extension work in the District of Columbia under such Act. Such sums may be used to pay no more than one-half of the total cost of providing such extension work. Any reference in such Act (other than section 3 thereof) to funds appropriated under such Act shall in the case of the District of Columbia be considered a reference to funds appropriated under this subsection. 88 Stat. 1429 (d) Four per centum of the sums appropriated under subsection (c) for each fiscal year shall be allotted to the Federal Extension Service of the Department of Agriculture for administrative, technical, and other services provided by the Service in carrying out the purposes of this section. (e) The second sentence of the first section of the Act of March 2, 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361a–361i) is amended by inserting “(including the District of Columbia)” immediately after “the several States”.