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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 751

To utilize the most current Federal census data in the distribution of Federal

funds for agriculture, nutrition, and forestry.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FEBRUARY 3, 1993

Mr. BACCHUS of Florida (for himself, Mr. GIBBONS, Mr. HUTTO, Mr. HASTINGS, Mrs. MEEK, Mr. JOHNSTON of Florida, Mr. DEUTSCH, Ms. BROWN

of Florida, Mr. SHAW, Mr. PETERSON of Florida, and Mr. GOSS)

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on

Agriculture

A BILL

To utilize the most current Federal census data in the distribution of Federal funds for agriculture, nutrition, and

forestry.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Agriculture, Nutrition,

5 and Forestry Fair Share Act of 1993’’.

6 SEC. 2. AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION, AND FORESTRY.

7 (a) AGRICULTURE EXPERIMENT STATIONS.—Section

8 3 of the Act entitled ‘‘An act to establish agricultural ex-
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1 periment stations in connection with the colleges estab2 lished in the several States under the provisions of an act

3 approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-two,

4 and of the acts supplementary thereto’’, approved March

5 2, 1887 (commonly known as the Hatch Act of 1887) (7

6 U.S.C. 361c(c)(2)) is amended in subsection (c)(2), by

7 striking ‘‘as determined by the last preceding decennial

8 census current at the time each such additional sum is

9 first appropriated’’ each place it appears and inserting in

10 lieu thereof ‘‘according to the latest available estimates

11 prepared by the Department of Commerce’’.

12 (b) AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AT 1890 LAND

13 GRANT COLLEGES, INCLUDING TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE.—

14 Section 1445 of the National Agricultural Research Ex15 tension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.

16 3222(b)(2)(B)) is amended in subsection (b)(2)(B), by

17 striking ‘‘as determined by the last preceding decennial

18 census current at the time each such additional sum is

19 first appropriated’’ each place it appears and inserting in

20 each such place ‘‘according to the latest available esti21 mates prepared by the Department of Commerce’’.

22 (c) FEDERAL EXTENSION SERVICE.—Section 3 of

23 the Act of May 8, 1914 (7 U.S.C. 343(c)(2)) (commonly

24 known as the Smith-Lever Act) is amended in subsection

25 (c)(2)—
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1 (1) by striking ‘‘as determined by the census’’

2 each place it appears and inserting in each such

3 place ‘‘according to the latest available estimates

4 prepared by the Department of Commerce’’;

5 (2) by striking ‘‘on the basis of the decennial

6 census current at the time such appropriation is

7 first made’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘according

8 to the latest available estimates prepared by the De9 partment of Commerce’’; and

10 (3) by striking ‘‘on the basis of decennial cen11 sus current at the time such increase is first appro12 priated’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘according to

13 the latest available estimates prepared by the De14 partment of Commerce’’.

15 (d) NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM.—Section

16 1425 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension,

17 and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.

18 3175(c)(2)(B)(ii)), is amended in subsection (b) by strik19 ing ‘‘as determined by the last preceding decennial census

20 at the time each such additional amount is first appro21 priated’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘according to the

22 latest estimates prepared by the Department of

23 Commerce’’.

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