Charged with examining matters relating to the receipt and disbursement of public funds, GAO performs audits and evaluations of government programs and activities. Assists the President in overseeing the preparation of the Federal budget and supervises its administration in Executive Branch agencies. Administers a merit system for federal employment and provides retirement, health benefit and life insurance services to federal employees, annuitants, and agencies. Provides the President with timely policy advice and coordinates the U.S. science and technology investment. The Morrill Act was intended to provide a broad segment of the population with a practical education that had direct relevance to their daily lives.
Members are the chief administrators of the member universities' agricultural programs.
Members are the designated administrators of academic programs at the colleges of agriculture of all the states and territories. Members are designated administrators of the cooperative extension services of all the states and territories. The representative government body of the Cooperative Extension Section. Members are the designated administrators of the experiment stations of all the states and territories. Members are the designated administrators of international agriculture programs at the colleges of agriculture of all the states and territories.