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Whereas the universities that were founded and form the 
1890 Institutions include— 
(1) Lincoln University, in Missouri, in 1866; 
(2) Alcorn State University, in Mississippi, in 1871; 
(3) University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff, in Arkansas, 
in 1873; 
(4) Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical Univer-
sity, in Alabama, in 1875; 
(5) Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical Uni-
versity, in Texas, in 1876; 
(6) Southern University and Agricultural and Me-
chanical College, in Louisiana, in 1880; 
(7) Tuskegee University, in Alabama, in 1881; 
(8) Virginia State University, in Virginia, in 1882; 
(9) Kentucky State University, in Kentucky, in 
1886; 
(10) University of Maryland Eastern Shore, in 
Maryland, in 1886; 
(11) Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, 
in Florida, in 1887; 
(12) Central State University, in Ohio, in 1887; 
(13) Delaware State University, in Delaware, in 
1891; 
(14) North Carolina Agricultural and Technical 
State University, in North Carolina, in 1891; 
(15) West Virginia State University, in West Vir-
ginia, in 1891; 
(16) Fort Valley State University, in Georgia, in 
1895; 
(17) South Carolina State University, in South 
Carolina, in 1896; 
(18) Langston University, in Oklahoma, in 1897; 
and 
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(19) Tennessee State University, in Tennessee, in 
1912; 
Whereas collectively, these institutions have over 88,000 un-
dergraduate and graduate students in disciplines includ-
ing— 
(1) agriculture and related sciences; 
(2) computer and information sciences; 
(3) biological and biomedical sciences; 
(4) the physical and social sciences; 
(5) the science, technology, engineering, and mathe-
matics (STEM) areas; and 
(6) other majors and degrees; 
Whereas the Council of 1890 Universities is comprised of the 
19 presidents and chancellors of the universities and pro-
vides leadership to advance the interests of the institu-
tions; 
Whereas the 1890 Association of Research Directors and the 
1890 Association of Extension Administrators, respec-
tively, help lead the university research activities and 
serve the extension needs of communities; 
Whereas the 1890 Universities Foundation was established in 
December 2016 to help facilitate strategic initiatives 
across the 1890 Institutions; 
Whereas in successive farm bills, including the Agriculture 
Improvement Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–334), Con-
gress made new Federal investments in the 1890 Institu-
tions, such as— 
(1) the program providing scholarships for students 
at 1890 Institutions under section 1446 of the National 
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy 
Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222a); 
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(2) the recognition of at least 3 Centers of Excel-
lence at 1890 Institutions under section 1673(d) of the 
Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 
(7 U.S.C. 5926(d)); and 
(3) allowing for the carryover of funds for extension 
at 1890 Institutions under section 7114 of the Agri-
culture Improvement of 2018 (Public Law 115–334); 
Whereas in the ongoing Federal-State partnership to provide 
support for the 19 historically Black 1890 Institutions, 
sections 1444 and 1445 of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3221, 3222), the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 341 
et seq.), and the Hatch Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361a et 
seq.) require the States to fully match the Federal fund-
ing provided under such provisions of law; 
Whereas during the COVID–19 pandemic, Congress through 
the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act 
(Public Law 116–136), the Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260), and the American Res-
cue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–2) has provided 
significant Federal funding and resources to help univer-
sities, including the 1890 Institutions, meet the chal-
lenges presented by the COVID–19 pandemic; 
Whereas the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Rep-
resentatives convened a subcommittee and a full com-
mittee hearing in December 2020 and June 2021, respec-
tively, where the presidents and deans of several 1890 In-
stitutions testified on the importance of and issues im-
pacting the 1890 Institutions; and 
Whereas the Department of Agriculture has worked collabo-
ratively with the 1890 Institutions through the USDA– 
1890 Task Force established in 1988, enabling the 1890 
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Institutions to work across the Department: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) recognizes the 131 years of significant and 
meaningful contributions the 1890 Institutions have 
made to the United States; 
(2) encourages that the 131st anniversary of 
the 1890 Institutions should be observed with Fed-
eral and State ceremonies and other appropriate 
events around the country; 
(3) celebrates the collaborative work the 19 his-
torically Black 1890 Institutions have undertaken to 
address the agricultural research and extension 
needs of the country; 
(4) supports the efforts of the Department of 
Agriculture and other Federal agencies to build 
stronger partnerships with the 1890 Institutions; 
(5) encourages the creation of task forces simi-
lar to the USDA–1890 Task Force across other 
Federal agencies; and 
(6) commits to working in a bipartisan way to 
address the past funding and program inequities of 
the 1890 Institutions. 
Æ 
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