I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 51 
To amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy 
Act of 1977 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a grant 
program under which the Secretary will award $19,000,000 of grant 
funding to the 19 1890-institutions ($1,000,000 to each institution), 
such as Tuskegee University in Alabama, Prairie View A&M University 
of Texas, Fort Valley State University of Georgia, North Carolina A&T 
State University, and Florida A&M University, and allocate the 
$1,000,000 to each such institution for purposes of awarding scholarships 
to students attending such institutions, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2017 
Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia (for himself, Mr. CRAMER, Ms. FUDGE, Mrs. 
LOVE, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. CLEAVER, and Mr. SCOTT of Virginia) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to direct the Secretary 
of Agriculture to establish a grant program under which 
the Secretary will award $19,000,000 of grant funding 
to the 19 1890-institutions ($1,000,000 to each institu-
tion), such as Tuskegee University in Alabama, Prairie 
View A&M University of Texas, Fort Valley State Uni-
versity of Georgia, North Carolina A&T State University, 
and 
Florida 
A&M 
University, 
and 
allocate 
the 
$1,000,000 to each such institution for purposes of 
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awarding scholarships to students attending such institu-
tions, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Funding for Student Scholarships for the 1890s Land- 
Grant African-American Colleges and Universities Act’’. 
(b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Act of August 30, 1890 (26 Stat. 419, 
chapter 841; 7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.), brought about 
the establishment of the following 19 public, Afri-
can-American land-grant colleges and universities: 
(A) Alabama A&M University. 
(B) Alcorn State University. 
(C) Central State University. 
(D) Delaware State University. 
(E) Florida A&M University. 
(F) Fort Valley State University. 
(G) Kentucky State University. 
(H) Langston University. 
(I) Lincoln University. 
(J) North Carolina A&T State University. 
(K) Prairie View A&M University. 
(L) South Carolina State University. 
(M) Southern University System. 
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(N) Tennessee State University. 
(O) Tuskegee University. 
(P) University of Arkansas Pine Bluff. 
(Q) University of Maryland Eastern Shore. 
(R) Virginia State University. 
(S) West Virginia State University. 
(2) Funding for agricultural education, re-
search, and extension at such colleges and univer-
sities is authorized to be appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Agriculture with each farm bill, which is en-
acted approximately every 5 years. 
(3) The Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 
113–79) authorizes the appropriation of Federal 
funds for research, education, and extension activi-
ties at such colleges and universities and the Agri-
culture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Admin-
istration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2016 (Division A of Public Law 114–113) appro-
priated $19,000,000 for education grants for such 
colleges and universities. 
(4) There is a great need to increase the num-
ber of young African-Americans seeking careers in 
the food and agricultural sciences (as defined in sec-
tion 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
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U.S.C. 3103)), including agribusiness, food produc-
tion, distribution, and retailing, the clothing indus-
tries, energy and renewable fuels, and farming mar-
keting, finance, and distribution. 
(5) Scholarship funding provided to increase 
the number of young African-American individuals 
seeking a career in the food and agricultural 
sciences shall be provided with the caveat that such 
scholarship students shall commit to pursue a career 
in the food and agricultural sciences, including agri-
business, food production, distribution, and retailing, 
the clothing industries, energy and renewable fuels, 
and farming marketing, finance, and distribution. 
(6) The average age of farmers and producers 
in the United States is 60 years of age and con-
tinues to rise. 
(7) Beginning farmers and ranchers (as defined 
in section 7405 of Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 3319f)) need greater 
assistance in the financing of their education be-
cause of the increased startup costs associated with 
farming, such as the purchase of land and farming 
equipment. 
(c) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are the fol-
lowing: 
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(1) To address the national crisis posed by the 
aging farmer and producer population in the United 
States. 
(2) To increase the number of young African- 
American individuals seeking a career in the food 
and agricultural sciences (as defined in section 1404 
of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)), 
including agribusiness, food production, distribution, 
and retailing, the clothing industries, energy and re-
newable fuels, and farming marketing, finance, and 
distribution. 
(3) To reduce the average age of farmers and 
producers in the United States. 
(4) To provide greater assistance to beginning 
farmers and ranchers (as defined in section 7405 of 
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 
U.S.C. 3319f)). 
(5) To provide scholarships to 1890 land-grant 
students seeking careers in the food and agricultural 
sciences. 
SEC. 2. SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS ATTEND-
ING 1890-INSTITUTIONS. 
Subtitle G of the National Agricultural Research, Ex-
tension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 is amended by 
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