,,iii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bcb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bg1
 #bjae,mr4 ,boozman 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,roberts1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,mr4 ,tillis1    
,mr4 ,perdue1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4       
,warner1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4 ,wicker1    
,mr4 ,isakson1 ,mr4 ,sessions1 ,mr4     
,inhofe1 ,mr4 ,manchin1 ,mr4 ,cochran1  
,mr4 ,portman1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4        
,carper1 and ,mr4 ,cotton7 submitted the
 following resolution2 which was        
referred to the ,committee on           
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,,resolution  ,expressing the sense of  
the ,senate that ,august #cj1 #bjae1 be 
observed as #ahij ,land-,grant          
,institutions ,quasquicentennial        
,recognition ,day4  ,whereas the ,act of
 ,august #cj1 #ahij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #cba  
et seq471 popularly known as the ,second
 ,morrill ,act1 led to the creation of  
#ai historically ,black ,federal        
land-grant educational institutions2    
,whereas the #ai historically ,black    

#ahij land-grant universities are       
identified as ,lincoln ,university1     
,alcorn ,state ,university1 the         
,university of ,arkansas at ,pine       
,bluff1 ,alabama ,a,m ,university1      
,prairie ,view ,a,t ,university1        
,southern ,university1 ,virginia ,state 
,university1 ,kentucky ,state           
,university1 the ,university of         
,maryland-,eastern ,shore1 ,florida ,a,m
 ,university1 ,delaware ,state          
,university1 ,north ,carolina ,a,t      
,university1 ,fort ,valley ,state       
,university1 ,south ,carolina ,state    
,university1 ,langston ,university1     
,tennessee ,state ,university1 ,tuskegee
 ,university1 ,central ,state           
,university1 and ,west ,virginia ,state 
,university2 ,whereas the ,act of ,may  
#h1 #aiad 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #cda71 popularly
 known as the ,smith-,lever ,act1       
provided for the establishment of the   
,cooperative ,extension ,service within 
the ,department of ,agriculture for the 
dissemination1 through ,federal         

land-grant institutions1 of information 
pertaining to agriculture and home      
economics2 and ,whereas appropriate     
recognition should be given to the      
contributions made by the #ai           
historically ,black ,federal land-grant 
institutions to the heritage1           
educational development1 and            
agricultural strength of the ,united    
,states3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that  
it is the sense of the ,senate that--   
7#a7 ,august #cj1 #bjae1 should be      
designated as #ahij ,land-,grant        
,institutions ,quasquicentennial        
,recognition ,day2  7#b7 such day should
 be observed with appropriate ceremonies
 and activities to recognize the        
collective contributions that these     
institutions have made to the ,united   
,states2  7#c7 the ,second ,morrill ,act
 and the ,smith-,lever ,act have helped 
the ,united ,states develop agricultural
 leaders2 and  7#d7 the ,department of  
,agriculture and the ,national          
,institute of ,food and ,agriculture    

should remain committed to supporting   
the goals of the ,second ,morrill ,act  
and the ,smith-,lever ,act4