,i #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ea ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #c1 #bjag,mr4 ,david ,scott of ,georgia 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,mrs4 ,love1 ,ms4 ,adams1 ,mr4 ,cleaver1 and ,mr4 ,scott of ,virginia7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,agriculture ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,national ,agricultural ,research1 ,extension1 and ,teaching ,policy ,act of #aigg to direct the ,secretary of ,agriculture to establish a grant program under which the ,secretary will award #ai1jjj1jjj of grant funding to the #ai #ahij-;institutions 7#a1jjj1jjj to each institution71 such as ,tuskegee ,university in ,alabama1 ,prairie ,view ,a,m ,university of ,texas1 ,fort ,valley ,state ,university of ,georgia1 ,north ,carolina ,a,t ,state ,university1 and ,florida ,a,m ,university1 and allocate the #a1jjj1jjj to each such institution for purposes of awarding scholarships to students attending such institutions1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title2 findings 7a7 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,funding for ,student ,scholarships for the #ahijs ,land-,grant ,african-,american ,colleges and ,universities ,act4 7b7 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the ,act of ,august #cj1 #ahij 7#bf ,stat4 #dai1 chapter #hda2 #g ,u4,s4,c4 #cba et seq471 brought about the establishment of the following #ai public1 ,african-,american land-grant colleges and universities3 7,a7 ,alabama ,a,m ,university4 7,b7 ,alcorn ,state ,university4 7,c7 ,central ,state ,university4 7,d7 ,delaware ,state ,university4 7,e7 ,florida ,a,m ,university4 7,f7 ,fort ,valley ,state ,university4 7,g7 ,kentucky ,state ,university4 7,h7 ,langston ,university4 7,i7 ,lincoln ,university4 7,j7 ,north ,carolina ,a,t ,state ,university4 7,k7 ,prairie ,view ,a,m ,university4 7,l7 ,south ,carolina ,state ,university4 7,m7 ,southern ,university ,system4 7,n7 ,tennessee ,state ,university4 7,o7 ,tuskegee ,university4 7,p7 ,university of ,arkansas ,pine ,bluff4 7,q7 ,university of ,maryland ,eastern ,shore4 7,r7 ,virginia ,state ,university4 7,s7 ,west ,virginia ,state ,university4 7#b7 ,funding for agricultural education1 research1 and extension at such colleges and universities is authorized to be appropriated to the ,department of ,agriculture with each farm bill1 which is enacted approximately every #e years4 7#c7 ,the ,agricultural ,act of #bjad 7,public ,law #aac-gi7 authorizes the appropriation of ,federal funds for research1 education1 and extension activities at such colleges and universities and the ,agriculture1 ,rural ,development1 ,food and ,drug ,administration1 and ,related ,agencies ,appropriations ,act1 #bjaf 7,division ,a of ,public ,law #aad-aac7 appropriated #ai1jjj1jjj for education grants for such colleges and universities4 7#d7 ,there is a great need to increase the number of young ,african-,americans seeking careers in the food and agricultural sciences 7as defined in section #adjd of the ,national ,agricultural ,research1 ,extension1 and ,teaching ,policy ,act of #aigg 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #cajc771 including agribusiness1 food production1 distribution1 and retailing1 the clothing industries1 energy and renewable fuels1 and farming marketing1 finance1 and distribution4 7#e7 ,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 sciences1 including agribusiness1 food production1 distribution1 and retailing1 the clothing industries1 energy and renewable fuels1 and farming marketing1 finance1 and distribution4 7#f7 ,the average age of farmers and producers in the ,united ,states is #fj years of age and continues to rise4 7#g7 ,beginning farmers and ranchers 7as defined in section #gdje of ,farm ,security and ,rural ,investment ,act of #bjjb 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ccai;f77 need greater assistance in the financing of their education because of the increased startup costs associated with farming1 such as the purchase of land and farming equipment4 7c7 ,purposes ,the purposes of this ,act are the following3 7#a7 ,to address the national crisis posed by the aging farmer and producer population in the ,united ,states4 7#b7 ,to increase the number of young ,african-,american individuals seeking a career in the food and agricultural sciences 7as defined in section #adjd of the ,national ,agricultural ,research1 ,extension1 and ,teaching ,policy ,act of #aigg 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #cajc771 including agribusiness1 food production1 distribution1 and retailing1 the clothing industries1 energy and renewable fuels1 and farming marketing1 finance1 and distribution4 7#c7 ,to reduce the average age of farmers and producers in the ,united ,states4 7#d7 ,to provide greater assistance to beginning farmers and ranchers 7as defined in section #gdje of ,farm ,security and ,rural ,investment ,act of #bjjb 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ccai;f774 7#e7 ,to provide scholarships to #ahij land-grant students seeking careers in the food and agricultural sciences4 #b4 ,scholarship program for students attending #ahij-;institutions ,subtitle ,g of the ,national ,agricultural ,research1 ,extension1 and ,teaching ,policy ,act of #aigg is amended by inserting after section #adde 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #cbbb7 the following new section3 #addf4 ,scholarships for students at #ahij land-grant colleges1 including ,tuskegee ,university 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall establish a grant program under which the ,secretary will award a grant to each college eligible to receive funds under the ,act of ,august #cj1 #ahij 7#bf ,stat4 #dag-dai1 as amended2 #g ,u4,s4,c4 #cba-cbf and #cbh71 including ,tuskegee ,university 7in this section referred to as eligible institutions7 for purposes of awarding scholarships to individuals who-- 7#a7 are seeking to attend such college2 and 7#b7 intend to pursue a career in the food and agricultural sciences1 including a career in agribusiness1 food production1 distribution1 and retailing1 the clothing industries1 energy and renewable fuels1 and farming marketing1 finance1 and distribution4 7b7 ,funding 7#a7 ,in general ,of the funds of the ,commodity ,credit ,corporation1 the ,secretary shall make available to carry out this section #ai1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjah through #bjbb4 7#b7 ,allocation ,of the funds made available under paragraph 7#a7 in a fiscal year1 the ,secretary shall allocate to each eligible institution #a1jjj1jjj4 4