,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #aji  ,,in ,,the      
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,july   
#cj1 #bjbj,mr4 ,walker 7for himself1    
,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mrs4      
,murphy of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,david ,scott 
of ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,ms4 ,blunt  
,rochester1 ,mr4 ,trone1 ,mrs4          
,kirkpatrick1 ,mr4 ,westerman1 ,mr4     
,rogers of ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,mc,caul1 ,mr4
 ,barr1 ,mr4 ,turner1 ,mr4 ,rouzer1 and 
,mr4 ,luetkemeyer7 submitted the        
following concurrent resolution2 which  
was referred to the ,committee on       
,agriculture  ,,concurrent ,,resolution 
,expressing the sense of ,congress that 
,august #cj1 #bjbj1 be observed as the  
#acjth anniversary of the establishment 
of the #ahij-;,institutions4  ,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 
land-grant colleges and universities 7as
 defined in section #adjd of the        

,national ,agricultural ,research1      
,extension1 and ,teaching ,policy ,act  
of #aigg 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #cajc772 ,whereas
 the #ai historically ,black #ahij      
,institutions 7as defined in section #b 
of the ,agricultural ,research1         
,extension1 and ,education ,reform ,act 
of #aiih 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #gfja7 are       
identified as ,lincoln ,university1     
,alcorn ,state ,university1 the         
,university of ,arkansas at ,pine       
,bluff1 ,alabama ,a,m ,university1      
,prairie ,view ,a,m ,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      
,state ,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 land-grant       
colleges and universities1 of           
information pertaining to agriculture   
and home economics2 ,whereas since the  
#abeth ,anniversary of the #ai          
historically ,black #ahij ,institutions 
in #bjae1 the ,agriculture ,improvement 
,act of #bjah 7,public ,law #aae-ccd7   
was enacted1 which included new ,federal
 investments1 such as-- 7#a7 the program
 providing scholarships for students at 
#ahij ,institutions under section #addf 
of the ,national ,agricultural          
,research1 ,extension1 and ,teaching    
,policy ,act of #aigg 7#g ,u4,s4,c4     
#cbbb;a72 and  7#b7 the recognition of  
at least #c ,centers of ,excellence at  
#ahij ,institutions under section       
#afgc7;d7 of the ,food1 ,agriculture1   

,conservation1 and ,trade ,act of #aiij 
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #eibf7;d772 and ,whereas  
appropriate recognition should be given 
to the significant contributions made by
 the #ai historically ,black land-grant 
colleges and universities to the        
heritage1 educational development1      
advancement1 and agricultural strength  
of the ,united ,states3 ,now1 therefore1
 be it ,that it is the sense of         
,congress that-- 7#a7 the #acjth year   
anniversary of the #ahij ,institutions  
should be observed2  7#b7 such a day    
should be observed with appropriate     
ceremonies and activities to recognize  
the collective contributions that these 
#ai historically ,black land-grant      
colleges and universities 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