,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #db  ,,in ,,the       
,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states   
,july #cj1 #bjbj,mr4 ,boozman 7for      
himself1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4
 ,manchin1 ,mr4 ,perdue1 ,mr4 ,warner1  
,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4 ,roberts1 ,mr4 ,blunt1
 ,mr4 ,portman1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mrs4     
,loeffler1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 and ,mr4  
,wicker7 submitted the following        
concurrent resolution2 which was        
referred to the ,committee on           
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,,concurrent ,,resolution  ,expressing  
the sense of ,congress that ,august #cj1
 #bjbj1 be observed as the #acjth       
anniversary of the #ahij ,land-,grant   
,educational ,institutions4  ,whereas   
the ,act of ,august #cj1 #ahij 7#g      
,u4,s4,c4 #cba et seq471 popularly known
 as the 8,second ,morrill ,act01 led to 
the creation of #ai historically ,black 
,federal land-grant educational         
institutions2 ,whereas the #ai          
historically ,black #ahij land-grant    

educational institutions 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 8,smith-,lever ,act01     
provided for the establishment of the   
,cooperative ,extension ,service within 
the ,department of ,agriculture for the 
dissemination1 through ,federal         
land-grant educational institutions1 of 

information pertaining to agriculture   
and home economics2 ,whereas1 since the 
#abeth ,anniversary of the #ai          
historically ,black #ahij land-grant    
educational institutions in #bjae1      
,congress passed the #bjah ,farm ,bill  
which included new ,federal investments1
 such as-- 7#a7 the program providing   
scholarships for students at #ahij      
land-grant educational institutions     
under section #addf of the ,national    
,agricultural ,research1 ,extension1 and
 ,teaching ,policy ,act of #aigg 7#g    
,u4,s4,c4 #cbb;a72 and  7#b7 the        
recognition of at least #c ,centers of  
,excellence at #ahij land-grant         
educational 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 #ahij      
land-grant educational institutions 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        
anniversary of the #ahij ,land-,grant   
,educational ,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 ,federal land-grant 
educational 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