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# 7 U.S.C. § 342 - Cooperative agricultural extension work; cooperation with Secretary of Agriculture
## Text
Cooperative agricultural extension work shall consist of the development of practical applications of research knowledge and giving of instruction and practical demonstrations of existing or improved practices or technologies in agriculture, uses of solar energy with respect to agriculture, home economics, and rural energy and subjects relating thereto to persons not attending or resident in said colleges in the several communities, and imparting information on said subjects through demonstrations, publications, and otherwise and for the necessary printing and distribution of information in connection with the foregoing; and this work shall be carried on in such manner as may be mutually agreed upon by the Secretary of Agriculture and the State agricultural college or colleges or Territory or possession receiving the benefits of this subchapter.
(May 8, 1914, ch. 79, § 2, 38 Stat. 373; June 26, 1953, ch. 157, § 1, 67 Stat. 84; Pub. L. 87749, § 1(a), Oct. 5, 1962, 76 Stat. 745; Pub. L. 95113, title XIV, § 1447(3), Sept. 29, 1977, 91 Stat. 1011; Pub. L. 96294, title II, § 256(2), June 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 708; Pub. L. 99198, title XIV, § 1435(a), Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1557.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Codification Another section 1447 of Pub. L. 95113 is classified to section 3222b of this title.
Amendments1985—Pub. L. 99198 substituted “shall consist of the development of practical applications of research knowledge and giving of instruction and practical demonstrations of existing or improved practices or technologies” for “shall consist of the giving of instructions and practical demonstrations”. 1980—Pub. L. 96294 inserted reference to rural energy. 1977—Pub. L. 95113 inserted reference to uses of solar energy with respect to agriculture. 1962—Pub. L. 87749 inserted “or Territory or possession” after “college or colleges”. 1953—Act June 26, 1953, inserted “and subjects relating thereto” after “agriculture and home economics” near beginning of section, and inserted reference to necessary printing and distribution of information.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1985 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 99198 effective Oct. 1, 1985, see section 1435(d) of Pub. L. 99198, set out as a note under section 343 of this title.
Effective Date of 1977 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 95113 effective Oct. 1, 1977, see section 1901 of Pub. L. 95113, set out as a note under section 1307 of this title.