§390a. Congressional declaration of purpose

The purpose of this subchapter is to assist eligible institutions in the construction, acquisition, and remodeling of buildings, laboratories, and other capital facilities (including the acquisition of fixtures and equipment) which are necessary to more effectively conduct research in agriculture and sciences related thereto through means of matching grants from the Federal Government.

( Pub. L. 88–74, §2, July 22, 1963, 77 Stat. 90 ; Pub. L. 95–113, title XIV, §1416(3), Sept. 29, 1977, 91 Stat. 996 ; Pub. L. 99–198, title XIV, §1411(b), Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1547 .)

Amendments

1985-Pub. L. 99–198 struck out "which are to become a part of such buildings" after "equipment" in parenthetical clause and substituted "matching grants" for "grants".

1977-Pub. L. 95–113 substituted "eligible institutions" for "the State agricultural experiment stations".

Effective Date of 1977 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 95–113 effective Oct. 1, 1977, see section 1901 of Pub. L. 95–113, set out as a note under section 1307 of this title.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in sections 390b, 390c, 390h of this title.