12 2 STA T . 2 0 0 8PUBLIC LA W 110 – 2 46—J U NE 18 , 2008 (c)CONF O RMI N GA M E N D MEN T.—Se c tion14 44( a )( 2 )o f t h e N ationa l A gr ic u ltural R e s earch ,Ex tension, an dT eaching P olic y Actof1 97 7(7 U .S.C. 3 221(a)(2)) is a m ended b y stri k ing ‘ ‘after Se p tember 3 0 , 199 5 , under section 3(d) of that Act (7 U.S.C. 343(d)) ’ ’ and all that follo w s through the end of the sentence and inserting ‘‘under section 3(d) of that Act (7 U.S.C. 343(d)).’’. SEC.740 4. HAT CH ACT OF18 87. (a) D I S TRI C TOFCO LU M B I A .—Section 3(d)(4) of the H atch Act of1 8 87 (7 U.S.C. 3 6 1c(d)(4)) is amended— (1) in the paragraph heading, by inserting ‘‘AND T H E DIS - TRICT OF COLUMBIA’’ after ‘‘AREAS’’
(2) in subparagraph (A)— (A) by inserting ‘‘and the District of Columbia’’ after ‘‘United States’’; and ( B ) by inserting ‘‘and the District of Columbia’’ after ‘‘respecti v ely,’’; and (3) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘or the District of Columbia’’ after ‘‘area’’. (b) ELIMINATION OF PENALT YM AIL AUTHORITIES.— (1) I N GENERAL.—Section 6 of the Hatch Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361f) is amended in the first sentence by striking ‘‘under penalty indicia
’’ and all that follows through the end of the sentence and inserting a period. (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS IN OTHER LA W S.— (A) NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, E X TENSION, AND TEACHING P OLICY ACT OF 197 7.— (i) Section 1444(f) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3221(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘under pen- alty indicia:’’ and all that follows through the end of the sentence and inserting a period. (ii) Section 1445(e) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘under pen- alty indicia:’’ and all that follows through the end of the sentence and inserting a period. (B) O THER PRO V ISIONS.—Section 3202(a) of title 39, United States Code, is amended— (i) in paragraph (1)— (I) in subparagraph (D), by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end; (II) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘sections; and’’ and inserting ‘‘sections.’’; and (III) by striking subparagraph ( F ); (ii) in paragraph (2), by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end; (iii) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘thereof; and’’ and inserting ‘‘thereof.’’; and (iv) by striking paragraph (4). SEC. 740 5 .A GRI C UL TURAL E XP ERI M E N T STATION RESEARCH FACILI - TIES ACT. Section 6(a) of the Research Facilities Act (7 U.S.C. 390d(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’.
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