91 STAT. 984
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PUBLIC LAW 95-113—SEPT. 29, 1977
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(3) the term "aquaculture" means the propagation and rearing of aquacultural species, including, but not limited to, any species of finfish, moUusk, or crustacean (or other aquatic invertebrate), amphibian, reptile, or aquatic plant, in controlled or selected environments; (4) the terms "college" and "university" mean an educational institution in any State which (A) admits as regular students only persons having a certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education, or the recognized equivalent of such a certificate, (B) is legally authorized within such State to provide a program of education beyond secondary education, (C) provides an educational program for which a bachelor's degree or any other higher degree is awarded, (D) is a public or other nonprofit institution, and (E) is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association; (5) the term "cooperative extension services" means the organizations established at the land-grant colleges and universities under the Smith-Lever Act of May 8, 1914 (38 Stat. 372-374, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 341-349), and section 209(b) of the Act of October 26, 1974 (88 Stat. 1428, as amended; D.C. Code, sec. 31-I7l9(b)); (6) the term "Department of Agriculture" means the United States Department of Agriculture; (7) the term "extension" means the informal education programs conducted in the States in cooperation with the Department of Agriculture; (8) the term "food and agricultural sciences" means sciences relating to food and agriculture in the broadest sense, including the social, economic, and political considerations of— (A) agriculture, including soil and water conservation and use, the use of organic waste materials to improve soil tilth and fertility, plant and animal production and protection, and plant and animal health; (B) the processing, distributing, marketing, and utilization of food and agricultural products; (C) forestry, including range management, production of forest and range products, multiple use of forest and range lands, and urban forestry; (D) aquaculture; (E) home economics, human nutrition, and family life; and (F) rural and community development; ' (9) the term "Joint Council" means the Joint Council on Food and Agricultural Sciences; (10) the term "land-grant colleges and universities" means those institutions eligible to receive funds under the Act of July 2, 1862 (12 Stat. 503-505, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 301-305, 307 and 308), or the Act of August 30, 1890 (26 Stat. 417-419, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 321-326 and 328), including the Tuskegee Institute; (11) the term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States; (12) except as provided in subtitle H of this title, the term "State" means any one of the fifty States, Puerto Rico, Guam, the District of Columbia, and the Virgin Islands of the United States; (13) the term "State agricultural experiment stations" means those institutions eligible to receive funds under the Act of March 2, 1887 (24 Stat. 440-442, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 361a361i); and
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