§ 331. — Retirement of landgrant college employees.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC331]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 13--AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGES
SUBCHAPTER III--RETIREMENT OF EMPLOYEES
Sec. 331. Retirement of land-grant college employees
Pursuant to the recognized obligations of governments to guarantee
the social security of their employees and in order to provide for the
retirement on an annuity, or otherwise, of all persons being paid
salaries in whole or in part from grants of Federal funds to the several
States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam pursuant to the terms
of the Act approved July 2, 1862, for the endowment and support of
colleges of agriculture and mechanic arts [7 U.S.C. 301 et seq.], and
Acts supplementary thereto providing for instruction in agriculture and
mechanic arts, for the establishment of agricultural experiment
stations, and for cooperative extension work in agriculture and home
economics, all States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam are
after March 4, 1940, authorized, notwithstanding any contrary provisions
in said Acts, to withhold from expenditure, from Federal funds advanced
under the terms of said Acts, amounts designated as employer
contributions to be made by the States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands,
or Guam to retirement systems established in accordance with the laws of
such States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, or Guam, or established by
the governing boards of colleges of agriculture and mechanic arts in
accordance with the authority vested in them, and to deposit such
amounts to the credit of such retirement systems for subsequent
disbursement in accordance with the terms of the retirement systems in
effect in the respective States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and
Guam: Provided, That there shall not be deducted from Federal funds and
deposited to the credit of retirement accounts as employer
contributions, amounts in excess of 5 per centum of that portion of the
salaries of employees paid from such Federal funds: Provided further,
That, for the purpose of making deposits and contributions in retirement
systems in favor of any employee, in no event shall the deductions from
any Federal fund advanced pursuant to the foregoing Acts be in greater
proportion to the total deductions for such employee than the salary
received under such Federal funds bears to the total salary from Federal
sources: Provided further, That the deposits and contributions from
funds of Federal origin to any retirement system established by a State,
Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, or Guam or a land-grant college must be
at least equaled by the total contributions thereto on the part of the
individuals concerned, the State, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, or
Guam, and the counties: And provided further, That no deductions for the
foregoing purposes shall be made from Federal funds in support of
employees appointed pursuant to the terms of the foregoing Acts, whose
salaries are paid wholly by the States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands,
or Guam: Provided further, That the provisions of this section shall not
apply to any employee paid in whole or in part from Federal funds who
may be subject to subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5.
(Mar. 4, 1940, ch. 38, 54 Stat. 39; Pub. L. 92-318, title V,
Sec. 506(e), June 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 351.)
References in Text
The Act approved July 2, 1862, referred to in text, is act July 2,
1862, ch. 130, 12 Stat. 503, as amended, known as the ``Morrill Act''
and also known as the ``First Morrill Act'', which is classified
generally to subchapter I (Sec. 301 et seq.) of this chapter. ``Acts
supplementary thereto'' include act Aug. 30, 1890, ch. 841, 26 Stat.
417, as amended, popularly known as the Agricultural College Act of
1890, and also known as the Second Morrill Act, which is classified
generally to subchapter II (Sec. 321 et seq.) of this chapter. For
complete classification of these Acts to the Code, see Short Title notes
set out under sections 301 and 321 of this title and Tables.
Codification
``Subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5'' substituted in text for
``United States Civil Service Retirement Act, as amended'' on authority
of Pub. L. 89-544, Sec. 7(b), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 631, 632, the
first section of which enacted Title 5, Government Organization and
Employees.
Amendments
1972--Pub. L. 92-318 substituted ``, Puerto Rico, the Virgin
Islands, and Guam'' and ``, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, or Guam''
for ``and Territories'' and ``or Territories'', respectively, wherever
appearing and inserted in third proviso reference to Puerto Rico, Virgin
Islands, and Guam.
Effective Date of 1972 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 92-318 effective after June 30, 1970, see
section 506(n) of Pub. L. 92-318, set out as an Effective Date note
under section 326a of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 361d, 3195, 3221, 3222 of
this title.
