7 U.S.C. § 342
Section 342 · Cooperative agricultural extension work; cooperation with Secretary of Agriculture
Amended 6 times on record
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Kroupa v. Nielsen (2013)
Most recently applied in United States v. Holdman (July 2023)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
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.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Codification
Another section 1447 of Pub. L. 95–113 is classified to section 3222b of this title.
Amendments
1985—Pub. L. 99–198 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. 96–294 inserted reference to rural energy.
1977—Pub. L. 95–113 inserted reference to uses of solar energy with respect to agriculture.
1962—Pub. L. 87–749 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.
Effective Date of 1985 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 99–198 effective Oct. 1, 1985, see section 1435(d) of Pub. L. 99–198, set out as a note under section 343 of this title.
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.
Cross References
Penalty mail, authorization to use, see section 3202 of Title 39, Postal Service.