--- kind: "section" citation: "7 U.S.C. § 331" title: "7" title_heading: "Agriculture" number: "331" heading: "Retirement of land-grant college employees" release: "119-102" url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/7/331" units: - "Chapter 13 — Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges" - "Subchapter III — Retirement of Employees" --- # §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](/usc/7/2902.md?p=10) to provide for the retirement on an annuity, or otherwise, of all [persons](/usc/7/1471g.md?p=b-1) being paid salaries in whole or in part from grants of Federal [funds](/usc/7/4531.md?p=5) to the several [States](/usc/7/349.md), 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](/usc/7/301.md) 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](/usc/7/5801.md?p=b-5) work in agriculture and home economics, all [States](/usc/7/349.md), 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](/usc/7/4531.md?p=5) advanced under the terms of said Acts, amounts designated as employer contributions to be made by the [States](/usc/7/349.md), Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, or Guam to retirement systems established in accordance with the laws of such [States](/usc/7/349.md), Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, or Guam, or established by the governing [boards](/usc/7/1502.md?p=b-4) of colleges of agriculture and mechanic arts in accordance with the [authority](/usc/7/2009aa.md?p=1) 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](/usc/7/349.md), Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam: Provided, That there shall not be deducted from Federal [funds](/usc/7/4531.md?p=5) 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](/usc/7/4531.md?p=5): 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](/usc/7/4531.md?p=5) 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](/usc/7/4531.md?p=5) bears to the total salary from Federal sources: Provided further, That the deposits and contributions from [funds](/usc/7/4531.md?p=5) of Federal origin to any retirement system established by a [State](/usc/7/349.md), 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](/usc/7/349.md), 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](/usc/7/4531.md?p=5) in support of employees appointed pursuant to the terms of the foregoing Acts, whose salaries are paid wholly by the [States](/usc/7/349.md), 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](/usc/7/4531.md?p=5) who may be subject to subchapter III of [chapter 83](/usc/5/chptIII-sptG-ch83.md) of title 5. ## Source credit (Mar. 4, 1940, ch. 38, 54 Stat. 39; Pub. L. 92–318, title V, § 506(e), June 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 351.) ## Notes ### Editorial Notes ### 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 (§ 301 et seq.) of this chapter. “Acts supplementary thereto” include act Aug. 30, 1890, ch. 841, 26 Stat. 417, popularly known as the Agricultural College Act of 1890, and also known as the Second Morrill Act, which is classified generally to subchapter II (§ 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, § 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. ### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries ### 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.