; Whereas Congress through the Inflation Reduction Act ( Public Law 117–169 ) and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 ( Public Law 117–328 ) has provided significant Federal funding and resources to support and supplement agricultural research, education, extension, farmer and rancher assistance, and facility improvements, as well as scholarships and programs that provide internships and pathways to agricultural sector or Federal employment for 1890 Institutions; Whereas Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate held a full committee hearing in December 2022 where the president of Alcorn State University testified on the policy priorities for the 1890 Universities in the 2023 farm bill reauthorization process; Whereas the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives convened a full committee hearing in June 2023, where the agriculture dean from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore testified on the importance of and issues impacting the 1890 Institutions; and Whereas the Department of Agriculture has worked collaboratively with the 1890 Institutions through the USDA–1890 Task Force established in 1988, enabling the 1890 Institutions to work across the Department, and through a June 2022 Memorandum of Understanding reaffirming and strengthening the ongoing relationship between the 1890 Institutions community and USDA: Now, therefore, be it