McIntire-Stennis Act of 1962
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The McIntire-Stennis Act of 1962 is a U.S. federal law that supports forestry research and graduate education at land-grant and other eligible universities to advance sustainable forest management and related sciences.
All labels observed (1)
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| McIntire-Stennis Act of 1962 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5638217 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McIntire-Stennis Act of 1962 Context triple: [McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Program, legalBasis, McIntire-Stennis Act of 1962]
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A.
Wheeler-Rayburn Act
The Wheeler-Rayburn Act is a New Deal-era U.S. federal law that restructured and regulated electric utility holding companies to curb monopolistic practices and protect consumers and investors.
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B.
Shepard–Byrd Act
The Shepard–Byrd Act is a U.S. federal hate-crime law that expanded protections to include crimes motivated by a victim’s actual or perceived gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability.
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C.
McAteer-Petris Act
The McAteer-Petris Act is a California state law enacted in the 1960s to protect and regulate development around San Francisco Bay, leading to the creation of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission.
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D.
Esch–Cummins Act
The Esch–Cummins Act was a 1920 U.S. federal law that returned railroads from government control to private operation while strengthening federal regulation and promoting industry consolidation.
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E.
Wheeler–Howard Act
The Wheeler–Howard Act, formally known as the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, is a U.S. federal law that ended the allotment of tribal lands and aimed to restore tribal self-government and communal landholding for Native American tribes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McIntire-Stennis Act of 1962 Target entity description: The McIntire-Stennis Act of 1962 is a U.S. federal law that supports forestry research and graduate education at land-grant and other eligible universities to advance sustainable forest management and related sciences.
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A.
Wheeler-Rayburn Act
The Wheeler-Rayburn Act is a New Deal-era U.S. federal law that restructured and regulated electric utility holding companies to curb monopolistic practices and protect consumers and investors.
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B.
Shepard–Byrd Act
The Shepard–Byrd Act is a U.S. federal hate-crime law that expanded protections to include crimes motivated by a victim’s actual or perceived gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability.
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C.
McAteer-Petris Act
The McAteer-Petris Act is a California state law enacted in the 1960s to protect and regulate development around San Francisco Bay, leading to the creation of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission.
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D.
Esch–Cummins Act
The Esch–Cummins Act was a 1920 U.S. federal law that returned railroads from government control to private operation while strengthening federal regulation and promoting industry consolidation.
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E.
Wheeler–Howard Act
The Wheeler–Howard Act, formally known as the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, is a U.S. federal law that ended the allotment of tribal lands and aimed to restore tribal self-government and communal landholding for Native American tribes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
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forestry research law ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture
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linked to:
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
land-grant universities
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other eligible universities ⓘ |
| beneficiary |
colleges of agriculture
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forest landowners ⓘ forest products industry ⓘ forestry schools ⓘ graduate students in forestry ⓘ state agricultural experiment stations ⓘ state forestry agencies ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| field |
forest ecology
ⓘ
forest economics ⓘ forest management ⓘ forest policy ⓘ forest products ⓘ forestry ⓘ human dimensions of forestry ⓘ natural resources ⓘ urban forestry ⓘ watershed management in forested landscapes ⓘ wildlife and fish habitat in forests ⓘ |
| fundingMechanism |
federal formula funds to states
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state matching funds requirement ⓘ |
| goal |
enhance sustainability of forest resources
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improve economic returns from forests ⓘ improve productivity of forest lands ⓘ protect environmental quality in forested ecosystems ⓘ support multiple uses of forests ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States federal government
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| purpose |
advance forest-related sciences
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advance sustainable forest management ⓘ support forestry research ⓘ support graduate education in forestry and related fields ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Hatch Act of 1887
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Smith-Lever Act of 1914 ⓘ
linked to:
Smith–Lever Act of 1914
land-grant university system ⓘ |
| sector |
agriculture
ⓘ
forestry research and education ⓘ |
| supports |
applied forestry research
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basic forestry research ⓘ development of forestry research capacity at universities ⓘ graduate research assistantships in forestry ⓘ |
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Subject: McIntire-Stennis Act of 1962 Description of subject: The McIntire-Stennis Act of 1962 is a U.S. federal law that supports forestry research and graduate education at land-grant and other eligible universities to advance sustainable forest management and related sciences.
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