§ 5521. National Science Foundation activities

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1991

   Pub. L. 102–194 title II § 201 · 105 Stat. 1594

   Enacted · 15 U.S.C. § 5521

   Pub. L. 102–194, title II, § 201, Dec. 9, 1991, 105 Stat. 1599

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 102–194, title II, § 201, Dec. 9, 1991, 105 Stat. 1599

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 201. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION ACTIVITIES. (a) General Responsibilities.— As part of the Program described in title I— (1) the National Science Foundation shall provide computing and networking infrastructure support for all science and engineering disciplines, and support basic research and human resource development in all aspects of high-performance computing and advanced high-speed computer networking; (2) to the extent that colleges, universities, and libraries cannot connect to the Network with the assistance of the private sector, the National Science Foundation shall have pri-mary responsibility for assisting colleges, universities, and libraries to connect to the Network; (3) the National Science Foundation shall serve as the primary source of information on access to and use of the Network; and (4) the National Science Foundation shall upgrade the National Science Foundation funded network, assist regional networks to upgrade their capabilities, and provide other Federal departments and agencies the opportunity to connect to the National Science Foundation funded network. (b) Authorization of Appropriations.— From sums otherwise authorized to be appropriated, there are authorized to be appropriated to the National Science Foundation for the purposes of the Program $213,000,000 for fiscal year 1992; $262,000,000 for fiscal year 1993; $305,000,000 for fiscal year 1994; $354,000,000 for fiscal year 1995; and $413,000,000 for fiscal year 1996.

2. 2017

   Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Modernization Act of 2016

   Pub. L. 114–329 § 105(j)(1)(A) · 130 Stat. 2969

   1. Struck · 15 U.S.C. § 5521

      Pub. L. 114–329, § 105(j)(1)(A), (2), struck out subsec. (a) designation and heading “General responsibilities”

   2. Struck · 15 U.S.C. § 5521

      Pub. L. 114–329, § 105(j)(1)(A), (2), struck out subsec. (b) which authorized appropriations for fiscal years 1992 to 1996

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 114–329, § 105(j)(1)(A), (2), struck out subsec. (a) designation and heading “General responsibilities” and struck out subsec. (b) which authorized appropriations for fiscal years 1992 to 1996.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (A) by striking “(a) General Responsibilities.—”;

3. 2017

   Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Modernization Act of 2016

   Pub. L. 114–329 § 105(j)(1)(B) · 130 Stat. 2969

   1. Inserted · 15 U.S.C. § 5521(1)

      Pub. L. 114–329, § 105(j)(1)(B), inserted “high-end” after “National Science Foundation shall provide”

   2. Substituted · 15 U.S.C. § 5521(1)

      Pub. L. 114–329, § 105(j)(1)(B), substituted “networking and information technology; and” for “high-performance computing and advanced high-speed computer networking;”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Par. (1). Pub. L. 114–329, § 105(j)(1)(B), inserted “high-end” after “National Science Foundation shall provide” and substituted “networking and information technology; and” for “high-performance computing and advanced high-speed computer networking;”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (B) in paragraph (1)— (i) by inserting “high-end” after “National Science Foundation shall provide”; and (ii) by striking “high-performance computing” and all that follows through “networking;” and inserting “networking and information technology; and”;

4. 2017

   Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Modernization Act of 2016

   Pub. L. 114–329 § 105(j)(1)(C) · 130 Stat. 2969

   1. Added · 15 U.S.C. § 5521(2)

      Pub. L. 114–329, § 105(j)(1)(C), (D), added par. (2)

   2. Struck · 15 U.S.C. § 5521(2)

      Pub. L. 114–329, § 105(j)(1)(C), (D), struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: “to the extent that colleges, universities, and libraries cannot connect to the Network with the assistance of the private sector, the National Science Foundation shall have primary responsibility for assisting colleges, universities, and libraries to connect to the Network;”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Par. (2). Pub. L. 114–329, § 105(j)(1)(C), (D), added par. (2) and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: “to the extent that colleges, universities, and libraries cannot connect to the Network with the assistance of the private sector, the National Science Foundation shall have primary responsibility for assisting colleges, universities, and libraries to connect to the Network;”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (C) by striking paragraphs (2) through (4); and

5. 2017

   Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Modernization Act of 2016

   Pub. L. 114–329 § 105(j)(1)(C) · 130 Stat. 2969

   Struck · 15 U.S.C. § 5521(3); 15 U.S.C. § 5521(4)

   Pub. L. 114–329, § 105(j)(1)(C), struck out pars. (3) and (4) which read as follows:

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pars. (3), (4). Pub. L. 114–329, § 105(j)(1)(C), struck out pars. (3) and (4) which read as follows:

   “(3) the National Science Foundation shall serve as the primary source of information on access to and use of the Network; and “(4) the National Science Foundation shall upgrade the National Science Foundation funded network, assist regional networks to upgrade their capabilities, and provide other Federal departments and agencies the opportunity to connect to the National Science Foundation funded network.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (C) by striking paragraphs (2) through (4); and

8 of 8 references resolved to an enrolled provision