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Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Chapter 16 — National Science Foundation

§ 1862g. Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research

Statutory text

(a)

The Director shall operate a program to stimulate competitive research (known as the “Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research”), the purpose of which is to assist those States that—

(1)

historically have received relatively little Federal research and development funding; and

(2)

have demonstrated a commitment to develop their research bases and improve science and engineering research and education programs at their universities and colleges.

(b)

A State which has received an initial award under such Program, whether or not the award was received before or after , shall be eligible for up to 5 years of additional support under the Program if that State provides assurances of new matching funds and submits an acceptable new plan for using Program funds and matching funds to build the research capabilities of the State.

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. Pub. L. 100–570 title I § 113 · 102 Stat. 2865

    Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 1862g

    Pub. L. 100–570, title I, § 113, Oct. 31, 1988, 102 Stat. 2870

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 100–570, title I, § 113, Oct. 31, 1988, 102 Stat. 2870

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 113. experimental program to stimulate competitive research (a) The Director shall operate an Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, the purpose of which is to assist those States that— (1) historically have received relatively little Federal research and development funding; and (2) have demonstrated a commitment to develop their research bases and improve science and engineering research and education programs at their universities and colleges. (b) A State which has received an initial award under such Program, whether or not the award was received before or after the date of enactment of this Act, shall be eligible for up to 5 years of additional support under the program if that State provides assurances of new matching funds and submits an acceptable new plan for using Program funds and matching funds to build the research capabilities of the State.

  2. American Innovation and Competitiveness Act

    Pub. L. 114–329 § 103(e)(2)(A) · 130 Stat. 2969

    Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 1862g

    Pub. L. 114–329, § 103(e)(2)(A), substituted “Established” for “Experimental” in section catchline

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 114–329, § 103(e)(2)(A), substituted “Established” for “Experimental” in section catchline.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (A) in the heading, by striking “experimental” and inserting “established”;

  3. American Innovation and Competitiveness Act

    Pub. L. 114–329 § 103(e)(2)(B) · 130 Stat. 2969

    Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 1862g(a)

    Pub. L. 114–329, § 103(e)(2)(B), substituted “a program to stimulate competitive research (known as the ‘Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research’)” for “an Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research” in introductory provisions

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 114–329, § 103(e)(2)(B), substituted “a program to stimulate competitive research (known as the ‘Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research’)” for “an Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research” in introductory provisions.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (B) in subsection (a), by striking “an Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research” and inserting “a program to stimulate competitive research (known as the ‘Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research’)”; and

  4. American Innovation and Competitiveness Act

    Pub. L. 114–329 § 103(e)(2)(C) · 130 Stat. 2969

    Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 1862g(b)

    Pub. L. 114–329, § 103(e)(2)(C), substituted “the Program” for “the program”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 114–329, § 103(e)(2)(C), substituted “the Program” for “the program”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (C) in subsection (b), by striking “the program” and inserting “the Program”.

4 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was enacted as part of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1988, and not as part of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 which comprises this chapter.

Amendments

2017—Pub. L. 114–329, § 103(e)(2)(A), substituted “Established” for “Experimental” in section catchline.

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 114–329, § 103(e)(2)(B), substituted “a program to stimulate competitive research (known as the ‘Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research’)” for “an Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research” in introductory provisions.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 114–329, § 103(e)(2)(C), substituted “the Program” for “the program”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Planning Grants

Pub. L. 107–368, § 26, , 116 Stat. 3067, provided that: “The Director is authorized to accept planning proposals from applicants who are within .075 percentage points of the current eligibility level for the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research. Such proposals shall be reviewed by the Foundation to determine their merit for support under the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research or any other appropriate program.”

[For definitions of terms used in section 26 of Pub. L. 107–368, set out above, see section 4 of Pub. L. 107–368, set out as a note under section 1862n of this title.]

Credits

1988–2017 · 2 acts
  1. 1988Pub. L. 100–570, title I, § 113, , 102 Stat. 2870
  2. 2017Pub. L. 114–329, title I, § 103(e)(2), , 130 Stat. 2975.
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(Pub. L. 100–570, title I, § 113, , 102 Stat. 2870; Pub. L. 114–329, title I, § 103(e)(2), , 130 Stat. 2975.)

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