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Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Chapter 16 — National Science Foundation

§ 1862l. National research facilities

Statutory text

(a)

Facilities plan

(1)

In general

The Director shall prepare, and include as part of the Foundation’s annual budget request to Congress, a plan for the proposed construction of, and repair and upgrades to, national research facilities, including full life-cycle cost information.

(2)

Contents of the plan

The plan shall include—

(A)

estimates of the costs for the construction, repairs, and upgrades described in paragraph (1), including costs for instrumentation development;

(B)

estimates of the costs for the operation and maintenance of existing and proposed new facilities;

(C)

in the case of proposed new construction and for major upgrades to existing facilities, funding profiles, by fiscal year, and milestones for major phases of the construction;

(D)

for each project funded under the major research equipment and facilities construction account and for major upgrades of facilities in support of Antarctic research programs—

(i)

estimates of the total project cost (from planning to commissioning); and

(ii)

the source of funds, including Federal funding identified by appropriations category and non-Federal funding;

(E)

estimates of the full life-cycle cost of each national research facility;

(F)

information on any plans to retire national research facilities; and

(G)

estimates of funding levels for grants supporting research that will be conducted using each national research facility.

(3)

Special rule

The plan shall include cost estimates in the categories of construction, repair, and upgrades—

(A)

for the year in which the plan is submitted to Congress; and

(B)

for not fewer than the succeeding 4 years.

(b)

Status of facilities under construction

The plan required under subsection (a) shall include a status report for each uncompleted construction project included in current and previous plans. The status report shall include data on cumulative construction costs by project compared with estimated costs, and shall compare the current and original schedules for achievement of milestones for the major phases of the construction.

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. National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1998

    Pub. L. 105–207 title II § 201 · 112 Stat. 869

    Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 1862l

    Pub. L. 105–207, title II, § 201, July 29, 1998, 112 Stat. 872

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 105–207, title II, § 201, July 29, 1998, 112 Stat. 872

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 201. 42 USC 1862l. NATIONAL RESEARCH FACILITIES (a) Facilities Plan.— (1) Deadline. In general.— Not later than December 1, of each year, the Director shall, as part of the annual budget request, prepareand submit to Congress a plan for the proposed construction of, and repair and upgrades to, national research facilities. (2) Contents of the plan.— The plan shall include— (A) estimates of the costs for the construction, repairs, and upgrades described in paragraph (1); (B) estimates of the costs for the operation and maintenance of existing and proposed new facilities; and (c) in the case of proposed new construction and for major upgrades to existing facilities, funding profiles, by fiscal year, and milestones for major phases of the construction. (3) Special rule.— The plan shall include cost estimates in the categories of construction, repair, and upgrades— (A) for the year in which the plan is submitted to Congress; and (B) for not fewer than the succeeding 4 years. (b) Status of Facilities Under Construction. The plan Reports. required under subsection (a) shall include a status report for each uncompleted construction project included in current and previous plans. The status report shall include data on cumulative construction costs by project compared with estimated costs, and shall compare the current and original schedules for achievement of milestones for the major phases of the construction.

  2. Pub. L. 107–368 § 14(b)(1) · 116 Stat. 3034

    Amended · 42 U.S.C. § 1862l(a)(1)

    Pub. L. 107–368, § 14(b)(1), reenacted heading without change and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “Not later than December 1, of each year, the Director shall, as part of the annual budget request, prepare and submit to Congress a plan for the proposed construction of, and repair and upgrades to, national research facilities.”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 107–368, § 14(b)(1), reenacted heading without change and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “Not later than December 1, of each year, the Director shall, as part of the annual budget request, prepare and submit to Congress a plan for the proposed construction of, and repair and upgrades to, national research facilities.”

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) In general.— Section 201(a)(1) of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 18621(a)(1) is amended to read as follows: “(1) In general.— The Director shall prepare, and include as part of the Foundation’s annual budget request to Congress, a plan for the proposed construction of, and repair and upgrades to, national research facilities, including full life-cycle cost information.”.

  3. Pub. L. 107–368 § 14(b)(2)(A) · 116 Stat. 3034

    Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 1862l(a)(2)(A)

    Pub. L. 107–368, § 14(b)(2)(A), substituted “(1), including costs for instrumentation development;” for “(1);”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a)(2)(A). Pub. L. 107–368, § 14(b)(2)(A), substituted “(1), including costs for instrumentation development;” for “(1);”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking “(1);” and inserting “(1), including costs for instrumentation development;”;

  4. Pub. L. 107–368 § 14(b)(2)(B) · 116 Stat. 3034

    Added · 42 U.S.C. § 1862l(a)(2)(D)(G)

    Pub. L. 107–368, § 14(b)(2)(B)–(D), added subpars. (D) to (G)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a)(2)(D) to (G). Pub. L. 107–368, § 14(b)(2)(B)–(D), added subpars. (D) to (G).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking “and” after the semicolon;

  5. America COMPETES Act

    Pub. L. 110–69 title VII § 7014(b) · 121 Stat. 572

    Inserted · 42 U.S.C. § 1862l(a)(2)(D)

    Pub. L. 110–69 inserted “and for major upgrades of facilities in support of Antarctic research programs” after “facilities construction account” in introductory provisions

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a)(2)(D). Pub. L. 110–69 inserted “and for major upgrades of facilities in support of Antarctic research programs” after “facilities construction account” in introductory provisions.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (b) Inclusion of Polar Facilities Upgrades in Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction Plan.— Section 201(a)(2)(D) of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 1862l(a)(2)(D)) is amended by inserting “and for major upgrades of facilities in support of Antarctic research programs” after “facilities construction account”.

5 of 5 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was enacted as part of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1998, and not as part of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 which comprises this chapter.

Amendments2002–2007 · 2 rounds

2007

Subsec. (a)(2)(D). Pub. L. 110–69 inserted “and for major upgrades of facilities in support of Antarctic research programs” after “facilities construction account” in introductory provisions.

2002

Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 107–368, § 14(b)(1), reenacted heading without change and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “Not later than December 1, of each year, the Director shall, as part of the annual budget request, prepare and submit to Congress a plan for the proposed construction of, and repair and upgrades to, national research facilities.”

Subsec. (a)(2)(A). Pub. L. 107–368, § 14(b)(2)(A), substituted “(1), including costs for instrumentation development;” for “(1);”.

Subsec. (a)(2)(D) to (G). Pub. L. 107–368, § 14(b)(2)(B)–(D), added subpars. (D) to (G).

Credits

1998–2007 · 3 acts
  1. 1998Pub. L. 105–207, title II, § 201, , 112 Stat. 872
  2. 2002Pub. L. 107–368, § 14(b)(1), (2), , 116 Stat. 3056, 3057
  3. 2007Pub. L. 110–69, title VII, § 7014(b), , 121 Stat. 682.
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(Pub. L. 105–207, title II, § 201, , 112 Stat. 872; Pub. L. 107–368, § 14(b)(1), (2), , 116 Stat. 3056, 3057; Pub. L. 110–69, title VII, § 7014(b), , 121 Stat. 682.)

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