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Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Chapter 16 — National Science Foundation

§ 1869a. Contracts for precollege science or engineering curriculum development activities; inspection of materials by parent or guardian

Statutory text

After , the Director of the National Science Foundation, shall require, as a condition of any award made by the National Science Foundation for the purpose of precollege science or engineering curriculum development activities, that the awardee, and any subcontractors involved in the distribution, marketing, or selling of such science or engineering curricula, shall include in any testing agreement, sales contract, or other comparable legal instrument a provision requiring that all instructional materials, including teacher’s manuals, films, tapes, or other supplementary instructional materials developed or provided under such award, subcontract, or other legal instrument, will be made available within the school district using such materials for inspection by parents or guardians of children engaged in educational programs or projects of that school district. In addition, the Director of the National Science Foundation shall take such action as may be necessary and feasible to modify awards made for the purpose of precollege science or engineering curriculum development and implementation activities on or before , to include such a provision in all possible cases.

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. 94–86 § 2(b) · 89 Stat. 427

    Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 1869a

    Pub. L. 94–86, § 2(b), Aug. 9, 1975, 89 Stat. 428

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 94–86, § 2(b), Aug. 9, 1975, 89 Stat. 428

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (b) After the date of enactment of this Act the Director of the National Science Foundation, shall require, as a condition of any award made by the National Science Foundation for the purpose of precollege science curriculum development activities, that the awardee, and any subcontractors involved in the distribution, marketing, or selling of such science curricula, shall include in any testing agreement, sales contract, or other comparable legal instrument a provision requiring that all instructional materials, including teacher’s manuals, films, tapes, or other supplementary instructional materials developed or provided under such award, subcontract, or other legal instrument, will be made available within the school district using such materials for inspection by parents or guardians of children engaged in educational programs or projects of that school district. In addition, the Director of the National Science Foundation shall take such action as may be necessary and feasible to modify awards made for the purpose of precollege science curriculum development and implementation activities on or before the date of enactment of this Act to include such a provision in all possible cases.

  2. National Science Foundation Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1986

    Pub. L. 99–159 title I § 110(b) · 99 Stat. 887

    Inserted · 42 U.S.C. § 1869a

    Pub. L. 99–159 inserted “or engineering” after “science” in three places

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 99–159 inserted “or engineering” after “science” in three places.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (b) Section 2(b) of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act, 1976 (42 U.S.C. 1869a) is amended by inserting “or engineering” after “science” each place it appears.

2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Codification

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

Amendments

1985—Pub. L. 99–159 inserted “or engineering” after “science” in three places.

Credits

1975–1985 · 2 acts
  1. 1975Pub. L. 94–86, § 2(b), , 89 Stat. 428
  2. 1985Pub. L. 99–159, title I, § 110(b), , 99 Stat. 892.
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(Pub. L. 94–86, § 2(b), , 89 Stat. 428; Pub. L. 99–159, title I, § 110(b), , 99 Stat. 892.)

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