§ 1883. Office of Small Business Research and Development

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. 1976

   National Science Foundation Authorization Act, 1977

   Pub. L. 94–471 § 8 · 90 Stat. 2053

   Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 1883

   Pub. L. 94–471, § 8, Oct. 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 2057

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 94–471, § 8, Oct. 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 2057

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 8. office of small business search and development The National Science Foundation is authorized and directed Establishment. 42 USC 1883. to establish an Office of Small Business Research and Development. The Foundation through the Office of Small Business Research and Development and in cooperation and consultation with the Small Business Administration shall— (1) foster communication between the National Science Foundation and the small business community, and insure that the set-aside for small business concerns provided under this Act or any other Act authorizing appropriations for the National Science Foundation is fully and effectively utilized; (2) collect, analyze, compile, and publish information concerning grants and contracts awarded to small business concerns by the Foundation, and the procedures for handling proposals submitted by small business concerns; (3) assist individual small business concerns in obtaining information regarding programs, policies, and procedures of the Foundation, and assure, the expeditious processing of proposals by small business concerns based on scientific and technical merit; (4) recommend to the Director and to the National Science Board such changes in the procedures and practices of the Foundation as may be required to enable the Foundation to draw fully on the resources of the small business research and development community; and (5) make quarterly reports to the Congress concerning the Quarterly reports to Congress. activities of the Office of Small Business Research and Development.

2. 1986

   Congressional Reports Elimination Act of 1986

   Pub. L. 99–386 title I § 108 · 100 Stat. 821

   Struck · 42 U.S.C. § 1883(5)

   Pub. L. 99–386 struck out par. (5) which related to quarterly reports to Congress concerning activities of Office of Small Business Research and Development

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Par. (5). Pub. L. 99–386 struck out par. (5) which related to quarterly reports to Congress concerning activities of Office of Small Business Research and Development.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 108. reports by the national science foundation Section 8 of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act, 1977 (42 U.S.C. 1883) is amended by— (1) inserting “and” after the semicolon at the end of paragraph (3); (2) striking out “; and” at the end of paragraph (4) and inserting in lieu thereof a period; and (3) striking out paragraph (5).

2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision