Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 16 — National Science Foundation
§ 1885d. Biennial reports
Statutory text
By January 30 of each odd-numbered year, the Director shall simultaneously transmit a report to the Congress, the Attorney General, the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Education, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
The report required by subsection (a) shall contain—
an accounting and comparison, by sex, race, and ethnic group and by discipline, of the participation of women and men in scientific and engineering positions, including—
the number of individuals in permanent and temporary and in full-time and part-time scientific and engineering positions by appropriate level or similar category;
the average salary of individuals in such scientific and engineering positions;
the number and type of promotional opportunities realized by individuals in such scientific and engineering positions;
the number of individuals serving as principal investigators in federally conducted or federally supported research and development; and
the unemployment rate of individuals seeking scientific and engineering positions;
an assessment, including quantitative and other data, of the proportion of women and minorities studying scientific and engineering fields, including mathematics and computer skills, at all educational levels; and
such other data, analyses, and evaluations as the Director, acting on the advice of the Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering, determines appropriate to carry out the Foundation’s functions as well as the policies and programs of sections 1885 to 1885d of this title.
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.
Science and Technology Equal Opportunities Act
Pub. L. 96–516 § 37 · 94 Stat. 3007
Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 1885d
Pub. L. 96–516, § 37, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 3013
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 96–516, § 37, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 3013Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 37. biennial report (a) By January 30, 1982, and biennially thereafter, the Report to Congress and certain Federal agencies. 42 USC 1885d. Director shall simultaneously transmit a report to the Congress, the Attorney General, the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Education, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services. (b) The report required by subsection (a) shall contain— Contents. (1) an accounting and comparison, by sex, race, and ethnic group and by discipline, of the participation of women and men in scientific and technical positions, including— (A) the number of individuals in permanent and temporary and in full-time and part-time scientific and technical positions by appropriate level or similar category; (B) the average salary of individuals in such scientific and technical positions; (C) the number and type of promotional opportunities realized by individuals in such scientific and technical positions; (D) the number of individuals serving as principal investigators in federally conducted or federally supported research and development; and (E) the unemployment rate of individuals seeking scientific and technical positions; (2) an assessment, including quantitative and other data, of the proportion of women and minorities studying scientific and technical fields, including mathematics and computer skills, at all educational levels; and (3) such other data, analyses, and evaluations as the Director, acting on the advice of the Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Technology, determines appropriate to carry out the Foundation’s functions as well as the policies and programs of this Act.National Science Foundation Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1986
Pub. L. 99–159 § 111(b)(9)(A) · 99 Stat. 887
Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 1885d(b)(1); 42 U.S.C. § 1885d(b)(2)
Pub. L. 99–159, § 111(b)(9)(A), substituted “engineering” for “technical” wherever appearing
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (b)(1), (2). Pub. L. 99–159, § 111(b)(9)(A), substituted “engineering” for “technical” wherever appearing.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(A) by striking out “technical” each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “engineering”; andNational Science Foundation Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1986
Pub. L. 99–159 § 111(b)(9)(B) · 99 Stat. 887
Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 1885d(b)(3)
Pub. L. 99–159, § 111(b)(9)(B), substituted “Engineering” for “Technology”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 99–159, § 111(b)(9)(B), substituted “Engineering” for “Technology”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(B) by striking out “Technology” in paragraph (3) and inserting in lieu thereof “Engineering”.National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act of 2004
Pub. L. 108–360 title II § 208 · 118 Stat. 1668
Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 1885d(a)
Pub. L. 108–360 substituted “By January 30 of each odd-numbered year” for “By January 30, 1982, and biennially thereafter”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108–360 substituted “By January 30 of each odd-numbered year” for “By January 30, 1982, and biennially thereafter”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 208. BIENNIAL REPORT. Section 37(a) of the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C. 1885d(a)) is amended by striking “By January 30, 1982, and biennially thereafter” and inserting “By January 30 of each odd-numbered year”.
4 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Sections 1885 to 1885d of this title, referred to in subsec. (b)(3), was in the original “this Act”, meaning sections 31 et seq. of Pub. L. 96–516, known as the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act, which enacted sections 1885 to 1885d of this title and provisions set out as notes under sections 1861 and 1885 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1980 Amendment note set out under section 1861 of this title and Tables.
Codification
Section was enacted as part of the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act, and not as part of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 which comprises this chapter.
Amendments1985–2004 · 2 rounds
2004
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108–360 substituted “By January 30 of each odd-numbered year” for “By , and biennially thereafter”.
1985
Subsec. (b)(1), (2). Pub. L. 99–159, § 111(b)(9)(A), substituted “engineering” for “technical” wherever appearing.
Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 99–159, § 111(b)(9)(B), substituted “Engineering” for “Technology”.
Credits
1980–2004 · 3 acts
- 1980Pub. L. 96–516, § 37, , 94 Stat. 3013
- 1985Pub. L. 99–159, title I, § 111(b)(9), , 99 Stat. 893
- 2004Pub. L. 108–360, title II, § 208, , 118 Stat. 1679.
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(Pub. L. 96–516, § 37, , 94 Stat. 3013; Pub. L. 99–159, title I, § 111(b)(9), , 99 Stat. 893; Pub. L. 108–360, title II, § 208, , 118 Stat. 1679.)