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Title 6 — Domestic Security

Chapter 1 — Homeland Security Organization

§ 185. Federally funded research and development centers

Statutory text

The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, shall have the authority to establish or contract with 1 or more federally funded research and development centers to provide independent analysis of homeland security issues, or to carry out other responsibilities under this chapter, including coordinating and integrating both the extramural and intramural programs described in section 188 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.

  1. Homeland Security Act of 2002

    Pub. L. 107–296 title III § 305 · 116 Stat. 2135

    Enacted · 6 U.S.C. § 185

    (Pub. L. 107–296, title III, § 305, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2168.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 107–296, title III, § 305, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2168.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 305. FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTERS. The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, shall have the authority to establish or contract with 1 or more federally funded research and development centers to provide independent analysis of homeland security issues, or to carry out other responsibilities under this Act, including coordinating and integrating both the extramural and intramural programs described in section 308.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 107–296, , 116 Stat. 2135, known as the Homeland Security Act of 2002, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 101 of this title and Tables.

Credits

(Pub. L. 107–296, title III, § 305, , 116 Stat. 2168.)

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