10 U.S.C. § 4024 | Merit-based award of grants for research and development

(a)

section 3063 of this title It is the policy of Congress that an agency named in should not be required by legislation to award a new grant for research, development, test, or evaluation to a non-Federal Government entity. It is further the policy of Congress that any program, project, or technology identified in legislation be awarded through merit-based selection procedures.

(b)

A provision of law may not be construed as requiring a new grant to be awarded to a specified non-Federal Government entity unless that provision of law—

(1)

specifically refers to this subsection;

(2)

specifically identifies the particular non-Federal Government entity involved; and

(3)

specifically states that the award to that entity is required by such provision of law in contravention of the policy set forth in subsection (a).

(c)

For purposes of this section, a grant is a new grant unless the work provided for in the grant is a continuation of the work performed by the specified entity under a preceding grant.

(d)

section 3063 of this title This section shall not apply with respect to any grant that calls upon the National Academy of Sciences to investigate, examine, or experiment upon any subject of science or art of significance to an agency named in and to report on such matters to the Congress or any agency of the Federal Government.

Pub. L. 103–355, title VII, § 7203(a)(2)Oct. 13, 1994108 Stat. 3380 Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIIIJan. 1, 2021134 Stat. 4243 Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title XVII, § 1701(u)(2)(B)Dec. 27, 2021135 Stat. 2151 Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVIII, § 1801(a)(31)Dec. 22, 2023137 Stat. 685(Added , , , § 2374; renumbered § 4024 and amended , §§ 1841(b)(1), (c), 1883(b)(2), , , 4294; , (D), , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

section 7374 of this titleA prior section 4024 was renumbered .

Amendments

Pub. L. 118–31 section 3063 of this title section 2303(a) of this title2023—Subsecs. (a), (d). substituted “” for “”.

Pub. L. 116–283, § 1841(c)section 2374 of this title Pub. L. 117–81, § 1701(u)(2)(D)2021—, which directed the renumbering of as section 4008 instead of this section, was amended generally by , effective as if included therein, so that such renumbering was no longer directed.

Pub. L. 116–283, § 1841(b)(1)Pub. L. 117–81, § 1701(u)(2)(B)section 2374 of this title, as amended by , renumbered as this section.

Pub. L. 116–283, § 1883(b)(2)Pub. L. 116–283Subsecs. (a), (d). , which directed that each reference in the text of title 10 to a section that was redesignated by title XVIII of , as such section was in effect before the redesignation, be amended by striking such reference and inserting a reference to the appropriate redesignated section, was not executed with respect to “section 2303(a)”, which was redesignated as multiple sections.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2021 Amendment

Pub. L. 117–81 Pub. L. 116–283 section 1701(a)(2) of Pub. L. 117–81 section 3001 of this titleAmendment by applicable as if included in the enactment of title XVIII of as enacted, see , set out in a note preceding and note below.

Pub. L. 116–283Jan. 1, 2022section 1801(d) of Pub. L. 116–283 section 3001 of this titleAmendment by effective , with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see , set out as a note preceding .

Effective Date

section 10001 of Pub. L. 103–355 section 8752 of this titleFor effective date and applicability of section, see , set out as an Effective Date of 1994 Amendment note under .