Establishment and provisions
section 3705(a) of this titlesection 3705(b) of this titleThe National Science Foundation shall provide assistance for the establishment of Cooperative Research Centers. Such Centers shall be affiliated with a university, or other nonprofit institution, or a group thereof. The objective of the Centers is to enhance technological innovation as provided in through the conduct of activities as provided in .
Planning grants
section 3705(c)(3) of this titleThe National Science Foundation is authorized to make available nonrenewable planning grants to universities or nonprofit institutions for the purpose of developing the plan, as described under .
Terms and conditions
42 U.S.C. 1861Grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements entered into by the National Science Foundation in execution of the powers and duties of the National Science Foundation under this chapter shall be governed by the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 [ et seq.] and other pertinent Acts.
Pub. L. 96–480, § 994 Stat. 2316 Pub. L. 99–502, § 9(b)(11)100 Stat. 1796 Pub. L. 100–418, title V, § 5122(a)(1)102 Stat. 1438 Pub. L. 106–404, § 7(4)114 Stat. 1745 (, formerly § 8, , ; , (12), (e)(2)(B), , , 1797; renumbered § 9, , , ; , , .)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
act May 10, 1950, ch. 171 64 Stat. 149 section 1861 of Title 42The National Science Foundation Act of 1950, referred to in subsec. (c), is , , which is classified generally to chapter 16 (§ 1861 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.
Prior Provisions
section 9 of Pub. L. 96–480section 3708 of this titleA prior was renumbered section 10 and is classified to .
Amendments
Pub. L. 106–404section 3705 of this title2000—Subsecs. (a), (b). made technical amendments to references in original act which appear in text as references to .
Pub. L. 99–5021986—Subsec. (a). substituted “Cooperative Research Centers” for “Centers for Industrial Technology” and struck out last sentence which read as follows: “The provisions of sections 3705(e) and 3705(f) of this title shall apply to Centers established under this section.”