Public Law 119-88 (05/04/2026)

15 U.S.C. § 3712

Personnel exchanges

The Secretary, the Secretary of Energy, and the Director of the National Science Foundation, jointly, shall establish a program to foster the exchange of scientific and technical personnel among academia, industry, and Federal laboratories. Such program shall include both (1) federally supported exchanges and (2) efforts to stimulate exchanges without Federal funding.

Pub. L. 96–480, § 2094 Stat. 2320 Pub. L. 99–502, § 2100 Stat. 1785 Pub. L. 99–502, § 9(e)(1)100 Stat. 1797 Pub. L. 100–107, § 3(a)101 Stat. 725 Pub. L. 100–418, title V, § 5122(a)(1)102 Stat. 1438 Pub. L. 102–240, title VI, § 6019105 Stat. 2183 Pub. L. 109–58, title X, § 1009(c)119 Stat. 936 (, formerly § 13, , ; renumbered § 17, , , ; renumbered § 16, , , ; renumbered § 17, , , ; renumbered § 18, , , ; renumbered § 20, , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 109–582005— substituted “, the Secretary of Energy, and the Director of the National Science Foundation” for “and the National Science Foundation”.