US Code

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

Chapter 16 National Science Foundation

Browse 0 units and 113 sections in Chapter 16 National Science Foundation of Title 42.

Sections in Chapter 16

§ 1861 Establishment; composition § 1862 Functions § 1862a Findings and purpose § 1862b Establishment of Program § 1862c Procedures, guidelines, and planning activities § 1862d Set-aside for certain institutions § 1862e Evaluations of research centers § 1862f Research center consortia § 1862g Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research § 1862h Congressional statement of findings and declaration of purposes respecting scientific and technical education and training § 1862i STEM education § 1862j Authorization of appropriations § 1862k Findings; core strategies § 1862l National research facilities § 1862m Financial disclosure § 1862n Mathematics and science education partnerships § 1862n–1 Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program § 1862n–1a National Science Foundation Teaching Fellowships and Master Teaching Fellowships § 1862n–2 Establishment of centers for research on mathematics and science learning and education improvement § 1862n–3 Duplication of programs § 1862n–4 Major research equipment and facilities construction plan § 1862n–5 Board meetings; audits; reports; scholarship eligibility § 1862n–6 Undergraduate education reform § 1862n–7 Reports § 1862n–8 Evaluations § 1862n–9 Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee § 1862n–10 Minority-serving institutions undergraduate program § 1862o Postdoctoral research fellows § 1862o–1 Responsible conduct of research § 1862o–2 Reporting of research results § 1862o–3 Sharing research results § 1862o–4 Funding for successful science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education programs § 1862o–5 Meeting critical national science needs § 1862o–6 Research on innovation and inventiveness § 1862o–7 Cyberinfrastructure § 1862o–8 Pilot program of grants for new investigators § 1862o–9 Broader impacts merit review criterion § 1862o–10 Advanced information and communications technology research § 1862o–11 Repealed. 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L. 114–329, title II, § 204(a)(3)(B), Jan. 6, 2017, 130 Stat. 2999 § 1862o–12 Hispanic-serving institutions undergraduate program § 1862o–13 Professional science master’s degree programs § 1862o–14 Major research instrumentation § 1862o–15 Limit on proposals § 1862p National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics § 1862p–1 National Science Foundation manufacturing research and education § 1862p–2 Partnerships for innovation § 1862p–3 Sustainable chemistry basic research § 1862p–4 Undergraduate broadening participation program § 1862p–5 Research experiences for high school students § 1862p–6 Research experiences for undergraduates § 1862p–7 STEM industry internship programs § 1862p–8 Cyber-enabled learning for national challenges § 1862p–9 Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research § 1862p–10 Academic technology transfer and commercialization of university research § 1862p–11 NSF grants in support of sponsored post-doctoral fellowship programs § 1862p–12 Cloud computing research enhancement § 1862p–13 Tribal colleges and universities program § 1862p–14 Broader Impacts Review Criterion § 1862p–15 Twenty-first century graduate education § 1862q Informal STEM education § 1862r Research in disabilities education § 1862r–1 Dyslexia § 1862s Reaffirmation of merit-based peer review § 1862s–1 Transparency and accountability § 1862s–2 Oversight of NSF major multi-user research facility projects § 1862s–3 Personnel oversight § 1862s–4 Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies Initiative § 1862s–5 Programs to expand STEM opportunities § 1862s–6 Presidential awards for excellence in STEM mentoring § 1862s–7 Computer science education research § 1862s–8 Innovation Corps § 1862s–9 Translational research grants § 1862t Supporting veterans in STEM education and computer science § 1862u NSF support of research on opioid addiction § 1862v National Science Foundation research § 1862w NSF support of research on impacts of social media on human trafficking § 1863 National Science Board § 1864 Director of Foundation § 1864a Deputy Director of the Foundation § 1865 Executive Committee § 1866 Divisions within Foundation § 1867 Repealed. Pub. L. 90–407, § 4, July 18, 1968, 82 Stat. 363 § 1868 Special commissions § 1869 Scholarships and graduate fellowships § 1869a Contracts for precollege science or engineering curriculum development activities; inspection of materials by parent or guardian § 1869b Issuance of instructions to grantees of pre-college curriculum projects § 1869c Low-income scholarship program § 1870 General authority of Foundation § 1870a Buy-American requirements § 1871 Disposition of inventions produced under contracts or other arrangements § 1872 International cooperation and coordination with foreign policy § 1872a Repealed. Pub. L. 90–407, § 11(1), July 18, 1968, 82 Stat. 365 § 1873 Employment of personnel § 1873a Repealed. Pub. L. 99–159, title I, § 109(f), Nov. 22, 1985, 99 Stat. 890 § 1874 Security provisions § 1875 Appropriations § 1875a National Science Foundation Nonrecurring Expenses Fund § 1876 to 1879 Repealed. Pub. L. 99–383, § 11, Aug. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 817 § 1880 National Medal of Science § 1881 Award of National Medal of Science § 1881a Alan T. Waterman Award § 1881b Presidential awards for teaching excellence § 1882 Information furnished to Congressional committees § 1883 Office of Small Business Research and Development § 1884 Repealed. Pub. L. 99–159, title I, § 109(h), Nov. 22, 1985, 99 Stat. 890 § 1885 Congressional statement of findings and declaration of policy respecting equal opportunities in science and engineering § 1885a Women in science and engineering; support of activities by Foundation for promotion, etc. § 1885b Participation in science and engineering of minorities and persons with disabilities § 1885c Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering § 1885d Biennial reports § 1886 Data collection and analysis § 1886a Data on specific fields of study § 1887 Indemnification of grantees, contractors, and subcontractors under ocean drilling program; approvals and certifications by Director