Public Law 119-102 (07/12/2026)

42 U.S.C. § 1862o–6

Research on innovation and inventiveness

Section text and notes

In carrying out its research programs on science policy and on the science of learning, the Foundation may support research on the process of innovation and the teaching of inventiveness.

Pub. L. 110–69, title VII, § 7019121 Stat. 684 (, , .)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was enacted as part of the America COMPETES Act, also known as the America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science Act, and not as part of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 which comprises this chapter.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Definitions

section 7001 of Pub. L. 110–69oFor definitions of terms used in this section, see , set out as a note under section 1862 of this title.