US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

42 U.S.C. § 1875

Appropriations

To enable the Foundation to carry out its powers and duties, only such sums may be appropriated as the Congress may authorize by law.

May 10, 1950, ch. 171, § 1664 Stat. 157Aug. 8, 1953, ch. 37767 Stat. 488Pub. L. 85–510, § 272 Stat. 353Pub. L. 90–40782 Stat. 365Pub. L. 96–516, § 21(c)94 Stat. 3010(, ; , ; renumbered § 17, , , ; renumbered § 16 and amended , §§ 11(2), (14), , , 366; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 96–516section 1122(b)(1) of title 331980— amended subsec. (a) generally, striking out specific dollar amounts for fiscal years ending , and , reference to subsequent fiscal years, and provisions relating to sums as additional to sums under , and struck out subsec. (b) which related to availability of sums for obligation and expenditure.

Pub. L. 90–407, § 14section 1122(b)(1) of title 331968—Subsec. (a). , substituted provisions authorizing the appropriation of funds for the fiscal year ending , , and each subsequent fiscal year, such sums to be in addition to sums authorized by , for provisions authorizing the appropriation of such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated.

1953—Subsec. (a). Act , removed the $15 million limitation on the amount of the annual appropriations.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Drug-Free Workplace

Pub. L. 100–570, title I, § 118102 Stat. 2873

“(a)
21 U.S.C. 801 No funds authorized to be appropriated under this Act, or under any other Act authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 1989 through 1993 for the Foundation, shall be obligated or expended unless the Foundation has in place, and will continue to administer in good faith, a written policy designed to ensure that all of its workplaces are free from the illegal use, possession, or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act [ et seq.]) by the officers and employees of the Foundation.
“(b)
No funds authorized to be appropriated to the Foundation for fiscal years 1989 through 1993 shall be available for payment in connection with any grant, contract, or other agreement, unless the recipient of such grant, contractor, or party to such agreement, as the case may be, has in place and will continue to administer in good faith a written policy, adopted by the board of directors or other governing authority of such recipient, contractor, or party, satisfactory to the Director of the Foundation, designed to ensure that all of the workplaces of such recipient, contractor, or party are free from the illegal use, possession, or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act) by the officers and employees of such recipient, contractor, or party.”
, , , provided that:

Section 118 of Pub. L. 100–570section 215(c) of Pub. L. 100–685section 5110 of Title 15[, set out above, effective , see , set out as a note under , Commerce and Trade.]

Continuation of Existing Offices, Procedures, and Organization of the National Science Foundation

Pub. L. 90–407section 16 of Pub. L. 90–407section 1862 of this titleAmendment by intended to continue in effect the existing offices, procedures, and organization of the Foundation, see , set out as a note under .