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

42 U.S.C. § 19120

Evaluation

(a)

In general

section 19102 of this titleAfter the Directorate has been in operation for 6 years, the Director shall enter into an agreement with the National Academies to provide an evaluation of how well the Directorate is achieving the purposes identified in .

(b)

Inclusions

The evaluation shall include—
(1)
an assessment of the impact of Directorate activities on the Foundation’s primary science mission;
(2)
section 19107 of this title an assessment of the Directorate’s impact on the challenges and key technology focus areas under ;
(3)
an assessment of efforts to ensure coordination between the Directorate and other Federal agencies, and with external entities;
(4)
a description of lessons learned from operation of the Directorate; and
(5)
recommended funding levels for the Directorate;
(c)

Availability

On completion of the evaluation, the evaluation shall be made available to Congress and the public.

Pub. L. 117–167, div. B, title III, § 10399A136 Stat. 1598 (, , .)