15 USC § 3707 - National Science Foundation Cooperative Research Centers

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identifier: "/us/usc/t15/s3707"
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title: "15 USC § 3707 - National Science Foundation Cooperative Research Centers"
title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "3707"
section_name: "National Science Foundation Cooperative Research Centers"
chapter_number: 63
chapter_name: "TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 96–480, § 9, formerly § 8, Oct. 21, 1980, 94 Stat. 2316; Pub. L. 99–502, § 9(b)(11), (12), (e)(2)(B), Oct. 20, 1986, 100 Stat. 1796, 1797; renumbered § 9, Pub. L. 100–418, title V, § 5122(a)(1), Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1438; Pub. L. 106–404, § 7(4), Nov. 1, 2000, 114 Stat. 1745.)"
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# § 3707. National Science Foundation Cooperative Research Centers

**(a)** **Establishment and provisions** section 3705(a) of this titlesection 3705(b) of this title

The National Science Foundation shall provide assistance for the establishment of Cooperative Research Centers. Such Centers shall be affiliated with a university, or other nonprofit institution, or a group thereof. The objective of the Centers is to enhance technological innovation as provided in  through the conduct of activities as provided in .

**(b)** **Planning grants** section 3705(c)(3) of this title

The National Science Foundation is authorized to make available nonrenewable planning grants to universities or nonprofit institutions for the purpose of developing the plan, as described under .

**(c)** **Terms and conditions** 42 U.S.C. 1861

Grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements entered into by the National Science Foundation in execution of the powers and duties of the National Science Foundation under this chapter shall be governed by the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 [ et seq.] and other pertinent Acts.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 96–480, § 9, formerly § 8, Oct. 21, 1980, 94 Stat. 2316; Pub. L. 99–502, § 9(b)(11), (12), (e)(2)(B), Oct. 20, 1986, 100 Stat. 1796, 1797; renumbered § 9, Pub. L. 100–418, title V, § 5122(a)(1), Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1438; Pub. L. 106–404, § 7(4), Nov. 1, 2000, 114 Stat. 1745.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The National Science Foundation Act of 1950, referred to in subsec. (c), is , , which is classified generally to chapter 16 (§ 1861 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

### Prior Provisions

A prior  was renumbered section 10 and is classified to .

### Amendments

2000—Subsecs. (a), (b).  made technical amendments to references in original act which appear in text as references to .

1986—Subsec. (a).  substituted “Cooperative Research Centers” for “Centers for Industrial Technology” and struck out last sentence which read as follows: “The provisions of sections 3705(e) and 3705(f) of this title shall apply to Centers established under this section.”