# § 9518. Agreements
section 1231 of this title
The Institute may carry out research projects of common interest with entities such as the National Science Foundation and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development through agreements with such entities that are in accordance with .
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 107–279, title I, § 118, Nov. 5, 2002, 116 Stat. 1953; Pub. L. 110–154, § 1(d), Dec. 21, 2007, 121 Stat. 1828.)
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Change of Name
“Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development” substituted for “National Institute of Child Health and Human Development” in text, on authority of , set out as a note under , The Public Health and Welfare.