Title 42, Chapter 16 — National Science Foundation

Establishment; composition

Functions

Findings and purpose

Establishment of Program

Procedures, guidelines, and planning activities

Set-aside for certain institutions

Evaluations of research centers

Research center consortia

Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research

Congressional statement of findings and declaration of purposes respecting scientific and technical education and training

STEM education

Authorization of appropriations

Findings; core strategies

National research facilities

Financial disclosure

Mathematics and science education partnerships

Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program

National Science Foundation Teaching Fellowships and Master Teaching Fellowships

Establishment of centers for research on mathematics and science learning and education improvement

Duplication of programs

Major research equipment and facilities construction plan

Board meetings; audits; reports; scholarship eligibility

Undergraduate education reform

Reports

Evaluations

Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee

Minority-serving institutions undergraduate program

Postdoctoral research fellows

Responsible conduct of research

Reporting of research results

Sharing research results

Funding for successful science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education programs

Meeting critical national science needs

Research on innovation and inventiveness

Cyberinfrastructure

Pilot program of grants for new investigators

Broader impacts merit review criterion

Advanced information and communications technology research

Repealed. Pub. L. 114–329, title II, § 204(a)(3)(B), Jan. 6, 2017, 130 Stat. 2999

Hispanic-serving institutions undergraduate program

Professional science master’s degree programs

Major research instrumentation

Limit on proposals

National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics

National Science Foundation manufacturing research and education

Partnerships for innovation

Sustainable chemistry basic research

Undergraduate broadening participation program

Research experiences for high school students

Research experiences for undergraduates

STEM industry internship programs

Cyber-enabled learning for national challenges

Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research

Academic technology transfer and commercialization of university research

NSF grants in support of sponsored post-doctoral fellowship programs

Cloud computing research enhancement

Tribal colleges and universities program

Broader Impacts Review Criterion

Twenty-first century graduate education

Informal STEM education

Research in disabilities education

Dyslexia

Reaffirmation of merit-based peer review

Transparency and accountability

Oversight of NSF major multi-user research facility projects

Personnel oversight

Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies Initiative

Programs to expand STEM opportunities

Presidential awards for excellence in STEM mentoring

Computer science education research

Innovation Corps

Translational research grants

Supporting veterans in STEM education and computer science

NSF support of research on opioid addiction

National Science Foundation research

NSF support of research on impacts of social media on human trafficking

National Science Board

Director of Foundation

Deputy Director of the Foundation

Executive Committee

Divisions within Foundation

Repealed. Pub. L. 90–407, § 4, July 18, 1968, 82 Stat. 363

Special commissions

Scholarships and graduate fellowships

Contracts for precollege science or engineering curriculum development activities; inspection of materials by parent or guardian

Issuance of instructions to grantees of pre-college curriculum projects

Low-income scholarship program

General authority of Foundation

Buy-American requirements

Disposition of inventions produced under contracts or other arrangements

International cooperation and coordination with foreign policy

Repealed. Pub. L. 90–407, § 11(1), July 18, 1968, 82 Stat. 365

Employment of personnel

Repealed. Pub. L. 99–159, title I, § 109(f), Nov. 22, 1985, 99 Stat. 890

Security provisions

Appropriations

National Science Foundation Nonrecurring Expenses Fund

Repealed. Pub. L. 99–383, § 11, Aug. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 817

National Medal of Science

Award of National Medal of Science

Alan T. Waterman Award

Presidential awards for teaching excellence

Information furnished to Congressional committees

Office of Small Business Research and Development

Repealed. Pub. L. 99–159, title I, § 109(h), Nov. 22, 1985, 99 Stat. 890

Congressional statement of findings and declaration of policy respecting equal opportunities in science and engineering

Women in science and engineering; support of activities by Foundation for promotion, etc.

Participation in science and engineering of minorities and persons with disabilities

Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering

Biennial reports

Data collection and analysis

Data on specific fields of study

Indemnification of grantees, contractors, and subcontractors under ocean drilling program; approvals and certifications by Director

Repealed. Pub. L. 95–224, § 10(a), Feb. 3, 1978, 92 Stat. 6

Repealed. Pub. L. 93–608, § 1(1), Jan. 2, 1975, 88 Stat. 1967

Interior Department programs

Rules and regulations

Amendment, modification, or repeal of authorizations for execution of contracts for research