42 USC § 1862d - Set-aside for certain institutions

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title: "42 USC § 1862d - Set-aside for certain institutions"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "1862d"
section_name: "Set-aside for certain institutions"
chapter_number: 16
chapter_name: "NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 100–570, title II, § 205, Oct. 31, 1988, 102 Stat. 2877.)"
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# § 1862d. Set-aside for certain institutions

section 1061(2) of title 20

Of the amounts appropriated to the Foundation for the Program, as authorized under section 101 of this Act, in each fiscal year, at least 12 percent shall be reserved for historically Black colleges or universities defined as “part B institutions” by  and other institutions of higher education whose enrollment includes a substantial percentage of students who are Black Americans, Hispanic Americans, or Native Americans.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 100–570, title II, § 205, Oct. 31, 1988, 102 Stat. 2877.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Section 101 of this Act, referred to in text, is , title I, , , which is not classified to the Code.

### Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Academic Research Facilities Modernization Act of 1988, and also as part of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1988, and not as part of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 which comprises this chapter.