42 USC § 19013 - Broadening participation on major facilities awards

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s19013"
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title: "42 USC § 19013 - Broadening participation on major facilities awards"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "19013"
section_name: "Broadening participation on major facilities awards"
chapter_number: 163
chapter_name: "RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, COMPETITION, AND INNOVATION"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE"
part_number: "C"
part_name: "Broadening Participation"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 117–167, div. B, title III, § 10324, Aug. 9, 2022, 136 Stat. 1539.)"
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# § 19013. Broadening participation on major facilities awards

The Director shall require organizations seeking a cooperative agreement for the management of the operations and maintenance of a Foundation project to demonstrate prior experience and current capabilities in or to have a plan for employing best practices in broadening participation in science and engineering and ensure implementation of such practices is considered in oversight of the award.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 117–167, div. B, title III, § 10324, Aug. 9, 2022, 136 Stat. 1539.)