42 USC § 19101 - Establishment

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s19101"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 19101 - Establishment"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "19101"
section_name: "Establishment"
chapter_number: 163
chapter_name: "RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, COMPETITION, AND INNOVATION"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE"
part_number: "G"
part_name: "Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships"
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, § 10381, Aug. 9, 2022, 136 Stat. 1576.)"
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# § 19101. Establishment

There is established within the Foundation the Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships to advance research and development, technology development, and related solutions to address United States societal, national, and geostrategic challenges, for the benefit of all Americans.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 117–167, div. B, title III, § 10381, Aug. 9, 2022, 136 Stat. 1576.)