42 USC § 19120 - Evaluation

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title: "42 USC § 19120 - Evaluation"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "19120"
section_name: "Evaluation"
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"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 117–167, div. B, title III, § 10399A, Aug. 9, 2022, 136 Stat. 1598.)"
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# § 19120. Evaluation

**(a)** **In general** section 19102 of this title

After the Directorate has been in operation for 6 years, the Director shall enter into an agreement with the National Academies to provide an evaluation of how well the Directorate is achieving the purposes identified in .

**(b)** **Inclusions** The evaluation shall include—

**(1)** an assessment of the impact of Directorate activities on the Foundation’s primary science mission;

**(2)** an assessment of the Directorate’s impact on the challenges and key technology focus areas under section 19107 of this title;

**(3)** an assessment of efforts to ensure coordination between the Directorate and other Federal agencies, and with external entities;

**(4)** a description of lessons learned from operation of the Directorate; and

**(5)** recommended funding levels for the Directorate;

**(c)** **Availability** On completion of the evaluation, the evaluation shall be made available to Congress and the public.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 117–167, div. B, title III, § 10399A, Aug. 9, 2022, 136 Stat. 1598.)