42 USC § 19157 - Merit review

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title: "42 USC § 19157 - Merit review"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "19157"
section_name: "Merit review"
chapter_number: 163
chapter_name: "RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, COMPETITION, AND INNOVATION"
subchapter_number: "V"
subchapter_name: "BROADENING PARTICIPATION IN SCIENCE"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "STEM Opportunities"
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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 V, § 10508, Aug. 9, 2022, 136 Stat. 1613.)"
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# § 19157. Merit review

Nothing in this part may be construed as altering any intellectual or broader impacts criteria at Federal research agencies for evaluating award applications.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 117–167, div. B, title V, § 10508, Aug. 9, 2022, 136 Stat. 1613.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This part, referred to in text, was in the original “this subtitle”, meaning subtitle A (§§ 10501–10510) of title V of div. B of , , , which is classified principally to this part. For complete classification of subtitle A to the Code, see Tables.