51 USC § 20304 - Basic research enhancement

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title: "51 USC § 20304 - Basic research enhancement"
title_number: 51
title_name: "NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS"
section_number: "20304"
section_name: "Basic research enhancement"
chapter_number: 203
chapter_name: "RESPONSIBILITIES AND VISION"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3357.)"
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# § 20304. Basic research enhancement

**(a)** **Definition of Basic Research.—** In this section, the term “basic research” has the meaning given the term in Office of Management and Budget Circular No. A–11.

**(b)** **Coordination.—** The Administrator, the Director of the National Science Foundation, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Commerce shall, to the extent practicable, coordinate basic research activities related to physical sciences, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3357.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 20304 | 42 U.S.C. 16658. | Pub. L. 110–69, title II, § 2003, Aug. 9, 2007, 121 Stat. 583. |