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42 U.S.C. § 19115 — Research and development awards
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**(a) In general** From amounts made available for the Directorate, the Director shall make awards, on a competitive basis, for research and technology development within the key technology focus areas, including investments that advance solutions to the challenges under [section 19107 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section19107&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Purpose** The purpose of the awards under this section shall be to accelerate technological advances and technology adoption in the key technology focus areas.
**(c) Recipients** Recipients of funds under this section may include institutions of higher education, research institutions, non-profit organizations, private sector entities, consortia, or other entities as defined by the Director.
**(d) Metrics** The Director may set metrics, including goals and deadlines, for the development and demonstration of technology as determined in the terms of the award, and may use such metrics to determine whether an award recipient shall be eligible for continued or follow-on funding.
**(e) Short term technology deployment** The Director shall also make awards, including through the SBIR and STTR programs (as defined in [section 638(e) of title 15](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section638/e&num=0&edition=prelim)), to expedite short-term technology deployment within a period of no longer than 24 months.
**(f) Selection criteria** In selecting recipients for an award under this section, the Director shall consider, at a minimum—
(1) the relevance of the project to the challenges and the key technology focus areas under [section 19107 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section19107&num
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**(a) In general** From amounts made available for the Directorate, the Director shall make awards, on a competitive basis, for research and technology development within the key technology focus areas, including investments that advance solutions to the challenges under [section 19107 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section19107&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Purpose** The purpose of the awards under this section shall be to accelerate technological advances and technology adoption in the key technology focus areas.
**(c) Recipients** Recipients of funds under this section may include institutions of higher education, research institutions, non-profit organizations, private sector entities, consortia, or other entities as defined by the Director.
**(d) Metrics** The Director may set metrics, including goals and deadlines, for the development and demonstration of technology as determined in the terms of the award, and may use such metrics to determine whether an award recipient shall be eligible for continued or follow-on funding.
**(e) Short term technology deployment** The Director shall also make awards, including through the SBIR and STTR programs (as defined in [section 638(e) of title 15](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section638/e&num=0&edition=prelim)), to expedite short-term technology deployment within a period of no longer than 24 months.
**(f) Selection criteria** In selecting recipients for an award under this section, the Director shall consider, at a minimum—
(1) the relevance of the project to the challenges and the key technology focus areas under [section 19107 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section19107&num=0&edition=prelim), and the potential of the project to result in transformational advances for such challenges and the key technology focus areas;
(2) the current status of similar technology, the limits of current practice, and the novelty and risks of the proposed project;
(3) the ethical, societal, safety, and security implications relevant to the application of the technology;
(4) the appropriateness of quantitative goals and metrics for evaluating the project and a plan for evaluating those metrics; and
(5) the path for developing and, as appropriate, commercializing the technology into products and processes in the United States.
**(g) Authorization of appropriations** From within funds authorized for the Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships, there are authorized to carry out the activities under this section $1,000,000,000 for fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
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**(a) In general** In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) 11 See References in Text note below. the Director shall establish an advisory committee to assess, and make recommendations regarding, the activities carried out under this part.
**(b) Membership** The advisory committee members shall—
(1) be individuals with relevant experience or expertise, including individuals from industry and national labs, educators, academic subject matter experts, including individuals with knowledge of key technology focus areas and their impact on United States national security and geostrategic leadership, the technical and social dimensions of science and technology, technology transfer experts, labor organizations, representatives of civil society, and other nongovernmental organizations; and
(2) consist of at least 10 members broadly representative of stakeholders, including no less than 3 members from the private sector, none of whom shall be an employee of the Federal Government, and no less than 1 member with significant expertise in United States national security and economic competitiveness.
**(c) Responsibilities** The Committee’s responsibilities shall include—
(1) reviewing and advising on activities carried out under this part;
(2) proposing strategies for fulfilling the purposes in [section 19102 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section19102&num=0&edition=prelim);
(3) proposing potential areas of research, particularly as relevant to United States societal, national, and geostrategic challenges; and
(4) other relevant issues as determined by the Director.
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 19114
equal ability, and there are not sufficient
scholarships available to award one to each
of such applicants, the available scholarship
or scholarships shall be awarded to the ap-
plicants in a manner that will tend to result
in
a
geographically
wide
distribution
throughout the United States recipients’
places of permanent residence.
(3) Omitted
(4) Authorization
Of amounts authorized for the Directorate
for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships,
$100,000,000 shall be authorized to carry out
this subsection.
(g) Existing programs
The Director may use or augment existing
STEM education programs of the Foundation
and leverage education or entrepreneurial part-
ners to carry out this section.
(Pub. L. 117–167, div. B, title III, § 10393, Aug. 9,
2022, 136 Stat. 1589.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Section 1101(a) of title 8 and section 1157 of title 8, re-
ferred to in subsec. (f)(2)(A)(i), were so in the original,
but probably should have been references to sections
101(a) and 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act,
act June 27, 1952, ch. 477, which are classified to sec-
tions 1101(a) and 1157 of Title 8, Aliens and Nationality.
Section 1001(a) of title 20, referred to in subsec.
(f)(2)(A)(iii), was so in the original, but probably should
have been a reference to section 101(a) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965, Pub. L. 89–329, which is classified
to section 1001(a) of Title 20, Education.
CODIFICATION
Section is comprised of section 10393 of Pub. L.
117–167. Subsec. (f)(3) of section 10393 of Pub. L. 117–167
amended section 1869c of this title.
§ 19114. Research and development awards
(a) In general
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