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42 U.S.C. § 1883 — Office of Small Business Research and Development
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The National Science Foundation is authorized and directed to establish an Office of Small Business Research and Development. The Foundation through the Office of Small Business Research and Development and in cooperation and consultation with the Small Business Administration shall—
(1) foster communication between the National Science Foundation and the small business community, and insure that the set-aside for small business concerns provided under this Act or any other Act authorizing appropriations for the National Science Foundation is fully and effectively utilized;
(2) collect, analyze, compile, and publish information concerning grants and contracts awarded to small business concerns by the Foundation, and the procedures for handling proposals submitted by small business concerns;
(3) assist individual small business concerns in obtaining information regarding programs, policies, and procedures of the Foundation, and assure the expeditious processing of proposals by small business concerns based on scientific and technical merit; and
(4) recommend to the Director and to the National Science Board such changes in the procedures and practices of the Foundation as may be required to enable the Foundation to draw fully on the resources of the small business research and development community.
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The National Science Foundation is authorized and directed to establish an Office of Small Business Research and Development. The Foundation through the Office of Small Business Research and Development and in cooperation and consultation with the Small Business Administration shall—
(1) foster communication between the National Science Foundation and the small business community, and insure that the set-aside for small business concerns provided under this Act or any other Act authorizing appropriations for the National Science Foundation is fully and effectively utilized;
(2) collect, analyze, compile, and publish information concerning grants and contracts awarded to small business concerns by the Foundation, and the procedures for handling proposals submitted by small business concerns;
(3) assist individual small business concerns in obtaining information regarding programs, policies, and procedures of the Foundation, and assure the expeditious processing of proposals by small business concerns based on scientific and technical merit; and
(4) recommend to the Director and to the National Science Board such changes in the procedures and practices of the Foundation as may be required to enable the Foundation to draw fully on the resources of the small business research and development community.
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**(a) Composition; appointment; establishment of policies of the Foundation** The Board shall consist of twenty-four members to be appointed by the President and of the Director ex officio. In addition to any powers and functions otherwise granted to it by this chapter, the Board shall establish the policies of the Foundation, within the framework of applicable national policies as set forth by the President and the Congress.
**(b) Executive Committee; delegation of powers and functions** The Board shall have an Executive Committee as provided in [section 1865 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1865&num=0&edition=prelim), and may delegate to it or to the Director or both such of the powers and functions granted to the Board by this chapter as it deems appropriate.
**(c) Meetings; nominations; quorum; notice** The persons nominated for appointment as members of the Board (1) shall be eminent in the fields of the basic, medical, or social sciences, engineering, agriculture, education, research management, or public affairs; (2) shall be selected solely on the basis of established records of distinguished service; and (3) shall be so selected as to provide representation of the views of scientific and engineering leaders in all areas of the Nation. In making nominations under this section, the President shall give due regard to equitable representation of scientists and engineers who are women or who represent minority groups. The President is requested, in the making of nominations of persons for appointment as members, to give due consideration to any recommendations for nomination which may be submitted to him by the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the National Association of S
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There is established in the executive branch of the Government an independent agency to be known as the National Science Foundation (hereinafter referred to as the “Foundation”). The Foundation shall consist of a National Science Board (hereinafter referred to as the “Board”) and a Director.
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 1885
§ 1882. Information furnished to Congressional
committees
Notwithstanding any other provision of this or
any other Act, the Director of the National
Science Foundation and the National Science
Board shall keep the Committee on Labor and
Human Resources of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Science, Space, and Technology of the
House of Representatives fully and currently in-
formed with respect to all of the activities of
the National Science Foundation.
(Pub. L. 96–44, § 9, Aug. 2, 1979, 93 Stat. 335; Pub.
L. 99–159, title I, § 109(i), Nov. 22, 1985, 99 Stat.
890; Pub. L. 103–437, § 15(c)(2), Nov. 2, 1994, 108
Stat. 4591.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 96–44, known
as the National Science Foundation Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 1980. For classification of this Act to
the Code, see Tables.
CODIFICATION
Section was enacted as part of the authorization act
cited as the credit to this section, and not as part of
the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 which
comprises this chapter.
PRIOR PROVISIONS
Provisions similar to this section were contained in
the following prior authorization acts:
Pub. L. 95–434, § 7, Oct. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 1050.
Pub. L. 95–99, § 11, formerly § 13, Aug. 15, 1977, 91 Stat.
835, renumbered § 11, Pub. L. 99–159, title I, § 109(h), Nov.
22, 1985, 99 Stat. 890.
Pub. L. 94–471, § 11, Oct. 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 2058.
Pub. L. 94–86, § 11, Aug. 9, 1975, 89 Stat. 431.
Pub. L. 93–413, § 7, Sept. 4, 1974, 88 Stat. 1095.
Pub. L. 93–96, § 9, Aug. 16, 1973, 87 Stat. 317.
Pub. L. 91–120, § 6, Nov. 18, 1969, 83 Stat. 203.
AMENDMENTS
1994—Pub. L. 103–437 substituted ‘‘Science, Space, and
Technology’’ for ‘‘Science and Tech
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