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42 U.S.C. § 1872a — Repealed. Pub. L. 90–407, § 11(1), July 18, 1968, 82 Stat. 365
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### Statutory Notes
Section, act May 10, 1950, ch. 171, § 14, as added July 11, 1958, Pub. L. 85–510, § 2, 72 Stat. 353, authorized the Foundation, in carrying out a program of study, research, and evaluation in the field of weather modification, to consult with meteorologists and scientists, make contracts and grants, accept gifts, loan property, conduct hearings, and subpoena books and records.
#### Effective Date of Repeal
Pub. L. 90–407, § 11(1), July 18, 1968, 82 Stat. 365, provided that the repeal of this section is effective Sept. 1, 1968, and that provisions authorizing Foundation to initiate and support programs in field of weather modification should remain in effect until Sept. 1, 1968, for purpose of this section.
#### Continuation of Existing Offices, Procedures, and Organization of the National Science Foundation
Repeal by Pub. L. 90–407 intended to continue in effect the existing offices, procedures, and organization of the Foundation, see section 16 of Pub. L. 90–407, set out as a note under [section 1862 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1862&num=0&edition=prelim).
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### Statutory Notes
Section, act May 10, 1950, ch. 171, § 14, as added July 11, 1958, Pub. L. 85–510, § 2, 72 Stat. 353, authorized the Foundation, in carrying out a program of study, research, and evaluation in the field of weather modification, to consult with meteorologists and scientists, make contracts and grants, accept gifts, loan property, conduct hearings, and subpoena books and records.
#### Effective Date of Repeal
Pub. L. 90–407, § 11(1), July 18, 1968, 82 Stat. 365, provided that the repeal of this section is effective Sept. 1, 1968, and that provisions authorizing Foundation to initiate and support programs in field of weather modification should remain in effect until Sept. 1, 1968, for purpose of this section.
#### Continuation of Existing Offices, Procedures, and Organization of the National Science Foundation
Repeal by Pub. L. 90–407 intended to continue in effect the existing offices, procedures, and organization of the Foundation, see section 16 of Pub. L. 90–407, set out as a note under [section 1862 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1862&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Initiation and support of studies and programs; scholarships; current register of scientific and engineering personnel** The Foundation is authorized and directed—
(1) to initiate and support basic scientific research and programs to strengthen scientific research potential and science education programs at all levels in the mathematical, physical, medical, biological, social, and other sciences, and to initiate and support research fundamental to the engineering process and programs to strengthen engineering research potential and engineering education programs at all levels in the various fields of engineering, by making contracts or other arrangements (including grants, loans, and other forms of assistance) to support such scientific, engineering, and educational activities and to appraise the impact of research upon industrial development and upon the general welfare;
(2) to award, as provided in [section 1869 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1869&num=0&edition=prelim), scholarships and graduate fellowships for study and research in the sciences or in engineering;
(3) to foster the interchange of scientific and engineering information among scientists and engineers in the United States and foreign countries;
(4) to foster and support the development and use of computer and other scientific and engineering methods and technologies, primarily for research and education in the sciences and engineering;
(5) to evaluate the status and needs of the various sciences and fields of engineering as evidenced by programs, projects, and studies undertaken by agencies of the Federal Government, by individuals, and by public and private research groups, employing by grant or contract such consulting services as i
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 1871
1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘deems’’.
2 See References in Text note below.
and Pensions of Senate by Senate Resolution No. 20,
One Hundred Sixth Congress, Jan. 19, 1999.
§ 1871. Disposition of inventions produced under
contracts or other arrangements
Each contract or other arrangement executed
pursuant to this chapter which relates to sci-
entific or engineering research shall contain
provisions governing the disposition of inven-
tions produced thereunder in a manner cal-
culated to protect the public interest and the
equities of the individual or organization with
which the contract or other arrangement is exe-
cuted: Provided, however, That nothing in this
chapter shall be construed to authorize the
Foundation to enter into any contractual or
other arrangement inconsistent with any provi-
sion of law affecting the issuance or use of pat-
ents.
(May 10, 1950, ch. 171, § 12, 64 Stat. 154; Pub. L.
99–159, title I, §§ 109(c), 110(a)(15), Nov. 22, 1985, 99
Stat. 889, 891.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1985—Pub. L. 99–159 struck out subsec. (a) designa-
tion, inserted ‘‘or engineering’’ after ‘‘scientific’’, and
struck out subsec. (b) which prohibited Foundation of-
ficers and employees from acquiring, etc., patent rights
in inventions.
§ 1872. International cooperation and coordina-
tion with foreign policy
(a) The Foundation is authorized to cooperate
in any international scientific or engineering
activities consistent with the purposes of this
chapter and to expend for such international sci-
entific or engineering activities such sums with-
in the limit of appropriated funds as the Foun-
dation may deem desirable. The Director may
defray the expenses of representatives of Gov-
ern
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