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CHAPTER 16-NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

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42 U.S. Code § 1862s-1. Transparency and accountability

(a) Findings

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 ^[1] building the understanding of and confidence in investments in basic research is essential to public support for sustained, predictable Federal funding;

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the Foundation has improved transparency and accountability of the outcomes made through the merit review process, but additional transparency into individual grants is valuable in communicating and assuring the public value of federally funded research; and

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CHAPTER 16-NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

§1861 Establishment; composition
§1862 Functions
§1862a Findings and purpose
§1862b Establishment of Program
§1862c Procedures, guidelines, and planning activities
§1862d Set-aside for certain institutions
§1862e Evaluations of research centers
§1862f Research center consortia
§1862g Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research
§1862h Congressional statement of findings and declaration of purposes respecting scientific and technical education and training
§1862i STEM education
§1862j Authorization of appropriations
§1862k Findings; core strategies
§1862l National research facilities
§1862m Financial disclosure
§1862n Mathematics and science education partnerships
§1862n-1 Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program
§1862n-1a National Science Foundation Teaching Fellowships and Master Teaching Fellowships
§1862n-2 Establishment of centers for research on mathematics and science learning and education improvement
§1862n-3 Duplication of programs
§1862n-4 Major research equipment and facilities construction plan
§1862n-5 Board meetings; audits; reports; scholarship eligibility
§1862n-6 Undergraduate education reform
§1862n-7 Reports
§1862n-8 Evaluations
§1862n-9 Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee
§1862n-10 Minority-serving institutions undergraduate program
§1862o Postdoctoral research fellows
§1862o-1 Responsible conduct of research
§1862o-2 Reporting of research results
§1862o-3 Sharing research results
§1862o-4 Funding for successful science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education programs
§1862o-5 Meeting critical national science needs
§1862o-6 Research on innovation and inventiveness
§1862o-7 Cyberinfrastructure
§1862o-8 Pilot program of grants for new investigators
§1862o-9 Broader impacts merit review criterion
§1862o-10 Advanced information and communications technology research
§1862o-11 Repealed. Pub. L. 114-329, title II, § 204(a)(3)(B), Jan. 6, 2017, 130 Stat. 2999
§1862o-12 Hispanic-serving institutions undergraduate program
§1862o-13 Professional science master’s degree programs
§1862o-14 Major research instrumentation
§1862o-15 Limit on proposals
§1862p National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics
§1862p-1 National Science Foundation manufacturing research and education
§1862p-2 Partnerships for innovation
§1862p-3 Sustainable chemistry basic research
§1862p-4 Undergraduate broadening participation program
§1862p-5 Research experiences for high school students
§1862p-6 Research experiences for undergraduates
§1862p-7 STEM industry internship programs
§1862p-8 Cyber-enabled learning for national challenges
§1862p-9 Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research
§1862p-10 Academic technology transfer and commercialization of university research
§1862p-11 NSF grants in support of sponsored post-doctoral fellowship programs
§1862p-12 Cloud computing research enhancement
§1862p-13 Tribal colleges and universities program
§1862p-14 Broader Impacts Review Criterion
§1862p-15 Twenty-first century graduate education
§1862q Informal STEM education
§1862r Research in disabilities education
§1862r-1 Dyslexia
§1862s Reaffirmation of merit-based peer review
§1862s-1 Transparency and accountability
§1862s-2 Oversight of NSF major multi-user research facility projects
§1862s-3 Personnel oversight
§1862s-4 Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies Initiative
§1862s-5 Programs to expand STEM opportunities
§1862s-6 Presidential awards for excellence in STEM mentoring
§1862s-7 Computer science education research
§1862s-8 Innovation Corps
§1862s-9 Translational research grants
§1862t Supporting veterans in STEM education and computer science
§1862u NSF support of research on opioid addiction
§1862v National Science Foundation research
§1862w NSF support of research on impacts of social media on human trafficking
§1863 National Science Board
§1864 Director of Foundation
§1864a Deputy Director of the Foundation
§1865 Executive Committee
§1866 Divisions within Foundation
§1867 Repealed. Pub. L. 90-407, § 4, July 18, 1968, 82 Stat. 363
§1868 Special commissions
§1869 Scholarships and graduate fellowships
§1869a Contracts for precollege science or engineering curriculum development activities; inspection of materials by parent or guardian
§1869b Issuance of instructions to grantees of pre-college curriculum projects
§1869c Low-income scholarship program
§1870 General authority of Foundation
§1870a Buy-American requirements
§1871 Disposition of inventions produced under contracts or other arrangements
§1872 International cooperation and coordination with foreign policy
§1872a Repealed. Pub. L. 90-407, § 11(1), July 18, 1968, 82 Stat. 365
§1873 Employment of personnel
§1873a Repealed. Pub. L. 99-159, title I, § 109(f), Nov. 22, 1985, 99 Stat. 890
§1874 Security provisions
§1875 Appropriations
§1875a National Science Foundation Nonrecurring Expenses Fund
§1876 to 1879 Repealed. Pub. L. 99-383, § 11, Aug. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 817
§1880 National Medal of Science
§1881 Award of National Medal of Science
§1881a Alan T. Waterman Award
§1881b Presidential awards for teaching excellence
§1882 Information furnished to Congressional committees
§1883 Office of Small Business Research and Development
§1884 Repealed. Pub. L. 99-159, title I, § 109(h), Nov. 22, 1985, 99 Stat. 890
§1885 Congressional statement of findings and declaration of policy respecting equal opportunities in science and engineering
§1885a Women in science and engineering; support of activities by Foundation for promotion, etc.
§1885b Participation in science and engineering of minorities and persons with disabilities
§1885c Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering
§1885d Biennial reports
§1886 Data collection and analysis
§1886a Data on specific fields of study
§1887 Indemnification of grantees, contractors, and subcontractors under ocean drilling program; approvals and certifications by Director

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Americans with Disabilities Act 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.

Anti-Kickback Statute 42 U.S.C. § 1320a–7b(b)

Clayton Act 15 U.S.C. § 12 et seq.

Clean Air Act 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.

Commodity Exchange Act 7 U.S.C. § 1

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.

Controlled Substances Act 21 U.S.C. § 801 et seq.

Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) 42 U.S.C. § 1395dd

Fair Credit Reporting Act 15 U.S.C. § 1681

False Claims Act 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq.

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 21 U.S.C. § 301 et seq.

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 7 U.S.C. § 136 et seq.

Federal Trade Commission Act 15 U.S.C. § 41 et seq.

Foreign corrupt Practices Act 15 U.S.C. § 78dd-1 et seq.

Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 (FERA) 18 U.S.C. § 27

Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) 42 U.S.C. § 300jj et seq., 42 U.S.C. § 17901 et seq.

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) 42 U.S.C. § 201

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq.

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 42 U.S.C. § 18001 et seq.

Physician Payments Sunshine Act 42 U.S.C. § 1320a–7h

Public Health Service Act 42 U.S.C. § 201 et seq.

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.

Robinson–Patman Act 15 U.S.C. § 13

Sarbanes-Oxley Act 15 U.S.C. § 7201 et seq.

Securities Act of 1933 15 U.S.C. § 77a et seq.

Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 18 U.S.C. § 3551 et seq.

Sherman Act 15 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.

Social Security Act 42 U.S.C. § 301 et seq.

Stark Law 42 U.S.C. § 1395nn

Toxic Substances Control Act 15 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.

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