| 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 | Repealed. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 1873. | Employment of personnel. | |
| 1873a. | Repealed. | |
| 1874. | Security provisions. | |
| 1875. | Appropriations. | |
| 1875a. | National Science Foundation Nonrecurring Expenses Fund. | |
| 1876 to 1879. | Repealed. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
