42 USC 16658: Basic research enhancement
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42 USC 16658: Basic research enhancement Text contains those laws in effect on January 8, 2008
From Title 42-THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARECHAPTER 150-NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE PROGRAMS, 2005SUBCHAPTER III-SCIENCEPart A-General Provisions
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§16658. Basic research enhancement

(a) In general

The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Director of the National Science Foundation, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Defense, and Secretary 1 of Commerce shall, to the extent practicable, coordinate basic research activities related to physical sciences, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

(b) Basic research defined

In this section, the term "basic research" has the meaning given such term in Office of Management and Budget Circular No. A–11.

( Pub. L. 110–69, title II, §2003, Aug. 9, 2007, 121 Stat. 583 .)

Codification

Section was enacted as part of the America COMPETES Act, also known as the America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science Act, and not as part of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2005 which comprises this chapter.

1 So in original. Probably should be preceded by "the".