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[CITE: 42USC1862a]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                 CHAPTER 16--NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
 
Sec. 1862a. Findings and purpose

    (a) The Congress finds that--
        (1) the fundamental research and related education program 
    supported by the Federal Government and conducted by the Nation's 
    universities and colleges are essential to our national security, 
    and to our health, economic welfare, and general well-being;
        (2) many national research and related education programs 
    conducted by universities and colleges are now hindered by obsolete 
    research buildings and equipment, and many institutions lack 
    sufficient resources to repair, renovate, or replace their 
    laboratories;
        (3) the Nation's capacity to conduct high quality research and 
    education programs and to maintain its competitive position at the 
    forefront of modern science, engineering, and technology is 
    threatened by this research capital deficit, which poses serious and 
    adverse consequences to our future national security, health, 
    welfare, and ability to compete in the international marketplace;
        (4) a national effort to spur reinvestment in research 
    facilities is needed, and national, State, and local policies and 
    cooperative programs are required that will yield maximum return on 
    the investment of scarce national resources and sustain a commitment 
    to excellence in research and education; and
        (5) the Foundation, as part of its responsibility for 
    maintaining the vitality of the Nation's academic research, and in 
    partnership with the States, industry, and universities and 
    colleges, must assist in enhancing the historic linkages between 
    Federal investment in academic research and training and investment 
    in the research capital base by reinvesting in the capital 
    facilities which modern research and education programs require.

    (b) It is the purpose of sections 1862a to 1862d of this title to 
assist in modernizing and revitalizing the Nation's research facilities 
at institutions of higher education, independent non-profit research 
institutions and research museums, and consortia thereof, through 
capital investment.

(Pub. L. 100-570, title II, Sec. 202, Oct. 31, 1988, 102 Stat. 2873.)

                       References in Text

    Sections 1862a to 1862d of this title, referred to in subsec. (b), 
was in the original ``this title'', meaning title II of Pub. L. 100-570, 
Oct. 31, 1988, 102 Stat. 2873, known as the Academic Research Facilities 
Modernization Act of 1988, which enacted sections 1862a to 1862d of this 
title, repealed former sections 1862a and 1862b of this title, and 
repealed provisions set out as a note under section 1861 of this title. 
For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 
1988 Amendments note set out under section 1861 of this title and 
Tables.

                          Codification

    Section was enacted as part of the Academic Research Facilities 
Modernization Act of 1988, and also as part of the National Science 
Foundation Authorization Act of 1988, and not as part of the National 
Science Foundation Act of 1950 which comprises this chapter.


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 1862a, Pub. L. 100-418, title VI, Sec. 6402, Aug. 
23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1542, related to establishment of National Science 
Foundation Academic Research Facilities Modernization Program, prior to 
repeal by Pub. L. 100-570, Sec. 206.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 1862b, 1862c of this title.
