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[CITE: 42USC1862l]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                 CHAPTER 16--NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
 
Sec. 1862l. National research facilities


(a) Facilities plan

                           (1) In general

        Not later than December 1, of each year, the Director shall, as 
    part of the annual budget request, prepare and submit to Congress a 
    plan for the proposed construction of, and repair and upgrades to, 
    national research facilities.

                      (2) Contents of the plan

        The plan shall include--
            (A) estimates of the costs for the construction, repairs, 
        and upgrades described in paragraph (1);
            (B) estimates of the costs for the operation and maintenance 
        of existing and proposed new facilities; and
            (C) in the case of proposed new construction and for major 
        upgrades to existing facilities, funding profiles, by fiscal 
        year, and milestones for major phases of the construction.

                          (3) Special rule

        The plan shall include cost estimates in the categories of 
    construction, repair, and upgrades--
            (A) for the year in which the plan is submitted to Congress; 
        and
            (B) for not fewer than the succeeding 4 years.

(b) Status of facilities under construction

    The plan required under subsection (a) of this section shall include 
a status report for each uncompleted construction project included in 
current and previous plans. The status report shall include data on 
cumulative construction costs by project compared with estimated costs, 
and shall compare the current and original schedules for achievement of 
milestones for the major phases of the construction.

(Pub. L. 105-207, title II, Sec. 201, July 29, 1998, 112 Stat. 872.)

                          Codification

    Section was enacted as part of the National Science Foundation 
Authorization Act of 1998, and not as part of the National Science 
Foundation Act of 1950 which comprises this chapter.
