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[CITE: 42USC1866]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                 CHAPTER 16--NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
 
Sec. 1866. Divisions within Foundation

    There shall be within the Foundation such Divisions as the Director, 
in consultation with the Board, may from time to time determine.

(May 10, 1950, ch. 171, Sec. 8, formerly Sec. 7, 64 Stat. 152; 
renumbered Sec. 8 and amended Pub. L. 90-407, Secs. 4, 6, July 18, 1968, 
82 Stat. 363, 364.)


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 8 of act May 10, 1950, which was classified to 
section 1867 of this title, was repealed by Pub. L. 90-407, Sec. 4, July 
18, 1968, 82 Stat. 363.


                               Amendments

    1968--Pub. L. 90-407, Sec. 6, substituted provisions that there be 
within the Foundation such divisions as the Director, in consultation 
with the Board, may from time to time determine for provisions that, 
unless otherwise provided by the Board, there be within the Foundation a 
Division of Medical Research, a Division of Mathematical, Physical, and 
Engineering Sciences, a Division of Biological Sciences, a Division of 
Scientific Personnel and Education, and such other divisions as the 
Board deems necessary.


                      Consolidation of Directorates

    Pub. L. 96-516, Sec. 18, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 3009, directed 
National Science Foundation to consolidate all Directorates, including 
Science Education Directorate, under one roof, in present location of 
central administrative offices, on or before Aug. 1, 1982.


 Continuation of Existing Offices, Procedures, and Organization of the 
                       National Science Foundation

    Amendment by Pub. L. 90-407 intended to continue in effect the 
existing offices, procedures, and organization of the Foundation, see 
section 16 of Pub. L. 90-407, set out as a note under section 1862 of 
this title.
