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[CITE: 42USC1872]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                 CHAPTER 16--NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
 
Sec. 1872. International cooperation and coordination with 
        foreign policy
        
    (a) The Foundation is authorized to cooperate in any international 
scientific or engineering activities consistent with the purposes of 
this chapter and to expend for such international scientific or 
engineering activities such sums within the limit of appropriated funds 
as the Foundation may deem desirable. The Director may defray the 
expenses of representatives of Government agencies and other 
organizations and of individual scientists or engineers to accredited 
international scientific or engineering congresses and meetings whenever 
he deem \1\ it necessary in the promotion of the objectives of this 
chapter. In this connection, with the approval of the Secretary of 
State, the Foundation may undertake programs granting fellowships to, or 
making other similar arrangements with, foreign nationals for study and 
research in the sciences or in engineering in the United States without 
regard to section 1869 of this title or the affidavit of allegiance to 
the United States required by section 1874(d)(2) \2\ of this title.
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    \1\ So in original. Probably should be ``deems''.
    \2\ See References in Text note below.
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    (b)(1) The authority to enter into contracts or other arrangements 
with organizations or individuals in foreign countries and with agencies 
of foreign countries, as provided in section 1870(c) of this title, and 
the authority to cooperate in international scientific or engineering 
activities as provided in subsection (a) of this section, shall be 
exercised only with the approval of the Secretary of State, to the end 
that such authority shall be exercised in such manner as is consistent 
with the foreign policy objectives of the United States.
    (2) If, in the exercise of the authority referred to in paragraph 
(1) of this subsection, negotiation with foreign countries or agencies 
thereof becomes necessary, such negotiation shall be carried on by the 
Secretary of State in consultation with the Director.

(May 10, 1950, ch. 171, Sec. 13, 64 Stat. 154; Pub. L. 86-232, Sec. 7, 
Sept. 8, 1959, 73 Stat. 468; Pub. L. 90-407, Sec. 10, July 18, 1968, 82 
Stat. 365; Pub. L. 99-159, title I, Sec. 110(a)(16), (17), Nov. 22, 
1985, 99 Stat. 891.)

                       References in Text

    Section 1874(d)(2) of this title, referred to in subsec. (a), was 
redesignated section 1874(c)(2) by Pub. L. 96-516, Sec. 21(b)(2), Dec. 
12, 1980, 94 Stat. 3010.


                               Amendments

    1985--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99-159, Sec. 110(a)(16), inserted ``or 
engineering'' after ``scientific'' the first three places appearing and 
``or engineers'' after ``scientists'' and substituted ``study and 
research in the sciences or in engineering'' for ``scientific study or 
scientific work''.
    Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 99-159, Sec. 110(a)(17), inserted reference 
to engineering.
    1968--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 90-407 struck out ``, with the approval 
of the Board,'' after ``The Director'', and substituted ``section 
15(d)(2) of this Act'' for ``section 16(d)(2) of this Act'', which 
resulted in no change in text because, for purposes of classification, 
provision was translated as ``section 1874(d)(2) of this title''.
    1959--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 86-232 authorized the Foundation, with 
approval of the Secretary of State, to cooperate in scientific 
activities rather than scientific research activities, and to grant 
fellowships or make other arrangements with foreign nationals for 
scientific study or scientific work in the United States.
    Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 86-232 struck out ``research'' from phrase 
``scientific research activities''.


 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.
