§1870a — Title 42 The Public Health and Welfare | U.S. Code

Summary

The Director must, as much as possible and allowed by law, award contracts for goods and services that the Foundation will use directly to domestic firms. As soon as possible after October 31, 1988, the Director must make a report showing: how many Foundation contracts in fiscal year 1988 went to foreign firms; how many went to domestic firms; how many went to foreign firms when a domestic firm had a technically acceptable bid; and what steps will be taken to award more contracts to domestic firms. A "domestic firm" is a business organized under U.S. or state/district/commonwealth/territory/possession law that does business in the United States. A "foreign firm" is any business not meeting that description.

Title 42, §1870a

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(a)The Director shall, to the maximum extent practicable and consistent with current law, award to domestic firms any contracts for the purchase of goods and services intended for direct use by the Foundation.

(b)The Director shall, as soon as possible after October 31, 1988, prepare a report on—

(1)the number of Foundation contracts entered into with foreign firms in fiscal year 1988;

(2)the number of such contracts entered into with domestic firms in that fiscal year;

(3)the number of contracts entered into with foreign firms where the Foundation also received a technically acceptable bid from a domestic firm; and

(4)any steps the Foundation will take to increase the number of contracts awarded to domestic firms.

(c)For the purposes of this section—

(1)the term “domestic firm” means a business entity which is organized under the laws of the United States or the laws of a State, district, commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States, and which conducts business operations in the United States; and

(2)the term “foreign firm” means a business entity not described in paragraph (1).

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was enacted 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.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Committee on Labor and Human Resources of Senate changed to Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of Senate by Senate Resolution No. 20, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Jan. 19, 1999.

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