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§1882 Information furnished to Congressional committees

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 16— - NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION › § 1882

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Summary

NSF Director and National Science Board must fully inform the Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee and the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee despite other laws.

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Title 42, §1882

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Notwithstanding any other provision of this or any other Act, the Director of the National Science Foundation and the National Science Board shall keep the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives fully and currently informed with respect to all of the activities of the National Science Foundation.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 96–44, known as the National Science Foundation Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1980. For classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. Codification Section was enacted as part of the authorization act cited as the credit to this section, and not as part of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 which comprises this chapter.

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to this section were contained in the following prior authorization acts: Pub. L. 95–434, § 7, Oct. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 1050. Pub. L. 95–99, § 11, formerly § 13, Aug. 15, 1977, 91 Stat. 835, renumbered § 11, Pub. L. 99–159, title I, § 109(h), Nov. 22, 1985, 99 Stat. 890. Pub. L. 94–471, § 11, Oct. 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 2058. Pub. L. 94–86, § 11, Aug. 9, 1975, 89 Stat. 431. Pub. L. 93–413, § 7, Sept. 4, 1974, 88 Stat. 1095. Pub. L. 93–96, § 9, Aug. 16, 1973, 87 Stat. 317. Pub. L. 91–120, § 6, Nov. 18, 1969, 83 Stat. 203.

Amendments

1994—Pub. L. 103–437 substituted “Science, Space, and Technology” for “Science and Technology”. 1985—Pub. L. 99–159 inserted “and the National Science Board”.

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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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 1882

Title 42The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73