Title 42The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§1886a Data on specific fields of study

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 16— - NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION › § 1886a

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

NSF must collect reliable data on the fields people earn their college degrees in under section 1863(j)(1) and the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act. If legal obstacles arise, the Director must notify committees within 180 days after December 30, 2005.

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Title 42, §1886a

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The National Science Foundation shall continue to collect statistically reliable data on the field of degree of college-educated individuals to fulfill obligations under section 1863(j)(1) of this title and the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act [42 U.S.C. 1885 et seq.]. If the Director of the Foundation determines that there is a legal impediment to the continued collection of this data, he shall inform the Committee on Science of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate not later than 180 days after December 30, 2005.

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References in Text

The Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act, referred to in text, is Part B of Pub. L. 96–516, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 3010, which enacted sections 1885 to 1885d of this title and provisions set out as notes under section 1861 and 1885 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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of 1980 Amendment note set out under section 1861 of this title and Tables. Codification Section, formerly classified to section 16831 of this title, was transferred following the enactment of Title 51, National and Commercial Space Programs, by Pub. L. 111–314. Section was enacted as part of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2005, and not as part of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 which comprises this chapter.

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Change of Name

Committee on Science of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Science and Technology of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Tenth Congress, Jan. 5, 2007. Committee on Science and Technology of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, Jan. 5, 2011.

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42 U.S.C. § 1886a

Title 42The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73