42 U.S.C. § 1862n–3: Duplication of programs

Summary

The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy must review the Foundation’s education programs that were running on December 19, 2002 to see if they repeat programs allowed under this Act. If a program is duplicative, the Director must end it or merge it into an authorized program. The Director must not start any new program that would duplicate an authorized program. Within one year after December 19, 2002, and each year after as part of OSTP’s budget sent to Congress, the Director must send a report of the review to the House Committee on Science, the House Committee on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and the Senate Committee on Appropriations.

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(a)In general

The Director shall review the education programs of the Foundation that are in operation as of December 19, 2002, to determine whether any of such programs duplicate the programs authorized under this Act.

(b)Implementation

As programs authorized under this Act are implemented, the Director shall—

(1)terminate any duplicative program being carried out by the Foundation or merge the duplicative program into a program authorized under this Act; and

(2)not establish any new program that duplicates a program that has been implemented pursuant to this Act.

(c)Report

(1)Review

The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall review the education programs of the Foundation to ensure compliance with the provisions of this section.

(2)Submission

Not later than 1 year after December 19, 2002, and annually thereafter as part of the annual Office of Science and Technology Policy’s budget submission to Congress, the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall complete a report on the review carried out under this subsection and shall submit the report to the Committee on Science and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This Act, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b), is Pub. L. 107–368, Dec. 19, 2002, 116 Stat. 3034, known as the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

of 2002 Amendment note set out under section 1861 of this title and Tables. Codification Section was enacted as part of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002, 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 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. Definitions For definitions of terms used in this section, see section 4 of Pub. L. 107–368, set out as a note under section 1862n of this title.

§1862n–3 Duplication of Programs