Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102

§19104 Requirements

Title 42 › CHAPTER 163 — RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, COMPETITION, AND INNOVATION › SUBCHAPTER III — NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE › Part G — Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships › § 19104

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Director must make sure the Directorate and Foundation run programs that spread research, development, and education funding more evenly across the United States and help increase participation in key tech jobs by groups long underrepresented in STEM. The Director must also include labor unions and workforce training groups so workers’ perspectives shape the work.

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Title 42, §19104

The Public Health and Welfare, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

In carrying out the activities under the Directorate, the Director shall ensure the programmatic work of the Directorate and Foundation—

(1)utilizes the full potential of the United States workforce by avoiding undue geographic concentration of research and development and education funding across the United States, and encourages broader participation in the key technology focus area workforce by populations historically underrepresented in STEM; and

(2)incorporates a worker perspective through participation by labor organizations and workforce training organizations.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 19104

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102