Title 51 — National and Commercial Space ProgramsRelease 119-73not60
§20304 Basic Research Enhancement
Title 51 › Subtitle Subtitle II— General Program and Policy Provisions › Chapter 203— RESPONSIBILITIES AND VISION › § 20304
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The Administrator, the Director of the National Science Foundation, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Commerce must, when possible, work together to coordinate basic research in the physical sciences, technology, engineering, and mathematics. "Basic research" means what the Office of Management and Budget Circular A‑11 defines.
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Title 51, §20304
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(a)In this section, the term “basic research” has the meaning given the term in Office of Management and Budget Circular No. A–11.
(b)The Administrator, the Director of the National Science Foundation, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Commerce shall, to the extent practicable, coordinate basic research activities related to physical sciences, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 2030442 U.S.C. 16658.Pub. L. 110–69, title II, § 2003, Aug. 9, 2007, 121 Stat. 583.
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51 U.S.C. § 20304
Title 51 — National and Commercial Space Programs
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Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60