§ 1351. — Declaration of purpose.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC1351]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 37--STATE TECHNICAL SERVICES
Sec. 1351. Declaration of purpose
Congress finds that wider diffusion and more effective application
of science and technology in business, commerce, and industry are
essential to the growth of the economy, to higher levels of employment,
and to the competitive position of United States products in world
markets. The Congress also finds that the benefits of federally financed
research, as well as other research, must be placed more effectively in
the hands of American business, commerce, and industrial establishments.
The Congress further finds that the several States through cooperation
with universities, communities, and industries can contribute
significantly to these purposes by providing technical services designed
to encourage a more effective application of science and technology to
both new and established business, commerce, and industrial
establishments. The Congress, therefore, declares that the purpose of
this chapter is to provide a national program of incentives and support
for the several States individually and in cooperation with each other
in their establishing and maintaining State and interstate technical
service programs designed to achieve these ends.
(Pub. L. 89-182, Sec. 1, Sept. 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 679.)
Short Title
Section 19 of Pub. L. 89-182 provided that: ``This Act [this
chapter] may be cited as the `State Technical Services Act of 1965'.''
