§ 3707. — National Science Foundation Cooperative Research Centers.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC3707]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 63--TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION
Sec. 3707. National Science Foundation Cooperative Research
Centers
(a) Establishment and provisions
The National Science Foundation shall provide assistance for the
establishment of Cooperative Research Centers. Such Centers shall be
affiliated with a university, or other nonprofit institution, or a group
thereof. The objective of the Centers is to enhance technological
innovation as provided in section 3705(a) of this title through the
conduct of activities as provided in section 3705(b) of this title.
(b) Planning grants
The National Science Foundation is authorized to make available
nonrenewable planning grants to universities of nonprofit institutions
for the purpose of developing the plan, as described under section
3705(c)(3) of this title.
(c) Terms and conditions
Grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements entered into by the
National Science Foundation in execution of the powers and duties of the
National Science Foundation under this chapter shall be governed by the
National Science Foundation Act of 1950 [42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.] and
other pertinent Acts.
(Pub. L. 96-480, Sec. 9, formerly Sec. 8, Oct. 21, 1980, 94 Stat. 2316;
Pub. L. 99-502, Sec. 9(b)(11), (12), (e)(2)(B), Oct. 20, 1986, 100 Stat.
1796, 1797; renumbered Sec. 9, Pub. L. 100-418, title V,
Sec. 5122(a)(1), Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1438; Pub. L. 106-404,
Sec. 7(4), Nov. 1, 2000, 114 Stat. 1745.)
References in Text
The National Science Foundation Act of 1950, referred to in subsec.
(c), is act May 10, 1950, ch. 171, 64 Stat. 149, as amended, which is
classified generally to chapter 16 (Sec. 1861 et seq.) of Title 42, The
Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to
the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1861 of Title 42
and Tables.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 9 of Pub. L. 96-480 was renumbered section 10 and is
classified to section 3708 of this title.
Amendments
2000--Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 106-404 made technical amendments
to references in original act which appear in text as references to
section 3705 of this title.
1986--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99-502 substituted ``Cooperative Research
Centers'' for ``Centers for Industrial Technology'' and struck out last
sentence which read as follows: ``The provisions of sections 3705(e) and
3705(f) of this title shall apply to Centers established under this
section.''
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 3703, 3708 of this title.
