§ 266. — Meritbased award of grants for research and development.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 41USC266]
TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS
CHAPTER 4--PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES
SUBCHAPTER IV--PROCUREMENT PROVISIONS
Sec. 266. Merit-based award of grants for research and
development
(a) Policy
It is the policy of Congress that an executive agency should not be
required by legislation to award a new grant for research, development,
test, or evaluation to a non-Federal Government entity. It is further
the policy of Congress that any program, project, or technology
identified in legislation be awarded through merit-based selection
procedures.
(b) Rule of construction
A provision of law may not be construed as requiring a new grant to
be awarded to a specified non-Federal Government entity unless that
provision of law--
(1) specifically refers to this subsection;
(2) specifically identifies the particular non-Federal
Government entity involved; and
(3) specifically states that the award to that entity is
required by such provision of law in contravention of the policy set
forth in subsection (a) of this section.
(c) New grant defined
For purposes of this section, a grant is a new grant unless the work
provided for in the grant is a continuation of the work performed by the
specified entity under a preceding grant.
(d) Inapplicability to certain grants
This section shall not apply with respect to any grant that calls
upon the National Academy of Sciences to investigate, examine, or
experiment upon any subject of science or art of significance to an
executive agency and to report on such matters to Congress or any agency
of the Federal Government.
(June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title III, Sec. 316, as added Pub. L. 103-355,
title VII, Sec. 7203(b)(2), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3381; amended Pub.
L. 104-106, div. D, title XLIII, Sec. 4321(e)(9), Feb. 10, 1996, 110
Stat. 675.)
Amendments
1996--Pub. L. 104-106 made technical amendment to section catchline
in original.
Effective Date of 1996 Amendment
For effective date and applicability of amendment by Pub. L. 104-
106, see section 4401 of Pub. L. 104-106, set out as a note under
section 251 of this title.
Effective Date
For effective date and applicability of section, see section 10001
of Pub. L. 103-355, set out as an Effective Date of 1994 Amendment note
under section 251 of this title.
