This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 96–44, known as the National Science Foundation Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1980. For classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

Section was enacted as part of the authorization act cited as the credit to this section, and not as part of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 which comprises this chapter.

Provisions similar to this section were contained in the following prior authorization acts:

Pub. L. 95–434, § 7, Oct. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 1050.

Pub. L. 95–99, § 11, formerly § 13, Aug. 15, 1977, 91 Stat. 835, renumbered § 11, Pub. L. 99–159, title I, § 109(h), Nov. 22, 1985, 99 Stat. 890.

Pub. L. 94–471, § 11, Oct. 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 2058.

Pub. L. 94–86, § 11, Aug. 9, 1975, 89 Stat. 431.

Pub. L. 93–413, § 7, Sept. 4, 1974, 88 Stat. 1095.

Pub. L. 93–96, § 9, Aug. 16, 1973, 87 Stat. 317.

Pub. L. 91–120, § 6, Nov. 18, 1969, 83 Stat. 203.

1994—Pub. L. 103–437 substituted “Science, Space, and Technology” for “Science and Technology”.

1985—Pub. L. 99–159 inserted “and the National Science Board”.

Committee on Labor and Human Resources of Senate changed to Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of Senate by Senate Resolution No. 20, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Jan. 19, 1999.