42 U.S.C. § 1862s–1 — Transparency and accountability

FEDERAL · 42 U.S.C. · Chapter 16

Transparency and accountability

Current through Pub. L. 119-102

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare·Ch. 16 — NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

(a)Findings

(1)1 building the understanding of and confidence in investments in basic research is essential to public support for sustained, predictable Federal funding;

(2)the Foundation has improved transparency and accountability of the outcomes made through the merit review process, but additional transparency into individual grants is valuable in communicating and assuring the public value of federally funded research; and

(3)the Foundation should commit to transparency and accountability and to clear, consistent public communication regarding the national interest for each Foundation-awarded grant and cooperative agreement.

(b)Guidance

(1)In general The Director of the Foundation shall issue and periodically update, as appropriate, policy guidance for both Foundation staff and

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(a) Findings
(1) 1 building the understanding of and confidence in investments in basic research is essential to public support for sustained, predictable Federal funding;
(2) the Foundation has improved transparency and accountability of the outcomes made through the merit review process, but additional transparency into individual grants is valuable in communicating and assuring the public value of federally funded research; and
(3) the Foundation should commit to transparency and accountability and to clear, consistent public communication regarding the national interest for each Foundation-awarded grant and cooperative agreement.
(b) Guidance
(1) In general
The Director of the Foundation shall issue and periodically update, as appropriate, policy guidance for both Foundation staff and other Foundation merit review process participants on the importance of transparency and accountability to the outcomes made through the merit review process.
(2) Requirements
The guidance under paragraph (1) shall require that each public notice of a Foundation-funded research project justify the expenditure of Federal funds by—
(A) describing how the project—
(i) reflects the statutory mission of the Foundation, as established in the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.); and
(ii) addresses the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts criteria; and
(B) clearly identifying the research goals of the project in a manner that can be easily understood by both technical and non-technical audiences.

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History

(Pub. L. 114–329, title I, §102, Jan. 6, 2017, 130 Stat. 2971.)

Editorial Notes

Editorial Notes

References in Text
The National Science Foundation Act of 1950, referred to in subsec. (b)(2)(A)(i), is act May 10, 1950, ch. 171, 64 Stat. 149, which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1861 of this title and Tables.

Codification
Section was enacted as part of the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act, and not as part of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 which comprises this chapter.
Section is comprised of section 102 of Pub. L. 114–329. Subsec. (c) of section 102 of Pub. L. 114–329 amended section 1862p–14 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Definitions
For definitions of terms used in this section, see section 2 of Pub. L. 114–329, set out as a note under section 1862s of this title.