42 U.S.C. § 19081 — Facility operation and maintenance

FEDERAL · 42 U.S.C. · Chapter 163

Facility operation and maintenance

Current through Pub. L. 119-102

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare·Ch. 163 — RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, COMPETITION, AND INNOVATION·Subch. III·Pt. F

(a)In general The Director shall continue the Facility Operation Transition pilot program for a total of 5 years.

(b)Cost sharing The Facility Operation Transition program shall provide funding for 10 to 50 percent of the operations and maintenance costs for major research facilities that are within the first five years of operation, where the share is determined based on—

(1)the operations and maintenance costs of the major research facility; and

(2)the capacity of the managing directorate or division to absorb such costs.

(c)Report After the fifth year of the pilot program, the Director shall transmit a report to Congress that includes—

(1)an assessment, that includes feedback from the research community, of the effectiveness of the pilot program for—

(A)supporting research direct

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(a) In general
The Director shall continue the Facility Operation Transition pilot program for a total of 5 years.
(b) Cost sharing
The Facility Operation Transition program shall provide funding for 10 to 50 percent of the operations and maintenance costs for major research facilities that are within the first five years of operation, where the share is determined based on—
(1) the operations and maintenance costs of the major research facility; and
(2) the capacity of the managing directorate or division to absorb such costs.
(c) Report
After the fifth year of the pilot program, the Director shall transmit a report to Congress that includes—
(1) an assessment, that includes feedback from the research community, of the effectiveness of the pilot program for—
(A) supporting research directorates and divisions in balancing investments in research grants and funding for the initial operation and maintenance of major facilities;
(B) incentivizing the development of new world-class facilities;
(C) facilitating interagency and international partnerships;
(D) funding core elements of multi-disciplinary facilities; and
(E) supporting facility divestment costs; and
(2) if deemed effective, a plan for permanent implementation of the pilot program.

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History

(Pub. L. 117–167, div. B, title III, §10371, Aug. 9, 2022, 136 Stat. 1570.)