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42 U.S.C. § 1870

General authority of Foundation

United States · Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · Status: effective

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42 U.S.C. § 1870, General authority of Foundation, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/477992
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The Foundation shall have the authority, within the limits of available appropriations, to do all things necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter, including, but without being limited thereto, the authority—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.

  • Amended byPub. L. 99-159(H.R. 1210)1985-11-22
    National Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1986
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 99-383(H.R. 4184)1986-08-21
    National Science Foundation Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1987
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 110-69(H.R. 2272)2007-08-09
    America COMPETES Act
    House: 199–227Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 117-167(H.R. 4346)2022-08-09
    CHIPS and Science Act
    House: 243–187Senate: no recorded tally