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42 U.S.C. § 16353

Merit review of proposals

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

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42 U.S.C. § 16353, Merit review of proposals, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/484125
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Awards of funds authorized under this Act or an amendment made by this Act shall be made only after an impartial review of the scientific and technical merit of the proposals for the awards has been carried out by or for the Department. Competitive awards under this Act shall involve competitions open to all qualified entities within one or more of the following categories: It is the sense of Congress that research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities carried out by the Department should be awarded using competitive procedures, to the maximum extent practicable.

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