42-U.S.C.-1862P-3
§1862P-3 – §1862P-3. Sustainable Chemistry Basic Research
Pathway
Title 42 > Chapter 16 > Section 1862p-3
Details
- Reference: Section 1862p-3
- Legend: §1862P-3 – §1862P-3. Sustainable Chemistry Basic Research
- USCode Year: 2011
Provision Content
The Director shall establish a Green Chemistry Basic Research program to award competitive, merit-based grants to support research into green and sustainable chemistry which will lead to clean, safe, and economical alternatives to traditional chemical products and practices. The research program shall provide sustained support for green chemistry research, education, and technology transfer through—
(1) merit-reviewed competitive grants to individual investigators and teams of investigators, including, to the extent practicable, young investigators, for research;
(2) grants to fund collaborative research partnerships among universities, industry, and nonprofit organizations;
(3) symposia, forums, and conferences to increase outreach, collaboration, and dissemination of green chemistry advances and practices; and
(4) education, training, and retraining of undergraduate and graduate students and professional chemists and chemical engineers, including through partnerships with industry, in green chemistry science and engineering.
(Pub. L. 111–358, title V, §509, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 4009.)
Codification
Section was enacted as part of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010, also known as the America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science Reauthorization Act of 2010, and also as part of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2010, and not as part of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 which comprises this chapter.
Definitions
For definitions of terms used in this section, see section 502 of Pub. L. 111–358, set out as a note under section 1862p of this title.
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