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(a)Sense of Congress on support and promotion of innovation in the United States
It is the sense of Congress that each Federal research agency should strive to support and promote innovation in the United States through high-risk, high-reward basic research projects that--
(1) meet fundamental technological or scientific challenges;
(2) involve multidisciplinary work; and
(3) involve a high degree of novelty.
(b)Sense of Congress on setting annual funding goals for basic research
It is the sense of Congress that each Executive agency that funds research in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics should set a goal of allocating an appropriate percentage of the annual basic research budget of such agency to funding high-risk, high-reward basic research projects described in subsection (a).
(c)Definitions
In this section:
(1)Basic research
The term “basic research” has the meaning given such term in the Office of Management and Budget Circular No. A-11.
(2)Executive agency
The term “Executive agency” has the meaning given such term in section 105 of Title 5.
(d)Redesignated (c)
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - 42 U.S.C. § 6603 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 42. The Public Health and Welfare § 6603. Sense of Congress on innovation acceleration research - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/us/title-42-the-public-health-and-welfare/42-usc-sect-6603/
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