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42 U.S.C. § 6603 — Sense of Congress on innovation acceleration research

42 U.S.C. § 6603

Type
Statute
Source
United States Code
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
2026-10-22

(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.

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42 U.S.C. § 6603 — Sense of Congress on innovation acceleration research is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

(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.