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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1351. Declaration of purpose
Congress finds that wider diffusion and more effective
application of science and technology in business, commerce, and
industry are essential to the growth of the economy, to higher
levels of employment, and to the competitive position of United
States products in world markets. The Congress also finds that the
benefits of federally financed research, as well as other research,
must be placed more effectively in the hands of American business,
commerce, and industrial establishments. The Congress further finds
that the several States through cooperation with universities,
communities, and industries can contribute significantly to these
purposes by providing technical services designed to encourage a
more effective application of science and technology to both new
and established business, commerce, and industrial establishments.
The Congress, therefore, declares that the purpose of this chapter
is to provide a national program of incentives and support for the
several States individually and in cooperation with each other in
their establishing and maintaining State and interstate technical
service programs designed to achieve these ends.
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