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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1883. Office of Small Business Research and Development
The National Science Foundation is authorized and directed to
establish an Office of Small Business Research and Development. The
Foundation through the Office of Small Business Research and
Development and in cooperation and consultation with the Small
Business Administration shall -
(1) foster communication between the National Science
Foundation and the small business community, and insure that the
set-aside for small business concerns provided under this Act or
any other Act authorizing appropriations for the National Science
Foundation is fully and effectively utilized;
(2) collect, analyze, compile, and publish information
concerning grants and contracts awarded to small business
concerns by the Foundation, and the procedures for handling
proposals submitted by small business concerns;
(3) assist individual small business concerns in obtaining
information regarding programs, policies, and procedures of the
Foundation, and assure the expeditious processing of proposals by
small business concerns based on scientific and technical merit;
and
(4) recommend to the Director and to the National Science Board
such changes in the procedures and practices of the Foundation as
may be required to enable the Foundation to draw fully on the
resources of the small business research and development
community.
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