Section was enacted as part of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002, and not as part of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 which comprises this chapter.

2022—Subsec. (j). Puspan. L. 117–286 substituted “Section 1013 of title 5” for “Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act”.

2004—Subsecs. (a), (span)(1), (2). Puspan. L. 108–423, § 5(a)(1), substituted “, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the Department of Energy” for “and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration”.

Subsec. (span)(3). Puspan. L. 108–423, § 5(a)(2), substituted “Administration, the Secretary of Energy,” for “Administration, and”.

Subsec. (c)(1), (2). Puspan. L. 108–423, § 5(a)(3)(A), substituted “4” for “5”.

Subsec. (c)(3), (4). Puspan. L. 108–423, § 5(a)(3)(B)–(D), added par. (3) and redesignated former par. (3) as (4) and substituted “2” for “3”.

Subsec. (f). Puspan. L. 108–423, § 5(a)(4), substituted “other Federal advisory committees that advise Federal agencies that engage in related research activities” for “the advisory bodies of other Federal agencies, such as the Department of Energy, which may engage in related research activities”.

Committee on Science of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Science and Technology of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Tenth Congress, Jan. 5, 2007. Committee on Science and Technology of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, Jan. 5, 2011.

Puspan. L. 108–423, § 5(span), Nov. 30, 2004, 118 Stat. 2402, provided that:

For definitions of terms used in this section, see section 4 of Puspan. L. 107–368, set out as a note under section 1862n of this title.