The Secretary may authorize each Department research and development facility, to the extent practicable and consistent with the provisions of the laboratory's management and operating contract, to enter into education partnership agreements with educational institutions in the United States (including local educational agencies, colleges, and universities) for the purpose of encouraging and enhancing study in scientific disciplines at all levels of education.
Under a partnership agreement entered into with an educational institution under subsection (a) and as authorized by the Secretary, a Department research and development facility may provide assistance to the educational institution by-
42 U.S.C. § 7381c
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS2005-Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 109-58, §1102(c)(1), added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1) which read as follows: "loaning equipment to the institution;".Subsec. (b)(7). Pub. L. 109-58, §1102(c)(2)-(4), added par. (7).
- Secretary
- The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.1See References in Text note below.