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 91 STAT. 832 Urban and human services problems.

Cooperative research projects.

Small business concerns. Bilateral and multilateral research programs.

Science and technology.

42 USC 1862 note.

PUBLIC LAW 95-99—AUG. 15, 1977 (c) Of the appropriations made pursuant to section 2(b)(7), not less than 25 per centum shall be available for "Applied Social Research" and for "Policy-related Scientific Research" directed toward increasing the cost-effectiveness of policies and programs dealing with urban and human service problems at the Federal, State, and local government levels, including use of such funds to identify, analyze, and contribute knowledge to improve productivity in the public sector, to identify, analyze, and evaluate more effective, efficient, and equitable ways of delivering human services, and to develop the data base and analytical techniques required for improving applied research on municipal systems and human service delivery. SEC. 4. (a) From funds authorized under section 2(b)(1), (2), and (4) the National Science Foundation is authorized to increase support for cooperative research projects involving researchers from the industrial and academic sectors. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this or any other Act, not less than 12.5 per centum of the amount provided under section 2(b)(7) shall be available for small business concerns. (c) In the use of the funds made available pursuant to section 2(b) (8) for "International Cooperative Scientific Activities", emphasis shall be placed on bilateral and multilateral research and exchange programs, particularly programs involving Western Europe and neighboring countries in the Western Hemisphere. The Director of the National Science Foundation shall consult with the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Secretary of State, and other appropriate officials to assure that the programs carried out under this subsection are consistent with the international scientific and foreign policy objectives of the United States. SEC. 5. (a) From the funds authorized under the program "Science and Society", the National Science Foundation is authorized to provide support which is designed to— (1) improve public understanding of public policy issues involving science and technology; (2) facilitate the participation of qualified scientists and engineers and of undergraduate and graduate students in public activities aimed at the resolution of public policy issues having significant scientific and technical aspects; and (3) assist nonprofit, citizens, and bona fide public interest groups to acquire necessary scientific and technical expertise in order to improve their comprehension of scientific and technical aspects of public policy issues. (b) Awards made pursuant to this section shall, to the extent feasible, include support for— (1) qualified scientists and engineers to work on public policy issues with significant scientific and technical components in conjunction with units of State and local government, nonprofit organizations, or bona fide public interest groups; (2) internship programs for science and engineering undergraduate or graduate students to work on public policy issues with significant scientific and technical components in conjunction with units of State and local government, nonprofit organizations, or bona fide public interest groups as part of their academic training; (3) forums, conferences, and workshops on public policy issues with significant scientific and technical components; (4) training in the presentation of scientific and technical studies in a manner which (A) improves public understanding of

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