---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 1883"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "1883"
heading: "Office of Small Business Research and Development"
release: "119-102"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/1883"
units:
  - "Chapter 16 — National Science Foundation"
---

# §1883. Office of Small Business Research and Development


The National Science [Foundation](/usc/42/17351.md?p=3) is authorized and directed to establish an [Office](/usc/42/3058f.md?p=1) of Small Business Research and Development. The [Foundation](/usc/42/17351.md?p=3) through the [Office](/usc/42/3058f.md?p=1) 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](/usc/42/17351.md?p=3) 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](/usc/42/17351.md?p=3) is fully and effectively utilized;
- (2) collect, analyze, compile, and publish information concerning grants and contracts awarded to small business concerns by the [Foundation](/usc/42/17351.md?p=3), and the procedures for handling proposals submitted by small business concerns;
- (3) assist individual small business concerns in obtaining information regarding [programs](/usc/42/274l–1.md?p=4), policies, and procedures of the [Foundation](/usc/42/17351.md?p=3), and assure the expeditious processing of proposals by small business concerns based on scientific and technical merit; and
- (4) recommend to the [Director](/usc/42/5061.md?p=1) and to the National Science [Board](/usc/42/10261.md?p=2) such changes in the procedures and [practices](/usc/42/17061.md?p=19) of the [Foundation](/usc/42/17351.md?p=3) as may be required to enable the [Foundation](/usc/42/17351.md?p=3) to draw fully on the resources of the small business research and development community.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 94–471, § 8, Oct. 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 2057; Pub. L. 99–386, title I, § 108, Aug. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 822.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This Act, referred to in par. (1), is Pub. L. 94–471, Oct. 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 2053, known as the National Science Foundation Authorization Act, 1977, which, insofar as classified to the Code, enacted sections 1882 and 1883 of this title, amended section 1863 of this title, and enacted provisions set out as notes under sections 1862, 1864, 1873, and 5820 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1976 Amendment note set out under section 1861 of this title and Tables.

### Codification

Section was enacted as part of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act, 1977, and not as part of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 which comprises this chapter.

### Amendments

1986—Par. (5). Pub. L. 99–386 struck out par. (5) which related to quarterly reports to Congress concerning activities of Office of Small Business Research and Development.