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# 42 U.S.C. § 10342 - Research program

## Text

The Director of the National Science Foundation shall establish a basic research program on membranes and membrane processes. Such program may be carried out through awarding grants, entering into contracts or cooperative agreements, or direct research.

(Pub. L. 102–490, § 3, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3142.)