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# 42 U.S.C. § 19157 - Merit review

## Text

Nothing in this part may be construed as altering any intellectual or broader impacts criteria at Federal research agencies for evaluating award applications.

(Pub. L. 117–167, div. B, title V, § 10508, Aug. 9, 2022, 136 Stat. 1613.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

References in TextThis part, referred to in text, was in the original “this subtitle”, meaning subtitle A (§§ 10501–10510) of title V of div. B of Pub. L. 117–167, Aug. 9, 2022, 136 Stat. 1609, which is classified principally to this part. For complete classification of subtitle A to the Code, see Tables.