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Ingested titles 12–51 and 54 from OLRC USLM XML @119-100 (the whole Code now, uniform edition; Title 53 is reserved/empty). LegalText 11,221 -> 59,740; repo total 105,704 records. Deterministic (byte-identical rerun, verified on Title 42's 8,356 sections); make check green. make legal-us-code default now covers every title. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "LegalText"
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title: "15 U.S.C. § 3702"
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description: "Purpose"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 15
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title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
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chapter_number: "63"
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chapter_name: "TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION"
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section: "3702"
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citation: "15 U.S.C. § 3702"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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# 15 U.S.C. § 3702 - Purpose
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## Text
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It is the purpose of this chapter to improve the economic, environmental, and social well-being of the United States by—
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(1) establishing organizations in the executive branch to study and stimulate technology;
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(2) promoting technology development through the establishment of cooperative research centers;
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(3) stimulating improved utilization of federally funded technology developments, including inventions, software, and training technologies, by State and local governments and the private sector;
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(4) providing encouragement for the development of technology through the recognition of individuals and companies which have made outstanding contributions in technology; and
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(5) encouraging the exchange of scientific and technical personnel among academia, industry, and Federal laboratories.
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(Pub. L. 96–480, § 3, Oct. 21, 1980, 94 Stat. 2312; Pub. L. 99–502, § 9(b)(1), (f)(2), Oct. 20, 1986, 100 Stat. 1795, 1797.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Amendments1986—Par. (2). Pub. L. 99–502, § 9(b)(1), substituted “cooperative research centers” for “centers for industrial technology”. Par. (3). Pub. L. 99–502, § 9(f)(2), inserted “, including inventions, software, and training technologies,”.
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