10 U.S.C. § 2374 : US Code - Section 2374: Merit-based award of grants for research and development

Search 10 U.S.C. § 2374 : US Code - Section 2374: Merit-based award of grants for research and development

(a) It is the policy of Congress that an agency named in section
2303(a) of this title should not be required by legislation to
award a new grant for research, development, test, or evaluation to
a non-Federal Government entity. It is further the policy of
Congress that any program, project, or technology identified in
legislation be awarded through merit-based selection procedures.
(b) A provision of law may not be construed as requiring a new
grant to be awarded to a specified non-Federal Government entity
unless that provision of law -
(1) specifically refers to this subsection;
(2) specifically identifies the particular non-Federal
Government entity involved; and
(3) specifically states that the award to that entity is
required by such provision of law in contravention of the policy
set forth in subsection (a).
(c) For purposes of this section, a grant is a new grant unless
the work provided for in the grant is a continuation of the work
performed by the specified entity under a preceding grant.
(d) This section shall not apply with respect to any grant that
calls upon the National Academy of Sciences to investigate,
examine, or experiment upon any subject of science or art of
significance to an agency named in section 2303(a) of this title
and to report on such matters to the Congress or any agency of the
Federal Government.