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42 U.S.C. 18644: Biological and environmental research

Created in 2018 by the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act (Public Law 115-246). Changed by 2 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 42 U.S.C. 16317.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2022

    • Pub. L. 117–167, §10103(a)(3), added subsecs. (a) to (c) and struck out former subsec. (a) which related to research and development activities of complex biological systems. Former subsecs. (b) and (c) redesignated (d) and (e), respectively. Law text · (a), (b), (c)
    • Pub. L. 117–167, §10103(a)(1), prior to redesignation of subsec. (c) as (e), redesignated pars. (6) to (8) as (5) to (7), respectively. Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 117–167, §10103(a)(2), redesignated subsecs. (b) and (c) as (d) and (e), respectively. Former subsec. (d) redesignated (f). Law text · (d), (e)
    • Pub. L. 117–167, §10103(b), which directed amendment of subsec. (e)(8) by adding subpars. (E) to (G), was executed by making the addition to subsec. (e)(7) to reflect the probable intent of Congress and the successive redesignations of subsec. (c)(8) as (c)(7) and then (e)… Law text · (e)
    • Pub. L. 117–167, §10103(a)(2), (c), redesignated subsec. (d) as (f) and amended it generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "The Secretary of Energy, shall continue and strengthen collaboration with the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on b… Law text · (f)
    • Pub. L. 117–167, §10103(d), added subsecs. (g) to (k). Law text · (g), (h), (i), (j), (k)
    • Pub. L. 117–167, §10103(a)(4), added subsec. (l). Law text · (l)

    2020

    • Pub. L. 116–260, §11001(a), amended subsec. (c) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (c) related to the establishment and purpose of a low-dose radiation research program. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 116–260, §11001(b), added subsec. (d). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021) Law text · (d)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.