42 U.S.C. § 19059

Sustainable chemistry research and education

In accordance with section 9303 of title 15 , the Director shall carry out activities in support of sustainable chemistry, including—

(1)

establishing a program to make awards, on a competitive basis, to institutions of higher education or non-profit organizations (or consortia of such institutions or organizations) to support—

(A)

individual investigators and teams of investigators, including to the extent practicable, early career investigators for research and development;

(B)

collaborative research and development partnerships among universities, industry, and non-profit organizations;

(C)

integrating sustainable chemistry principles into elementary, secondary, undergraduate, and graduate chemistry and chemical engineering curriculum and research training, as appropriate to that level of education and training; and

(2)

incorporating sustainable chemistry into existing Foundation research and development programs.

( Pub. L. 117–167, div. B, title III, § 10350 , Aug. 9, 2022 , 136 Stat. 1560 .)