Establishment; composition
United States Code
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- 2025American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education v. McMahon D. Maryland
- 2023United States of America, ex rel. v. Community Primary Care of Georgia, LLC N.D. Ga.
- 2021Collins v. Yellen SCOTUS
- 2003Dluhos v. Strasberg 3d Cir.
- 2000National A-1 Advertising, Inc. v. Network Solutions, Inc. D.N.H.
- 2000National v. Network D.N.H.
- 2000Name.Space, Inc. v. Network Solutions, Inc. 2d Cir.
- 1999PGMedia, Inc. v. Network Solutions, Inc. S.D.N.Y.
- 1998Thomas v. Network Solutions, Inc. D.D.C.
- 1996Henke v. United States Department of Commerce D.C. Cir.
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There is established in the executive branch of the Government an independent agency to be known as the National Science Foundation (hereinafter referred to as the “Foundation”). The Foundation shall consist of a National Science Board (hereinafter referred to as the “Board”) and a Director. (Source: (May 10, 1950, ch. 171, § 2, 64 Stat. 149.))