---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 19070"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "19070"
heading: "Research on the impact of inflation"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/19070"
units:
  - "Chapter 163 — Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation"
  - "Subchapter III — National Science Foundation for the Future"
  - "Part E — Fundamental Research"
---

# §19070. Research on the impact of inflation

- (a) **In general—** The [Director](/usc/42/18921.md?p=1) may make awards, on a competitive merit-reviewed basis, to institutions of higher education or [nonprofit](/usc/42/300s–3.md?p=3) organizations (or consortia of such institutions or organizations) to support research to improve our understanding of the impact of inflation.
- (b) **Use of funds—** Activities funded by an award under this section may include—
  - (1) measuring the economic impact of inflation on the American people, including an analysis of cost-of-living and wage impacts;
  - (2) considering the impact of inflation on American international competitiveness;
  - (3) evaluating the impact of inflation on rural and underserved communities throughout the country;
  - (4) assessing the ways inflation could impact future American generations; and
  - (5) evaluating the impact of policymaking on inflation, including the impact of further Government spending.
- (c) **Coordination to avoid duplication—** In making awards under this section, the [Director](/usc/42/18921.md?p=1) shall, for purposes of avoiding duplication of activities and research, consult, collaborate, and coordinate with the programs and policies of other relevant Federal [agencies](/usc/42/8262.md?p=1).

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 117–167, div. B, title III, § 10363, Aug. 9, 2022, 136 Stat. 1568.)