---
kind: "unit"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
key: "ch163/schII"
level: "subchapter"
label: "Subchapter II"
heading: "National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/ch163-schII"
sections_count: 16
---

# Subchapter II — National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 163 — Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation

## Sections

- [§18921. Definitions](/usc/42/18921.md)

## Contents

- [Part A — Measurement Research](/usc/42/ch163-schII-ptA.md)
- [Part B — General Activities](/usc/42/ch163-schII-ptB.md)
- [Part C — Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership](/usc/42/ch163-schII-ptC.md)
- [Part D — Manufacturing USA Program](/usc/42/ch163-schII-ptD.md)