---
kind: "unit"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
key: "ch163/schIV"
level: "subchapter"
label: "Subchapter IV"
heading: "Bioeconomy Research and Development"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/ch163-schIV"
sections_count: 6
---

# Subchapter IV — Bioeconomy Research and Development

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

## Sections

- [§19131. Definitions](/usc/42/19131.md)
- [§19132. National Engineering Biology Research and Development Initiative](/usc/42/19132.md)
- [§19133. Initiative coordination](/usc/42/19133.md)
- [§19134. Advisory committee on engineering biology research and development](/usc/42/19134.md)
- [§19135. Agency activities](/usc/42/19135.md)
- [§19136. Rule of construction](/usc/42/19136.md)