---
kind: "unit"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
key: "ch79/schII"
level: "subchapter"
label: "Subchapter II"
heading: "Office of Science and Technology Policy"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/ch79-schII"
sections_count: 18
---

# Subchapter II — Office of Science and Technology Policy

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 79 — Science and Technology Policy, Organization and Priorities

## Sections

- [§6611. Establishment of Office](/usc/42/6611.md)
- [§6612. Director; Associate Directors](/usc/42/6612.md)
- [§6613. Functions of the Director](/usc/42/6613.md)
- [§6614. Policy planning; analysis; advice; establishment of advisory panel](/usc/42/6614.md)
- [§6615. National science and technology strategy](/usc/42/6615.md)
- [§6615b. Quadrennial science and technology review](/usc/42/6615b.md)
- [§6616. Additional functions of Director](/usc/42/6616.md)
- [§6617. Coordination with other organizations](/usc/42/6617.md)
- [§6618. Major science and technology proposals](/usc/42/6618.md)
- [§6619. National coordination of research infrastructure](/usc/42/6619.md)
- [§6620. Release of scientific research results](/usc/42/6620.md)
- [§6621. Coordination of Federal STEM education](/usc/42/6621.md)
- [§6622. Coordination of advanced manufacturing research and development](/usc/42/6622.md)
- [§6623. Interagency public access committee](/usc/42/6623.md)
- [§6624. Federal scientific collections](/usc/42/6624.md)
- [§6625. Coordination of international science and technology partnerships](/usc/42/6625.md)
- [§6626. Working group on inclusion in STEM fields](/usc/42/6626.md)
- [§6627. Federally-funded research with enhanced pathogens of pandemic potential](/usc/42/6627.md)