§ 16658. Basic research enhancement
(a)
In general
The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Director of the National Science Foundation, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Defense, and Secretary [1] of Commerce shall, to the extent practicable, coordinate basic research activities related to physical sciences, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
(b)
Basic research defined
In this section, the term “basic research” has the meaning given such term in Office of Management and Budget Circular No. A–11.
[1] So in original. Probably should be preceded by “the”.