Us Code § 2199 - Definitions
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§ 2199. Definitions
In this chapter:
(1) The term "defense laboratory" means a laboratory operated by the Department of Defense or owned by the Department of Defense and operated by a contractor or a facility of a Defense Agency at which research and development activities are conducted.
(2) The term "institution of higher education" has the meaning given such term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
(3) The term "regional center for the transfer of manufacturing technology" means a manufacturing extension center for the transfer of manufacturing technology and best business practices referred to in section 25(b) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k).
(Added Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title VIII, §825(a)(1), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1441; amended Pub. L. 105–244, title I, §102(a)(2)(B), Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1617; Pub. L. 114–329, title V, §501(e)(1), Jan. 6, 2017, 130 Stat. 3032.)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, referred to in par. (2), is classified to section 1001 of Title 20, Education.
Amendments
2017—Par. (3). Pub. L. 114–329, §501(e)(1)(B), (C), inserted "and best business practices" before "referred" and substituted "section 25(b)" for "section 25(a)".
Pub. L. 114–329, §501(e)(1)(A), which directed substitution of "manufacturing extension center" for "regional center", was executed by making the substitution after "means a" outside of the defined term, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
1998—Par. (2). Pub. L. 105–244 substituted "section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965" for "section 1201(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1141(a))".
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1998 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 105–244 effective Oct. 1, 1998, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 105–244, see section 3 of Pub. L. 105–244, set out as a note under section 1001 of Title 20, Education.
CHAPTER 112—CYBER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title XVI, §1633(b)(2), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 2125, added item 2200c and struck out former item 2200c "Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Education".
2017—Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title XVI, §1649(d)(1)(A), (2), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1752, 1753, substituted "CYBER" for "INFORMATION SECURITY" in chapter heading and "Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Education" for "Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education" in item 2200c.
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