10 U.S.C. § 2199

Current through P.L. 118-107 (published on www.congress.gov on 11/21/2024)

Section 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).

10 U.S.C. § 2199

Added Pub. L. 102-190, div. A, title VIII, §825(a)(1), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1441; amended Pub. L. 105-244, §102(a)(2)(B), Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1617; Pub. L. 114-329, §501(e)(1), Jan. 6, 2017, 130 Stat. 3032.

EDITORIAL NOTES

REFERENCES IN TEXTSection 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, referred to in par. (2), is classified to section 1001 of Title 20, Education.

AMENDMENTS2017-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.

Defense Agency

The term "Defense Agency" means an organizational entity of the Department of Defense-(A) that is established by the Secretary of Defense under section 191 of this title (or under the second sentence of section 125(d) of this title (as in effect before October 1, 1986)) to perform a supply or service activity common to more than one military department (other than such an entity that is designated by the Secretary as a Department of Defense Field Activity); or(B) that is designated by the Secretary of Defense as a Defense Agency.