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15 U.S.C. 7402: DefinitionsText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 15-COMMERCE AND TRADECHAPTER 100-CYBER SECURITY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
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§7402. Definitions

In this chapter:

(1)  Director

The term “Director” means the Director of the National Science Foundation.

(2)  Institution of higher education

The term “institution of higher education” has the meaning given that term in section 1001(a) of title 20.

( Pub. L. 107–305, § 3 , Nov. 27, 2002 , 116 Stat. 2368 .)

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This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 107–305, Nov. 27, 2002, 116 Stat. 2367, known as the Cyber Security Research and Development Act, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 7401 of this title and Tables.