§ 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 ).