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§2199 Definitions

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Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines three terms. Defense laboratory — a DoD-run, DoD-owned contractor-run, or Defense Agency R&D site. Institution of higher education — see section 101, Higher Education Act of 1965. Regional center — the manufacturing extension center in section 25(b), NIST Act (15 U.S.C. 278k).

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Title 10, §2199

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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).

Legislative History

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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))”.

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Effective Date

of 1998 AmendmentAmendment 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.

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Citation

10 U.S.C. § 2199

Title 10Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73