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§18921 Definitions

Title 42 › CHAPTER 163 — RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, COMPETITION, AND INNOVATION › SUBCHAPTER II — NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY FOR THE FUTURE › § 18921

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines key words used here. Director/Institute: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and its Director. Secretary: the Secretary of Commerce. Enrollment of needy students: see 20 U.S.C. 1058(d). International standards organization: see 19 U.S.C. 2571. Framework: NIST’s Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, cited in Executive Order No. 13800 (May 11, 2017; 82 Fed. Reg. 22391).

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Title 42, §18921

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In this subchapter:

(1)Director (2) Enrollment of needy students

The term “Director” means the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

(3)Framework

The term “Framework” means the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and referred to in Executive Order No. 13800 issued on May 11, 2017 (82 Fed. Reg. 22391 et seq.).

(4)Institute

The term “Institute” means the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

(5)International standards organization

The term “international standards organization” has the meaning given such term in section 2571 of title 19.

(6)Secretary

The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Commerce.

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Executive Order No. 13800, referred to in par. (3), is set out as a note preceding section 1500 of Title 6, Domestic Security.

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42 U.S.C. § 18921

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

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Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110