32 CFR § 37.1315 - Nonprofit organization.

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title: "32 CFR § 37.1315 - Nonprofit organization."
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title_name: "National Defense"
section_number: "37.1315"
section_name: "Nonprofit organization."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE"
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subchapter_name: "DoD GRANT AND AGREEMENT REGULATIONS"
part_number: "37"
part_name: "TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT AGREEMENTS"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 301 and 10 U.S.C. 113."
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# 37.1315 Nonprofit organization.

(a) Any corporation, trust, association, cooperative or other organization that:

(1) Is operated primarily for scientific, educational, service, or similar purposes in the public interest.

(2) Is not organized primarily for profit; and

(3) Uses its net proceeds to maintain, improve, or expand the operations of the organization.

(b) The term includes any nonprofit institution of higher education or nonprofit hospital.