42 USC § 18921 - Definitions

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title: "42 USC § 18921 - Definitions"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "18921"
section_name: "Definitions"
chapter_number: 163
chapter_name: "RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, COMPETITION, AND INNOVATION"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY FOR THE FUTURE"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 117–167, div. B, title II, § 10201, Aug. 9, 2022, 136 Stat. 1471.)"
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# § 18921. Definitions

In this subchapter:

**(1)** **Director** The term “Director” means the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

**(2)** **Enrollment of needy students** section 1058(d) of title 20

The term “enrollment of needy students” has the meaning given the term in .

**(3)** **Framework** May 11, 2017

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  (82 Fed. Reg. 22391 et seq.).

**(4)** **Institute** The term “Institute” means the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

**(5)** **International standards organization** section 2571 of title 19

The term “international standards organization” has the meaning given such term in .

**(6)** **Secretary** The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Commerce.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 117–167, div. B, title II, § 10201, Aug. 9, 2022, 136 Stat. 1471.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

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