42 USC § 7381d - Definitions

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title: "42 USC § 7381d - Definitions"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "7381d"
section_name: "Definitions"
chapter_number: 84
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY"
subchapter_number: "XIII"
subchapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SCIENCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "Science Education Enhancement"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 101–510, div. C, title XXXI, § 3168, formerly § 3167, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1843; Pub. L. 105–245, title III, § 309(b)(2)(D), Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1853; renumbered § 3168 and amended Pub. L. 109–58, title XI, §§ 1102(d), 1105(b)(1), Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 938, 939; Pub. L. 110–69, title V, § 5003(c), Aug. 9, 2007, 121 Stat. 602.)"
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# § 7381d. Definitions

In this subchapter:

**(1)** The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Energy.

**(2)** The term “Department” means the Department of Energy.

**(3)** The term “Department research and development facilities” means all Department of Energy single-purpose and multipurpose National Laboratories and research and development facilities and programs, and any other facility or program operated by a contractor funded by the Department of Energy.

**1** The term “local educational agency” has the meaning given that term by section 2891(12) [^1] of title 20.

See References in Text note below.

**(5)** **National laboratory.—** The term “National Laboratory” has the meaning given the term in section 15801 of this title.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 101–510, div. C, title XXXI, § 3168, formerly § 3167, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1843; Pub. L. 105–245, title III, § 309(b)(2)(D), Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1853; renumbered § 3168 and amended Pub. L. 109–58, title XI, §§ 1102(d), 1105(b)(1), Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 938, 939; Pub. L. 110–69, title V, § 5003(c), Aug. 9, 2007, 121 Stat. 602.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

, referred to in par. (4), was in the original “section 1471(12) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ()”, , and was omitted in the general amendment of that Act by , , . See , Education.

### Prior Provisions

A prior  was renumbered section 3169 and is classified to .

### Amendments

2007—Par. (5).  added par. (5).

2005—Par. (3). , substituted “by the Department of Energy” for “from the Office of Science of the Department of Energy”.

1998—Par. (3).  substituted “Office of Science” for “Office of Energy Research”.