USC › Title 15 › §740215 U.S.C. § 7402Verified against govinfo.gov as of June 20, 2026View official text on govinfo.gov ↗Copy linkIn this chapter:(1)The term “Director” means the Director of the National Science Foundation.(2)The term “institution of higher education” has the meaning given that term in section 1001(a) of title 20.