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# 42 U.S.C. § 19158 - Definition

## Text

In this part, the term “Director” means the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.

(Pub. L. 117–167, div. B, title V, § 10510, Aug. 9, 2022, 136 Stat. 1613.)