Tap any paragraph to write a margin note. Your notes collect in the Desk below the text and file under cases with @. The side-by-side margin rail opens on a larger screen.

Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 · Sec. 502

Sec. 502. DEFINITIONS

208 words·~1 min read·/statute-compilations/comps-14170/sec-502

A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.

## SEC. 502 DEFINITIONS **[**[42 U.S.C. 1862p note](/us/usc/t42/s1862p)**]** In this subtitle: ####
(1)Director The term “**Director**” means the Director of the National Science Foundation. ####
(2)EPSCoR The term “**EPSCoR**” means— #####
(A)the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research established by the Foundation; or #####
(B)a program similar to the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research at another Federal agency. ####
(3)Foundation The term “**Foundation**” means the National Science Foundation established under section 2 of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861). ####
(4)Institution of higher education The term “**institution of higher education**” has the meaning given such term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)). ####
(5)State The term “**State**” means one of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or any other territory or possession of the United States. ####
(6)United States The term “**United States**” means the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States.
Connectionstraces to 3
★   the supreme law of the land   ★
Don't Tread on Me
E Pluribus Unum — out of many, one

"If you don't know your rights, you don't have any."

Marginalia · a citizen's law index
A research desk, not legal advice. Always read the cited source before relying on a summary.
Questions or an issue? support@self-law.org
disclaimerMarginalia is a research index, not a law firm. Nothing on this site is legal, tax, or financial advice and no attorney–client relationship is formed by using it. Statutes, regulations, and case law change; summaries, search results, AI output, and member posts may be incomplete, out of date, or wrong. Any interpretation drawn from material on this site should be validated by a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction before you act on it.