15 USC 8563: Definitions
Text contains those laws in effect on January 10, 2026
From Title 15-COMMERCE AND TRADECHAPTER 111-WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING INNOVATIONSUBCHAPTER IV-IMPROVING FEDERAL PRECIPITATION INFORMATION
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§8563. Definitions
In this subchapter:
(1) Administrator
The term "Administrator" means the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
(2) National Academies
The term "National Academies" means the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
(3) United States
The term "United States" means, collectively, each State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands of the United States, and any other territory or possession of the United States.
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