In this chapter:
(1) The terms “commercial item”, “nondevelopmental item”, “component”, and “commercial component” have the meanings provided in chapter 1 of title 41.
(2) The term “head of an agency” means the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
(3) The term “agency” means the Department of Defense, the Coast Guard, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
(Added Pub. L. 103–355, title VIII, § 8103, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3390; amended Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title X, § 1048(a)(19), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1223; Pub. L. 107–296, title XVII, § 1704(b)(1), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2314; Pub. L. 111–350, § 5(b)(22), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3844; Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 836(d)(2), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1866.)