In this subchapter:

(1) Advisory Council The term “Advisory Council” means the National Advisory Council on Healthcare Research and Quality established under section 299c of this title.

(2) Agency The term “Agency” means the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

(3) Director The term “Director” means the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IX, § 948, formerly § 928, as added Pub. L. 106–129, § 2(a), Dec. 6, 1999, 113 Stat. 1670; renumbered § 938 and amended Pub. L. 109–41, § 2(a)(3), (4), July 29, 2005, 119 Stat. 424; renumbered § 948 and amended Pub. L. 111–148, title III, § 3013(a)(2), (3), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 381.)