### Question
How is the term defense laboratory defined?


### Answer
The term **defense laboratory** is defined in *10 U.S.C. § 2199* as the following:

> a laboratory operated by the Department of Defense or owned by the Department of Defense and operated by a contractor or a facility of a Defense Agency at which research and development activities are conducted

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 2199*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-General Military Law > PART III-TRAINING AND EDUCATION > CHAPTER 111-SUPPORT OF SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, AND ENGINEERING EDUCATION**

