### Question
Can you define what related entity means?


### Answer
**Related entity** is defined as the following in *23 U.S.C. § 502*:

> a contractor, subcontractor (at any tier), supplier, user, customer, cooperating party, grantee, investigator, or detailee

#### Citation:
  - *23 U.S.C. § 502*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 5-RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGY, AND EDUCATION**

