### Question
How is the term lender defined?


### Answer
The term **lender** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 16371* as the following:

> a qualified institutional buyer (as defined in section 230.144A(a) of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), commonly known as Rule 144A(a) of the Securities and Exchange Commission and issued under the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.)), that is not a Federal qualified institutional buyer

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 16371*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 149-NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS > SUBCHAPTER IX-RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT > Part J-Carbon Dioxide Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation**

