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


### Answer
**Related entity** is defined as the following in *51 U.S.C. § 20144*:

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

#### Citation:
  - *51 U.S.C. § 20144*
  - Heading: **Subtitle II-General Program and Policy Provisions > CHAPTER 201-NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE PROGRAM > SUBCHAPTER III-GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS**

