### Question
How is the "head of the designated Federal entity" defined?


### Answer
The term **head of the designated Federal entity** is defined in *5 U.S.C. § 415* as follows -

> the board or commission of the designated Federal entity, or in the event the designated Federal entity does not have a board or commission, any person or persons designated by statute as the head of a designated Federal entity and if no such designation exists, the chief policymaking officer or board of a designated Federal entity as identified in the list published pursuant to subsection (h)(1) of this section, except that—


(A) with respect to the National Science Foundation, such term means the National Science Board

#### Citation:
  - *5 U.S.C. § 415*
  - Heading: **PART I-THE AGENCIES GENERALLY > CHAPTER 4-INSPECTORS GENERAL**

