### Question
Can you define what Federal research facility means?


### Answer
**Federal research facility** is defined as the following in *7 U.S.C. § 2132*:

> each department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States which uses live animals for research or experimentation

#### Citation:
  - *7 U.S.C. § 2132*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 54-TRANSPORTATION, SALE, AND HANDLING OF CERTAIN ANIMALS**

