ELIGIBILITY FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LABORATORIES TO ENTER INTO EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS WITH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS OF THE UNITED STATES.

SEC. 251. ELIGIBILITY FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LABORATORIES TO ENTER INTO EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS WITH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS OF THE UNITED STATES. (a) Eligibility of Institutions in Territories and Possessions.—Section 2194(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(3) The term ‘United States’ includes the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States.” . (b) Technical Amendment.—Paragraph (2) of such section is amended by inserting “(20 U.S.C. 7801)” before the period.