; Federal agency; funding agreement The terms contractor , Federal agency , and funding agreement have the meaning given those terms in section 201 of title 35, United States Code. (3) Institution of higher education The term institution of higher education has the meaning given that term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 ). (4) Relevant committees The term relevant committees means the following: (A) The Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives. (B) The Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives. (C) The Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives. (D) The Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate. (E) The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. (F) The Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the Senate.