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Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§12302 Definitions

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 127— - COORDINATED SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES › § 12302

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines key terms used in the chapter. Commissioner — Administration on Children, Youth, & Families Commissioner. Council — Federal Council on Children, Youth, & Families. Nonprofit — organization whose net earnings cannot benefit private persons. Secretary — Health and Human Services Secretary. State — includes DC, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Young individual — birth through 21 years.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §12302

The Public Health and Welfare — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

As used in this chapter:
(1)The term “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of the Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, as established under section 12311 of this title.
(2)The term “Council” means the Federal Council on Children, Youth, and Families, as established under section 12314(a) of this title.
(3)The term “‘nonprofit”, as applied to any agency, institution, or organization, means an agency, institution, or organization that is, or is owned and operated by, one or more corporations or associations, no part of the net earnings of which may lawfully inure to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual.
(4)The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
(5)The term “State” includes the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.
(6)The term “young individual” means any child or youth from birth to 21 years of age.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Oct. 1, 1990, see section 1001(a) of Pub. L. 101–501, set out as an

Effective Date

of 1990 Amendment note under section 8621 of this title.

Executive Documents

Termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands For termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, see note set out preceding section 1681 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

42 U.S.C. § 12302

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73