Title 20, EducationRelease 119-102

§2002 Definitions

Title 20 › CHAPTER 42 — HARRY S TRUMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS › § 2002

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines key words used in the chapter. "Board" means the Board of Trustees of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation; "Foundation" means the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation; "fund" means the Harry S. Truman Memorial Scholarship Fund; "institution of higher education" means the kinds of schools listed in section 1001 of this title; "State" means the several States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and counts Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands as one unit; and "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Treasury.

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Title 20, §2002

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As used in this chapter, the term—
(1)“Board” means the Board of Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation;
(2)“Foundation” means the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation;
(3)“fund” means the Harry S Truman Memorial Scholarship Fund;
(4)“institution of higher education” means any such institution as defined by section 1001 of this title;
(5)“State” means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and, considered as a single entity, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; and
(6)“Secretary” means the Secretary of the Treasury.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1998—Par. (4). Pub. L. 105–244 substituted “section 1001” for “section 1141(a)”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1998 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 105–244 effective Oct. 1, 1998, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 105–244, see section 3 of Pub. L. 105–244, set out as a note under section 1001 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

20 U.S.C. § 2002

Title 20, Education

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102