20 U.S.C. § 3982: Definitions

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Defines three key words used in this part. An applicant means, for activities under section 3984(a), an institution of higher education and the other participants named in section 3984(a)(3), and, for activities under section 3984(b), a local educational agency and the other participants named in section 3984(b)(3). Equipment means machines, utilities, built-in systems, enclosures to house them, and anything else needed for a facility to provide educational services, such as instructional gear, furniture, printed and audio‑visual materials, books, and periodicals. State agency for higher education means the State board of higher education or the main agency or officer that oversees higher education, or if none exists, an officer or agency chosen by the Governor or State law.

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(1)the term “applicant” means with respect to activities described in section 3984(a) of this title an institution of higher education and the other participants described in paragraph (3) of section 3984(a) of this title, and with respect to activities described in section 3984(b) of this title a local educational agency and the other participants described in paragraph (3) of section 3984(b) of this title;

(2)the term “equipment” includes machinery, utilities, and built-in equipment and any necessary enclosures or structures to house them, and includes all other items necessary for the functioning of a particular facility as a facility for the provision of educational services, including items such as instructional equipment and necessary furniture, printed, published, and audio-visual instructional materials, and books, periodicals, documents, and other related materials; and

(3)the term “State agency for higher education” means the State board of higher education or other agency or officer primarily responsible for the State supervision of higher education, or if there is no such officer or agency, an officer or agency designated by the Governor or by State law.

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1988—Pub. L. 100–418 substituted “part” for “subchapter” in introductory text. 1985—Pub. L. 99–159 struck out pars. (3), (4), and (5) which defined “Foundation”, “institution of higher education”, and “States”, respectively, and redesignated par. (6) as (3).

§3982 Definitions

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