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§40101 Definition of Institution of Higher Education
Title 51 › Subtitle IV — Aeronautics and Space Research and Education › CHAPTER 401 — AERONAUTICS › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL › § 40101
Summary
The phrase "institution of higher education" here means the same thing that section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001) says it means. In other words, this chapter uses that Act’s definition.
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Title 51, §40101
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In this chapter, the term “institution of higher education” has the meaning given the term by section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 4010142 U.S.C. 16701.Pub. L. 109–155, title IV, § 401, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2923.
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51 U.S.C. § 40101
Title 51, National and Commercial Space Programs
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Aug 21, 2026
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