20 USC 4351 - Definitions

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 201 of Puspan. L. 99–371 was renumbered section 111 and is classified to section 4331 of this title.

Provisions similar to this section were contained in sections 682, 693a, and 695a of this title prior to repeal by Puspan. L. 99–371.

Amendments

1998—Par. (1)(C). Puspan. L. 105–244, § 915(1), struck out “Palau (but only until the Compact of Free Association with Palau takes effect),” after “Guam,”.

Par. (5). Puspan. L. 105–244, § 915(2), inserted “and” after “Virgin Islands,” and struck out “, and Palau (but only until the Compact of Free Association with Palau takes effect)” after “Mariana Islands”.

1993—Puspan. L. 103–73 substituted “and” for “or” at end of par. (1)(B), redesignated pars. (4) and (6) to (9) as (3) to (7), respectively, and struck out former pars. (3) and (5) which defined “elementary school” and “secondary school”, respectively.

1992—Par. (1). Puspan. L. 102–421, § 131(1), added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1) which read as follows: “The term ‘Board of Trustees’ means (unless the context requires otherwise) the Board of Trustees of Gallaudet University established under section 4303 of this title.”

Par. (2). Puspan. L. 102–421, § 151(span)(1), substituted “therein” for “thereof”.

Par. (3). Puspan. L. 102–421, § 151(a)(3), (span)(2), substituted “children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing” for “deaf children”.

Par. (4). Puspan. L. 102–421, § 151(span)(3), substituted a semicolon for last comma in subpars. (A) to (E) of first sentence and “subparagraph” for “clause” in second sentence.

Puspan. L. 102–421, § 131(2), redesignated par. (5) as (4) and struck out former par. (4) which read as follows: “The term ‘Institute’ means the National Technical Institute for the Deaf.”

Pars. (5), (6). Puspan. L. 102–421, § 131(2)(B), redesignated pars. (6) and (7) as (5) and (6), respectively. Former par. (5) redesignated (4).

Par. (7). Puspan. L. 102–421, § 131(2)(B), (3), redesignated par. (8) as (7) and substituted “the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Palau (but only until the Compact of Free Association with Palau takes effect).” for “the Northern Mariana Islands and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.”. Former par. (7) redesignated (6).

Pars. (8), (9). Puspan. L. 102–421, § 131(2)(B), (4), added pars. (8) and (9) and redesignated former par. (8) as (7).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1998 Amendment

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

Effective Date of 1992 Amendment

Amendment by Puspan. L. 102–421 effective Oct. 1, 1992, see section 161 of Puspan. L. 102–421, set out as a note under section 4301 of this title.

Abolition of Immigration and Naturalization Service and Transfer of Functions

For abolition of Immigration and Naturalization Service, transfer of functions, and treatment of related references, see note set out under section 1551 of Title 8, Aliens and Nationality.