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Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Chapter 127 — Coordinated Services for Children, Youth, and Families

§ 12302. Definitions

Statutory text

As used in this chapter:

(1)

Commissioner

The term “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of the Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, as established under section 12311 of this title.

(2)

Council

The term “Council” means the Federal Council on Children, Youth, and Families, as established under section 12314(a) of this title.

(3)

Nonprofit

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)

Secretary

The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

(5)

State

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)

Young individual

The term “young individual” means any child or youth from birth to 21 years of age.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Claude Pepper Young Americans Act of 1990

    Pub. L. 101–501 title IX § 903 · 104 Stat. 1222

    Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 12302

    (Pub. L. 101–501, title IX, § 903, Nov. 3, 1990, 104 Stat. 1262.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 101–501, title IX, § 903, Nov. 3, 1990, 104 Stat. 1262.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 903. DEFINITIONS. As used in this title: (1) Commissioner.— The term “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of the Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, as established under section 915. (2) Council.— The term “Council” means the Federal Council on Children, Youth, and Families, as established under section 918(a). (3) Nonprofit.— 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) Secretary.— The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Health and Human Services. (5) State.— 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) Young individual.— The term “young individual” means any child or youth from birth to 21 years of age.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective , 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.

Credits

(Pub. L. 101–501, title IX, § 903, , 104 Stat. 1262.)

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