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Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Chapter 144 — Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights

§ 15112. Definitions

Statutory text

In this subchapter:

(1)

Developmental disability

The term “developmental disability” has the meaning given the term in section 15002 of this title.

(2)

Institution of higher education

The term “institution of higher education” has the meaning given the term in section 1141 1 of title 20.

(3)

Secretary

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

Footnotes

  1. 1 See References in Text note below.

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. Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000

    Pub. L. 106–402 title III § 302 · 114 Stat. 1677

    Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 15112

    (Pub. L. 106–402, title III, § 302, Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1734.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 106–402, title III, § 302, Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1734.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS. In this title: (1) Developmental disability.— The term “developmental disability” has the meaning given the term in section 102. (2) Institution of higher education.— The term “institution of higher education” has the meaning given the term in section 1201 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1141). (3) Secretary.— The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Section 1141 of title 20, referred to in par. (2), was repealed by Pub. L. 105–244, § 3, title I, § 101(b), title VII, § 702, , 112 Stat. 1585, 1616, 1803, effective . However, the term “institution of higher education” is defined in section 1001 of Title 20, Education.

Credits

(Pub. L. 106–402, title III, § 302, , 114 Stat. 1734.)

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