Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 106 — Community Services Block Grant Program
§ 9902. Definitions
Statutory text
In this chapter:
Eligible entity; family literacy services
Eligible entity
The term “eligible entity” means an entity—
that is an eligible entity described in paragraph (1) (as in effect on the day before ) as of the day before , or is designated by the process described in section 9909 of this title (including an organization serving migrant or seasonal farmworkers that is so described or designated); and
that has a tripartite board or other mechanism described in subsection (a) or (b), as appropriate, of section 9910 of this title.
Family literacy services
The term “family literacy services” has the meaning given the term in section 9832 of this title.
Poverty line
The term “poverty line” means the official poverty line defined by the Office of Management and Budget based on the most recent data available from the Bureau of the Census. The Secretary shall revise annually (or at any shorter interval the Secretary determines to be feasible and desirable) the poverty line, which shall be used as a criterion of eligibility in the community services block grant program established under this chapter. The required revision shall be accomplished by multiplying the official poverty line by the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers during the annual or other interval immediately preceding the time at which the revision is made. Whenever a State determines that it serves the objectives of the block grant program established under this chapter, the State may revise the poverty line to not to exceed 125 percent of the official poverty line otherwise applicable under this paragraph.
Private, nonprofit organization
The term “private, nonprofit organization” includes a religious organization, to which the provisions of section 9920 of this title shall apply.
Secretary
The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
State
The term “State” means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
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.
Pub. L. 97–35 title VI § 673 · 95 Stat. 357
Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 9902
(Pub. L. 97–35, title VI, § 673, as added Pub. L. 105–285, title II, § 201, Oct. 27, 1998, 112 Stat. 2729.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 97–35, title VI, § 673, as added Pub. L. 105–285, title II, § 201, Oct. 27, 1998, 112 Stat. 2729.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 673. definitions For purposes of this subtitle: 42 USC 9902. (1) The term “eligible entity” means any organization which was officially designated as a community action agency or a community action program under the provisions of section 210 of 42 USC 2790. the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 for fiscal year 1981, unless such community action agency or a community action program lost its designation under section 210 of such Act as a result of a failure to comply with the provisions of such Act. (2) The term “poverty line” means the official poverty line established by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. The Secretary shall revise the poverty line annually (or at any shorter interval the Secretary deems feasible and desirable) which shall be used as a criterion of eligibility in community service block grant programs. The required revision shall be accomplished by multiplying the official poverty line by the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index during the annual or other interval immediately preceding the time at which the revision is made. (3) The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Health and Human Services. (4) The term “State” means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 9902, Pub. L. 97–35, title VI, § 673, , 95 Stat. 511; Pub. L. 97–115, § 17(a)(1), , 95 Stat. 1609; Pub. L. 98–288, § 31(a), , 98 Stat. 197; Pub. L. 98–558, title II, § 202, , 98 Stat. 2884; Pub. L. 99–425, title IV, § 402, , 100 Stat. 968; Pub. L. 101–501, title IV, §§ 402, 408, , 104 Stat. 1251, 1255; Pub. L. 103–171, § 7(c)(1), , 107 Stat. 1994, defined terms used in this chapter, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 105–285.
Credits
(Pub. L. 97–35, title VI, § 673, as added Pub. L. 105–285, title II, § 201, , 112 Stat. 2729.)