42 U.S.C. § 10903

Current through P.L. 118-107 (published on www.congress.gov on 11/21/2024)

Section 10903 - Definitions

For purposes of this chapter-

(1) the term "eligible individual" means a candidate for the Child Development Associate credential whose income does not exceed the ¹ 130 percent of the lower living standard income level,² by more than 50 percent;

(2) the term "lower living standard income level" means that income level (adjusted for regional, metropolitan, urban, and rural differences and family size) determined annually by the Secretary of Labor and based on the most recent lower living family budget issued by the Secretary of Labor;

(3) the term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Health and Human Services; and

(4) the term "State" means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau.

¹ So in original. The word "the" probably should not appear.

² So in original. The comma probably should not appear.

42 U.S.C. § 10903

Pub. L. 99-425, title VI, §604, Sept. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 976; Pub. L. 101-501, title V, §502, Nov. 3, 1990, 104 Stat. 1256.

EDITORIAL NOTES

AMENDMENTS1990-Par. (1). Pub. L. 101-501, §502(1), substituted "130 percent of the lower living standard income level" for "poverty line, as defined in section 9902(2) of this title".Pars. (2) to (4). Pub. L. 101-501, §502(2), (3), added par. (2) and redesignated former pars. (2) and (3) as (3) and (4), respectively.

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1990 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 101-501 effective Oct. 1, 1990, see section 1001(a) of Pub. L. 101-501 set out as a note under section 8621 of this title.

EFFECTIVE DATESection effective Oct. 1, 1986, see section 1001 of Pub. L. 99-425 set out as an Effective Date of 1986 Amendment note under section 8621 of this title.

Secretary

the term "Secretary" means- (A) the Secretary of Education for purposes of subtitle A (other than section 3201),(B) the Secretary of Agriculture for purposes of the amendments made by section 3201, and(C) the Secretary of Health and Human Services for purposes of subtitle B,