20 USC § 5984 - Definitions

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identifier: "/us/usc/t20/s5984"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "20 USC § 5984 - Definitions"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "5984"
section_name: "Definitions"
chapter_number: 68
chapter_name: "NATIONAL EDUCATION REFORM"
subchapter_number: "VIII"
subchapter_name: "MINORITY-FOCUSED CIVICS EDUCATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 103–227, title VIII, § 804, Mar. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 210.)"
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# § 5984. Definitions

For purposes of this subchapter—

**(1)** the term “eligible entity” means a State educational agency, an institution of higher education or a State higher education agency, or a public or private nonprofit organization, with experience in coordinating or conducting teacher training seminars in American government and civics education, or a consortium thereof; and

**(2)** the term “State higher education agency” means the officer or agency primarily responsible for the State supervision of higher education.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 103–227, title VIII, § 804, Mar. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 210.)