25 USC § 5423 - Definitions

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title: "25 USC § 5423 - Definitions"
title_number: 25
title_name: "INDIANS"
section_number: "5423"
section_name: "Definitions"
chapter_number: 46
chapter_name: "INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION AND EDUCATION ASSISTANCE"
subchapter_number: "VII"
subchapter_name: "NATIONAL FUND FOR EXCELLENCE IN AMERICAN INDIAN EDUCATION"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 93–638, title VIII, § 803, formerly title V, § 503, as added Pub. L. 106–568, title XIII, § 1302, Dec. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 2938; renumbered title VIII, § 803, and amended Pub. L. 111–211, title II, § 231(d), July 29, 2010, 124 Stat. 2278.)"
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# § 5423. Definitions

For the purposes of this subchapter—

**(1)** the term “Bureau funded school” has the meaning given that term in title XI of the Education Amendments of 1978 [25 U.S.C. 2000 et seq.];

**(2)** the term “Foundation” means the Foundation established by the Secretary pursuant to section 5421 of this title; and

**(3)** the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 93–638, title VIII, § 803, formerly title V, § 503, as added Pub. L. 106–568, title XIII, § 1302, Dec. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 2938; renumbered title VIII, § 803, and amended Pub. L. 111–211, title II, § 231(d), July 29, 2010, 124 Stat. 2278.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Education Amendments of 1978, referred to in par. (1), is , , . Title XI of the Act is classified principally to chapter 22 (§ 2000 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under , Education, and Tables.

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to  prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

### Amendments

2010—Par. (2). , substituted reference to  for reference to former .