20 U.S. Code § 4702 - Definitions
2021—Par. (5). Pub. L. 117–81, § 6302(1), added par. (5) and struck out former par. (5) which read as follows: “The term ‘State’ means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and, considered as a single entity, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas.”
Par. (6). Pub. L. 117–81, § 6302(2), added par. (6) and struck out former par. (6) which read as follows: “The term ‘eligible person’ means a citizen or national of the United States or a permanent resident alien of the United States.”
1998—Par. (4). Pub. L. 105–244 substituted “section 1001” for “section 1141(a)”.
Amendment by Pub. L. 105–244 effective Oct. 1, 1998, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 105–244, see section 3 of Pub. L. 105–244, set out as a note under section 1001 of this title.
For termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, see note set out preceding section 1681 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.