Sec. 908. interpretation of “program or activity”

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## § 908 interpretation of “program or activity” For the purposes of this title, the term “**program or activity**” and “program” mean all of the operations of— ####

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(A)a department, agency, special purpose district, or other instrumentality of a State or of a local government; or #####

(B)the entity of such State or local government that distributes such assistance and each such department or agency (and each other State or local government entity) to which the assistance is extended, in the case of assistance to a State or local government; ####

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(A)a college, university, or other postsecondary institution, or a public system of higher education; or #####

(B)a local educational agency (as defined in section section4 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965), system of vocational education, or other school system; 4 Section 9215(bb) of Public Law 114-95 amended section 908(2)(B) by striking “9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965), system of vocational education, or other school system;” and inserting “section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965), system of vocational education, or other school system;”. The amendment results in the word “section” appearing twice. ####

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(A)an entire corporation, partnership, or other private organization, or an entire sole proprietorship— ######

(i)if assistance is extended to such corporation, partnership, private organization, or sole proprietorship as a whole; or ######

(ii)which is principally engaged in the business of providing education, health care, housing, social services, or parks and recreation; or #####

(B)the entire plant or other comparable, geographically separate facility to which Federal financial assistance is extended, in the case of any other corporation, partnership, private organization, or sole proprietorship; or ####

(4)any other entity which is established by two or more of the entities described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3); any part of which is extended Federal financial assistance, except that such term does not include any operation of an entity which is controlled by a religious organization if the application of section 901 to such operation would not be consistent with the religious tenets of such organization. **[**[20 U.S.C. 1687](/us/usc/t20/s1687)**]** Enacted March 22, 1988, P.L. 100–259, sec. 3, 102 Stat. 28; amended October 20, 1994, P.L. 103–382, sec. 391(g), 108 Stat. 4023; Jan. 8, 2002, P.L. 107–110, sec. 1076(j), 115 Stat. 2091; Dec. 10, 2015, P.L. 114–95, sec. 9215(bb), 129 Stat. 2173.

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