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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act · Sec. 2

Sec. 2. DEFINITIONS

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## SEC. 2 DEFINITIONS In this Act: ####
(1)Commission The term “**Commission**” means the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children established by section 3. ####
(2)Indian The term “**Indian**” has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b). ####
(3)Indian tribe The term “**Indian tribe**” has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b). ####
(4)Native child The term “**Native child**” means— #####
(A)an Indian child, as that term is defined in section 4 of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1903); #####
(B)an Indian who is between the ages of 18 and 24 years old; and #####
(C)a Native Hawaiian who is not older than 24 years old. ####
(5)Native hawaiian The term “**Native Hawaiian**” has the meaning given the term in section 7207 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7517). ####
(6)Secretary The term “**Secretary**” means the Secretary of the Interior. ####
(7)Tribal college or university The term “**Tribal College or University**” has the meaning given the term in section 316(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)).
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