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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Arts, Humanities, and Cultural Affairs Act of 1976 · Sec. 202

Sec. 202. GENERAL DEFINITIONS

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## SEC. 202 GENERAL DEFINITIONS As used in this title: ####
(1)Determined to be obscene The term “**determined to be obscene**” means determined, in a final judgment of a court of record and of competent jurisdiction in the United States, to be obscene. ####
(2)Digital literacy skills The term “**digital literacy skills**”means the skills associated with— #####
(A)using technology to enable users to find, evaluate, organize, create, and communicate information; and #####
(B)developing digital citizenship and the responsible use of technology. ####
(3)Director The term “**Director**” means the Director of the Institute appointed under section 204. ####
(4)Final judgment The term “**final judgment**” means a judgment that is— #####
(A)not reviewed by any other court that has authority to review such judgment; or #####
(B)not reviewable by any other court. ####
(5)Indian tribe The term “**Indian tribe**” means any tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska native village, regional corporation, or village corporation (as defined in, or established pursuant to, the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.)), which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians. ####
(6)Institute The term “**Institute**” means the Institute of Museum and Library Services established under section 203. ####
(7)Museum and library services board The term “**Museum and Library Services Board**” means the National Museum and Library Services Board established under section 207. ####
(8)Obscene The term “**obscene**” means, with respect to a project, that— #####
(A)the average person, applying contemporary community standards, would find that such project, when taken as a whole, appeals to the prurient interest; #####
(B)such project depicts or describes sexual conduct in a patently offensive way; and #####
(C)such project, when taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value. **[**[20 U.S.C. 9101](/us/usc/t20/s9101)**]** Enacted October 8, 1976, P.L. 94–462, title II, sec. 203, 90 Stat. 1975, amended September 30, 1996, P.L. 104–208, title VII, sec. 702, 110 Stat. 3009–294, September 25, 2003, P.L. 108–81, title I, sec. 101, 117 Stat. 992, December 22, 2010, P.L. 111–340, title I, sec. 101, 124 Stat. 3595, December 31, 2018, P.L. 115-410, sec. 2, 132 Stat. 5412.
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Sec. 202
GENERAL DEFINITIONS
Stat.90 Stat. 1975
Stat.117 Stat. 992
Stat.124 Stat. 3595
Stat.132 Stat. 5412
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