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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 · Sec. 6151

Sec. 6151. DEFINITIONS

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## SEC. 6151 DEFINITIONS **[**[20 U.S.C. 7491](/us/usc/t20/s7491)**]** For the purposes of this part: ####
(1)Adult The term “**adult**” means an individual who— #####
(A)has attained the age of 16 years; or #####
(B)has attained an age that is greater than the age of compulsory school attendance under an applicable State law. ####
(2)Free public education The term “**free public education**” means education that is— #####
(A)provided at public expense, under public supervision and direction, and without tuition charge; and #####
(B)provided as elementary or secondary education in the applicable State or to preschool children. ####
(3)Indian The term “**Indian**” means an individual who is— #####
(A)a member of an Indian tribe or band, as membership is defined by the tribe or band, including— ######
(i)any tribe or band terminated since 1940; and ######
(ii)any tribe or band recognized by the State in which the tribe or band resides; #####
(B)a descendant, in the first or second degree, of an individual described in subparagraph (A); #####
(C)considered by the Secretary of the Interior to be an Indian for any purpose; #####
(D)an Eskimo, Aleut, or other Alaska Native; or #####
(E)a member of an organized Indian group that received a grant under the Indian Education Act of 1988 as in effect the day preceding the date of enactment of the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994. ####
(4)Traditional leaders The term “**traditional leaders**” has the meaning given the term in section 103 of the Native American Languages Act (25 U.S.C. 2902).
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