Sec. 3. GENERAL DEFINITIONS
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## SEC. 3 GENERAL DEFINITIONS In this Act— ####
(1)the term “**child**” means a person who has not attained the lesser of— #####
(A)the age of 18; or #####
(B)except in the case of sexual abuse, the age specified by the child protection law of the State in which the child resides; ####
(2)the term “**child abuse and neglect**” means, at a minimum, any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker, which results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse or exploitation (including sexual abuse as determined under section 111), or an act or failure to act which presents an imminent risk of serious harm; ####
(3)the term “**child with a disability**” means a child with a disability as defined in section 602 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1401), or an infant or toddler with a disability as defined in section 632 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1432); ####
(4)the term “**Governor**” means the chief executive officer of a State; ####
(5)the terms “**Indian**”, “Indian tribe”, and “tribal organization” have the meanings given the terms in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b); ####
(6)the term “**Secretary**” means the Secretary of Health and Human Services; ####
(7)except as provided in section 106(f), the term “**State**” means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; and ####
(8)the term “**unaccompanied homeless youth**” means an individual who is described in paragraphs
(2)and
(6)of section 725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a). **[**[42 U.S.C. 5101 note](/us/usc/t42/s5101)**]** # TITLE I GENERAL PROGRAM3 3Section 142 of Public Law 102–295 requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to submit to the appropriate committees of Congress an annual report concerning the measures being taken to assist States in implementing a voluntary reporting system for child abuse and neglect.
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GENERAL DEFINITIONS
Pub. L.Pub. L. 102-295
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