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Code · U.S. Code · Title 20 - EDUCATION · CHAPTER 78— SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS, AND CRITICAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION · § 9802

§ 9802. Definitions

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(a)ESEA definitions Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, the terms used in this chapter have the meanings given the terms in section 7801 of this title.
(b)Other definitions In this chapter:
(1)Critical foreign language The term “critical foreign language” means a foreign language that the Secretary determines, in consultation with the heads of such Federal departments and agencies as the Secretary determines appropriate, is critical to the national security and economic competitiveness of the United States.
(2)Institution of higher education The term “institution of higher education” has the meaning given the term in section 1001(a) of this title.
(3)Secretary The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Education.
(4)Scientifically valid research The term “scientifically valid research” includes applied research, basic research, and field-initiated research in which the rationale, design, and interpretation are soundly developed in accordance with accepted principles of scientific research.
(Pub. L. 110–69, title VI, § 6001, formerly § 6002, Aug. 9, 2007, 121 Stat. 625; renumbered § 6001, Pub. L. 111–358, title X, § 1002(b)(1), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 4048; Pub. L. 114–95, title IX, § 9215(i)(1), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2167.)
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  • Pub. L. 110–69, title VI, § 6001
  • 121 Stat. 625
  • Pub. L. 111–358, title X, § 1002(b)(1)
  • 124 Stat. 4048
  • 129 Stat. 2167
  • section 6001 of Pub. L. 110–69
  • Pub. L. 111–358
  • section 6002(a) of Pub. L. 110–69
  • section 6002 of Pub. L. 110–69
  • Pub. L. 110–69
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