Us Code § 4514 - Definitions
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§ 4514. Definitions
As used in this chapter—
(1) the term "Board" means the Board of Trustees of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation;
(2) the term "Foundation" means the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation;
(3) the term "institution of higher education" has the same meaning given that term by section 1001 of this title; and
(4) the term "secondary school" has the same meaning given that term by section 7801 of this title.
(Pub. L. 99–500, §101(b) [title VIII, §815], Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783–39, 1783–81, and Pub. L. 99–591, §101(b) [title VIII, §815], Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341–39, 3341–81; Pub. L. 105–244, title I, §102(a)(6)(G), Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1618; Pub. L. 107–110, title X, §1076(m), Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 2092; Pub. L. 114–95, title IX, §9215(vv), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2184.)
Editorial Notes
Codification
Pub. L. 99–591 is a corrected version of Pub. L. 99–500.
Amendments
2015—Par. (4). Pub. L. 114–95 made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 7801 of this title.
2002—Par. (4). Pub. L. 107–110 substituted "7801" for "8801".
1998—Par. (3). Pub. L. 105–244, §102(a)(6)(G)(i), substituted "section 1001" for "section 1141(a)".
Par. (4). Pub. L. 105–244, §102(a)(6)(G)(ii), substituted "section 8801" for "section 1141(d)".
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2015 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 114–95 effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as a note under section 6301 of this title.
Effective Date of 2002 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 107–110 effective Jan. 8, 2002, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 107–110, set out as an Effective Date note under section 6301 of this title.
Effective Date of 1998 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 105–244 effective Oct. 1, 1998, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 105–244, see section 3 of Pub. L. 105–244, set out as a note under section 1001 of this title.
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