For purposes of this subchapter—

(1) the term “community center” means facilities operated by nonprofit community-based organizations for the provision of recreational, social, or educational services to the general public;

the term “dependent” means—

(A) an individual who has not attained the age of 17 years;

(B) an individual who has attained the age of 55 years; or

(C) an individual with a developmental disability;

(3) the term “developmental disability” has the same meaning as in section 15002 of this title;

(4) the term “equipment” has the same meaning given that term by section 198(a)(8) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; [1]

(5) the term “institution of higher education” has the same meaning given that term under section 1001 of title 20;

(6) the term “local educational agency” has the same meaning given that term under section 7801 of title 20;

(7) the term “school-age children” means children aged five through thirteen, except that in any State in which by State law children at an earlier age are provided free public education, the age provided in State law shall be substituted for age five;

(8) the term “school facilities” means classrooms and related facilities used for the provision of education;

(9) the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Health and Human Services;

(10) the term “State” means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Palau, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; and

(11) the term “State educational agency” has the meaning given that term under section 7801 1 of title 20.

(Pub. L. 97–35, title VI, § 670G, as added Pub. L. 98–558, title I, § 109, Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2883; amended Pub. L. 99–425, title III, § 303, Sept. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 967; Pub. L. 101–501, title III, § 305(c), Nov. 3, 1990, 104 Stat. 1250; Pub. L. 103–382, title III, § 394(l), Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 4029; Pub. L. 105–244, title I, § 102(a)(13)(H), Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1621; Pub. L. 106–402, title IV, § 401(b)(12), Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1739; Pub. L. 107–110, title X, § 1076(dd), Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 2093; Pub. L. 114–95, title IX, § 9215(rrr), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2189.)