20 U.S.C. § 5502 — Definitions

Page 1271 TITLE 20—EDUCATION § 5503 1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘ ‘not-for-profit organiza- tion’ ’’. (b) Policy It is the policy of the United States to estab- lish and support a program of education on the environment, for students and personnel work- ing with students, through activities in schools, institutions of higher education, and related educational activities, and to encourage postsec- ondary students to pursue careers related to the environment. (Pub. L. 101–619, § 2, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3325.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries SHORT TITLE Pub. L. 101–619, § 1(a), Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3325, pro- vided that: ‘‘This Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘National Environmental Education Act’.’’ § 5502. Definitions For the purposes of this chapter, the term— (1) ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Adminis- trator of the Environmental Protection Agen- cy; (2) ‘‘Agency’’ means the United States Envi- ronmental Protection Agency; (3) ‘‘Federal agency’’ or ‘‘agency of the United States’’ means any department, agency or other instrumentality of the Federal Gov- ernment, any independent agency or establish- ment of the Federal Government including any Government corporation; (4) ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the Department of Education; (5) ‘‘local educational agency’’ means any education agency as defined in section 7801 of this title and shall include any tribal edu- cation agency; (6) ‘‘not-for-profit’’ organization 1 means an organization, association, or institution de- scribed in section 501(c)(3) of title 26, which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provi- sions of section 501(a) of title 26; (7) ‘‘noncommercial education broadcasting entities’’ means any noncommercial edu- cational broadcasting station (and/or its legal nonprofit affiliates) as defined and licensed by the Federal Communications Commission; (8) ‘‘tribal education agency’’ means a school or community college which is controlled by an Indian tribe, band, or nation, including any Alaska Native village, which is recognized as eligible for special programs and services pro- vided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians and which is not ad- ministered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs; (9) ‘‘Federal natural resource management agencies’’ means the United States Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service, and the Fish and Wild- life Service; (10) ‘‘environmental engineering’’ means the discipline within engineering and science con- cerned with the development and application of scientific and technical solutions to pro- tecting the aquatic and atmospheric environ- ment, including, but not limited to, all phases of water resources planning, water supply, water treatment, air pollution characteriza- tion and control, remediation of hazardous substances, environmental transport of con- taminants in surface and ground water and at- mosphere, and methods for assessment and control of pollution; (11) ‘‘environmental education’’ and ‘‘envi- ronmental education and training’’ mean edu- cational activities and training activities in- volving elementary, secondary, and postsec- ondary students, as such terms are defined in the State in which they reside, and environ- mental education personnel, but does not in- clude technical training activities directed to- ward environmental management profes- sionals or activities primarily directed toward the support of noneducational research and de- velopment; (12) ‘‘Foundation’’ means the National Envi- ronmental Education and Training Founda- tion established pursuant to section 5509 of this title; and (13) ‘‘Board of Directors’’ means the Board of Directors of the National Environmental Edu- cation and Training Foundation. (Pub. L. 101–619, § 3, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3326; Pub. L. 103–382, title III, § 391(m), Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 4023; Pub. L. 107–110, title X, § 1076(n), Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 2092; Pub. L. 114–95, title IX, § 9215(fff), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2186.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2015—Par. (5). Pub. L. 114–95 made technical amend- ment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 7801 of this title. 2002—Par. (5). Pub. L. 107–110 substituted ‘‘7801’’ for ‘‘8801’’. 1994—Par. (5). Pub. L. 103–382 substituted ‘‘local edu- cational agency’’ for ‘‘local education agency’’ and ref- erence to section 8801 of this title for reference to sec- tion 198 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. 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 pro- grams 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 pro- grams and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 107–110, set out as an Effective Date note under sec- tion 6301 of this title. § 5503. Office of Environmental Education (a) Establishment The Administrator shall establish an Office of Environmental Education within the Environ- mental Protection Agency. (b) Duties and functions The Office of Environmental Education shall— (1) develop and support programs and related efforts, in consultation and coordination with other Federal agencies, to improve under-