PUBLIC LAW 105-285—OCT. 27, 1998 112 STAT. 2729 "(E) the broadening of the resource base of programs directed to the elimination of poverty so as to secure a more active role in the provision of services for— "(i) private, religious, charitable, and neighborhood-based organizations; and "(ii) individual citizens, and business, labor, and professional groups, who are able to influence the quantity and quality of opportunities and services for the poor.
- SEC. 673. DEFINITIONS.
42 USC 9902. "In this subtitle: " (1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY; FAMILY LITERACY SERVICES. — "(A) ELIGIBLE ENTITY. — The term 'eligible entity' means an entity— "(i) that is an eligible entity described in section 673(1) (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Coats Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1998) as of the day before such date of enactment or is designated by the process described in section 676A (including an organization serving migrant or seasonal farmworkers that is so described or designated); and "(ii) that has a tripartite board or other mechanism described in subsection (a) or (b), as appropriate, of section 676B. "(B) FAMILY LITERACY SERVICES.—The term 'family literacy services' has the meaning given the term in section 637 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9832). "(2) POVERTY LINE. —The term 'poverty line' means the official poverty line defined by the Office of Management and Budget based on the most recent data available from the Bureau of the Census. The Secretary shall revise annually (or at 8iny shorter interval the Secretary determines to be feasible and desirable) the poverty line, which shall be used as a criterion of eligibility in the community services block grant program established under this subtitle. The required revision shall be accomplished by multiplying the official poverty line by the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers during the annual or other interval immediately preceding the time at which the revision is made. Whenever a State determines that it serves the objectives of the block grant program established under this subtitle, the State may revise the poverty line to not to exceed 125 percent of the official poverty line otherwise applicable under this paragraph. " (3) PRIVATE, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. — The term 'private, nonprofit organization' includes a religious organization, to which the provisions of section 679 shall apply. "(4) SECRETARY.— The term 'Secretary* means the Secretary of Health and Human Services. "(5) STATE. —The term 'State' means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
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