42 USC 9859 - Definitions

In this subchapter:
(1) Child with a disability; infant or toddler with a disability 
The terms child with a disability and infant or toddler with a disability have the meanings given the terms in sections 1401 and 1431 of title 20.
(2) Eligible child care provider 
The term eligible child care provider means a provider of child care services for compensation, including a provider of care for a school-age child during non-school hours, that
(A) is licensed, regulated, registered, or otherwise legally operating, under State and local law; and
(B) satisfies the State and local requirements,

applicable to the child care services the provider provides.

(3) Secretary 
The term Secretary means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
(4) State 
The term State means any of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.