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 PUBLIC LAW 96-422—OCT. 10, 1980

94 STAT. 1799

Public Law 96-422 96th Congress An Act To provide general assistance to local educational agencies for the education of —Oct. 10, liJeU— Cuban and Haitian refugee children, to provide special impact aid to such [H.R. 7859] agencies for the education of Cuban and Haitian refugee children and Indochinese refugee children, and to provide assistance to State educational agencies for the education of Cuban and Haitian refugee adults.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That this Act may be g^fugee cited as the "Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980". AsSstanc^'e Act of 1980.

TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS

8 USC 1522 note.

DEFINITIONS

SEC. 101. As used in this Act— 8 USC 1522 note. (1) The terms "Cuban and Haitian refugee adults" and "Cuban and Haitian refugee children" mean aliens who have fled from Cuba or Haiti and who— (A) on or after November 1, 1979— (i) have been admitted into the United States as refugees under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act; ^"^e, p. 103. (ii) have been paroled into the United States by the Attorney General pursuant to section 212(d)(5) of such Act; or

Ante, p. 107.

(iii) are applicants for asylum, or have been granted asylum, in the United States; or (B) are Cuban-Haitian entrants (status pending) who entered the United States on or after November 1, 1979. For purposes of this paragraph, any person who is a CubanHaitian entrant as described in subparagraph (B) at any time after the date of the enactment of this Act shall be considered to maintain such status for purposes of this Act regardless of any subsequent change in status under any other law. (2) The terms "elementary school", "local educationed agency", "secondary school", "State", and "State educational agency" have the meanings given such terms under section 198(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. 20 USC 2854. (3) The term "elementary or secondary nonpublic schools" means schools which comply with the compulsory education laws of the State and which are exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954. 26 USC 50i. (4) The term "Indochinese refugee children" means aliens who have fled from Cambodia, Vietnam, or Laos, and, on or Eifter January 1, 1979— (A) have been admitted into the United States as refugees under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act; Ante, p. 103.

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