Terms Used In U.S. Code > Title 16 > Chapter 1 > Subchapter LIX-PP - First State National Historical Park

• Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
• county: includes a parish, or any other equivalent subdivision of a State or Territory of the United States. See 1 USC 2
• Department: means the Department of Education or any component thereof. See 20 USC 3404
• function: includes any duty, obligation, power, authority, responsibility, right, privilege, activity, or program. See 20 USC 3404
• office: includes any office, institute, council, unit, organizational entity, or component thereof. See 20 USC 3404
• officer: includes any person authorized by law to perform the duties of the office. See 1 USC 1
• Secretary: means the Secretary of Education. See 20 USC 3404
• Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
• State: means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any other territory or possession of the United States. See 1 USC 7
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.