Terms Used In U.S. Code > Title 38 > Part III > Chapter 34 > Subchapter I - Purpose—Definitions

• Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See 1 USC 8
• international student: means an individual who&mdash. See 20 USC 4351
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• NTID: means the National Technical Institute for the Deaf. See 20 USC 4351
• Secretary: means the Secretary of Education. See 20 USC 4351
• 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
• University: means Gallaudet University. See 20 USC 4351