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20 U.S.C. § 9101 : US Code - Section 9101: General definitions

Search 20 U.S.C. § 9101 : US Code - Section 9101: General definitions

As used in this chapter:
(1) Determined to be obscene
The term "determined to be obscene" means determined, in a
final judgment of a court of record and of competent jurisdiction
in the United States, to be obscene.
(2) Director
The term "Director" means the Director of the Institute
appointed under section 9103 of this title.
(3) Final judgment
The term "final judgment" means a judgment that is -
(A) not reviewed by any other court that has authority to
review such judgment; or
(B) not reviewable by any other court.
(4) Indian tribe
The term "Indian tribe" means any tribe, band, nation, or other
organized group or community, including any Alaska native
village, regional corporation, or village corporation (as defined
in, or established pursuant to, the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.)), which is recognized by
the Secretary of the Interior as eligible for the special
programs and services provided by the United States to Indians
because of their status as Indians.
(5) Institute
The term "Institute" means the Institute of Museum and Library
Services established under section 9102 of this title.
(6) Museum and Library Services Board
The term "Museum and Library Services Board" means the National
Museum and Library Services Board established under section 9105a
of this title.
(7) Obscene
The term "obscene" means, with respect to a project, that -
(A) the average person, applying contemporary community
standards, would find that such project, when taken as a whole,
appeals to the prurient interest;
(B) such project depicts or describes sexual conduct in a
patently offensive way; and
(C) such project, when taken as a whole, lacks serious
literary, artistic, political, or scientific value.
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