42 U.S.C. § 2996a : US Code - Section 2996A: Definitions

Search 42 U.S.C. § 2996a : US Code - Section 2996A: Definitions

As used in this subchapter, the term -
(1) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Legal Services
Corporation;
(2) "Corporation" means the Legal Services Corporation
established under this subchapter;
(3) "eligible client" means any person financially unable to
afford legal assistance;
(4) "Governor" means the chief executive officer of a State;
(5) "legal assistance" means the provision of any legal
services consistent with the purposes and provisions of this
subchapter;
(6) "recipient" means any grantee, contractee, or recipient of
financial assistance described in clause (A) of section
2996e(a)(1) of this title;
(7) "staff attorney" means an attorney who receives more than
one-half of his annual professional income from a recipient
organized solely for the provision of legal assistance to
eligible clients under this subchapter; and
(8) "State" means any State of the United States, the District
of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands,
Guam, American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands,
and any other territory or possession of the United States.