§ 80.13 Definitions. As used in this part— ( a ) The term *Department* means the Department of Health and Human Services, and includes each of its operating agencies and other organizational units.
( b ) The term *Secretary* means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
( c ) The term *responsible Department official* means the Secretary or, to the extent of any delegation by the Secretary of authority to act in his stead under any one or more provisions of this part, any person or persons to whom the Secretary has heretofore delegated, or to whom the Secretary may hereafter delegate such authority.
( d ) The term *reviewing authority* means the Secretary, or any person or persons (including a board or other body specially created for that purpose and also including the responsible Department official) acting pursuant to authority delegated by the Secretary to carry out responsibilities under § 80.10 (a) through (d).
( e ) The term *United States* means the States of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, Wake Island, the Canal Zone, and the territories and possessions of the United States, and the term *State* means any one of the foregoing.
( f ) The term *Federal financial assistance* includes ( 1 ) grants and loans of Federal funds,
( 2 ) the grant or donation of Federal property and interests in property,
( 3 ) the detail of Federal personnel,
( 4 ) the sale and lease of, and the permission to use (on other than a casual or transient basis), Federal property or any interest in such property without consideration or at a nominal consideration, or at a consideration which is reduced for the purpose of assisting the recipient, or in recognition of the public interest to be served by such sale or lease to the recipient, and
( 5 ) any Federal agreement, arrangement, or other contract which has as one of its purposes the provision of assistance.
( g ) The term *program or activity* and the term *program* mean all of the operations of— ( 1 ) ( i ) A department, agency, special purpose district, or other instrumentality of a State or of a local government; or
( ii ) The entity of such State or local government that distributes Federal financial assistance and each such department or agency (and each other State or local government entity) to which the assistance is extended, in the case of assistance to a State or local government;
( 2 ) ( i ) A college, university, or other postsecondary institution, or a public system of higher education; or
( ii ) A local educational agency (as defined in 20 U.S.C. 7801), system of vocational education, or other school system;
( 3 ) ( i ) An entire corporation, partnership, or other private organization, or an entire sole proprietorship— ( A ) If assistance is extended to such corporation, partnership, private organization, or sole proprietorship as a whole; or
( B ) Which is principally engaged in the business of providing education, health care, housing, social services, or parks and recreation; or
( ii ) The entire plant or other comparable, geographically separate facility to which Federal financial assistance is extended, in the case of any other corporation, partnership, private organization, or sole proprietorship; or
( 4 ) Any other entity which is established by two or more of the entities described in paragraph (g)(1), (g)(2), or (g)(3) of this section; any part of which is extended Federal financial assistance.
( h ) The term *facility* includes all or any portion of structures, equipment, or other real or personal property or interests therein, and the provision of facilities includes the construction, expansion, renovation, remodeling, alteration or acquisition of facilities.
( i ) The term *recipient* means any State, political subdivision of any State, or instrumentality of any State or political subdivision, any public or private agency, institution, or organization, or other entity, or any individual, in any State, to whom Federal financial assistance is extended, directly or through another recipient, including any successor, assign, or transferee thereof, but such term does not include any ultimate beneficiary.
( j ) The term *primary recipient* means any recipient which is authorized or required to extend Federal financial assistance to another recipient.
( k ) The term *applicant* means one who submits an application, request, or plan required to be approved by a Department official, or by a primary recipient, as a condition to eligibility for Federal financial assistance, and the term *application* means such an application, request, or plan.
(Secs. 602, 606, Civil Rights Act of 1964, (42 U.S.C. 2000d-1, 2000d-4a))
[29 FR 16298, Dec. 4, 1964; 29 FR 16988, Dec. 11, 1964, as amended at 32 FR 14555, Oct. 19, 1967; 38 FR 17982, July 5, 1973; 70 FR 24318, May 9, 2005]