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In this Act: (1) Eligible entity The term eligible entity means a State (or State board) or unit of general local government (or a local board), or a nonprofit organization, or a consortium of any of such entities. (2) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Labor. (3) State The term State means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. (4) WIOA terms The terms local area, local board, State board, and unit of general local government have the meanings given such terms in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102).