Definitions

In this Act: (1) Agency The term agency has the meaning given the term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code. (2) Child The term child means an individual from birth up to an age of 18 years. (3) Children’s commissioner The term Children’s Commissioner means the individual employed under section 3(e). (4) Child impact statement The term child impact statement means an analysis and assessment of the direct and indirect outcomes that a change in laws, policy, regulations, or Federal appropriations will have on children. (5) Commission The term Commission means the Children’s Commission established by section 3(a). (6) Comptroller general The term Comptroller General means the Comptroller General of the United States. (7) Marginalized youth The term marginalized youth means individuals who— (A) are not less than 13 years of age; and (B) experience systemic barriers in the transition from adolescence to adulthood, including— (i) children who have experienced discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, disability status, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), or socioeconomic status; (ii) current or former foster youth; (iii) youth in the juvenile justice system, residential treatment, or other systems of care; (iv) homeless and runaway youth; (v) children with disabilities; (vi) victims of child exploitation and child trafficking; (vii) youth in troubled teen institutional settings; and (viii) other youth identified by the Children’s Commissioner.