### Question
How is the term region defined?


### Answer
The term **region** is defined in *20 U.S.C. § 6055f* as the following:

> a region of the United States served by a regional education laboratory that is supported by the Secretary pursuant to section 405(d)(4)(A)(i) of the General Education Provisions Act (as such section was in existence on the day preceding March 31, 1994)

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 6055f*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 68-NATIONAL EDUCATION REFORM > SUBCHAPTER IX-EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND IMPROVEMENT > Part I-Eisenhower Regional Mathematics and Science Education Consortia**

