### Question
How is the term education component defined?


### Answer
The term **education component** is defined in *43 U.S.C. § 31b* as the following:

> the education component of the geologic mapping program described in section 31e(d)(3) [1](#31b_1_target) of this title

#### Citation:
  - *43 U.S.C. § 31b*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 2-UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY**

