### Question
How does the law define eligible individual?


### Answer
Under *20 U.S.C. § 5602*, **eligible individual** is defined as:

> a citizen or national of the United States or a permanent resident alien of the United States

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 5602*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 66-MORRIS K. UDALL AND STEWART L. UDALL FOUNDATION**

