42 U.S.C. § 12376
Definitions
For purposes of this subchapter—
(1)
the term “Conference” means the 1993 White House Conference on Children, Youth, and Families; and
(2)
the terms “child”, “youth”, and “young individual” means an individual who is less than 21 years of age.
( Pub. L. 101–501, title IX, § 987 , Nov. 3, 1990 , 104 Stat. 1283 .)