; (B) a local educational agency; (C) an institution of higher education; (D) an elementary school or secondary school; (E) an early childhood education program; or (F) a postsecondary vocational institution. (4) Fusion center The term fusion center has the meaning given such term in section 210A(j)(1) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 124h(j)(1) ). (5) Institution of higher education The term institution of higher education has the meaning given such term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 ). (6) Postsecondary vocational institution The term postsecondary vocational institution has the meaning given such term in section 102(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002(c) ). (7) State The term State means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. (8) Targeted violence The term targeted violence means any incident of predatory violence with respect to which an identifiable individual or group focuses an attack on a particular target. (9) Threat assessment and management The term threat assessment and management means the systematic and evidence-based process of— (A) identifying individuals who are exhibiting patterns of concerning behavior that indicate an interest, motive, intention, or capability of carrying out an act of violence; (B) investigating and gathering information from multiple sources to assess whether an individual described in subparagraph (A) poses a threat, based on articulable facts; and (C) the subsequent management of such a threat, if necessary.