; (B) complies with the schedule for the issuance of eye bonds established under section 3(c); and (C) complies with the regulations issued under section 5. (9) Program The term Program means the Eye Bond Pilot Program established under section 3. (10) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Health and Human Services, except in references to the Secretary of the Treasury. (11) State The term State means— (A) each State of the United States; (B) the District of Columbia; (C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and (D) any other territory or possession of the United States. (12) Translational research The term translational research — (A) means any research project that is designed to cure vision blindness and any conditions attendant to vision impairment that are, as determined by the Director of the National Eye Institute, congenital to the vision impairment and not incidental to vision impairment or caused by vision impairment; (B) includes projects designed to cure— (i) hearing impairment genetically linked to vision impairment, such as Usher Syndrome; (ii) retinal degenerative diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa, macular degeneration, and Usher Syndrome; (iii) vision trauma due to injury such as that experienced by wounded veterans; (iv) glaucoma; (v) optic nerve disorders that result in vision impairment or blindness, such as morning glory syndrome; and (vi) diabetic reinopathy