; personnel requirements. Sec. 404. Enhancements to national mobilization exercises. Sec. 405. Critical skills for the Department of Defense. Sec. 406. Individual Ready Reserve for Critical Skills. I Prioritization of civic education and service learning 101. Civic education fund (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Applied civics The term applied civics means an educational program applying service-learning methods to provide students with practical and experiential opportunities to apply their civic knowledge and skills. (2) Civic education The term civic education means an educational program that provides participants with knowledge of law, government, and the rights and responsibilities of citizens and skills that enable participants to participate responsibly in democracy. (3) Educational service agency and state educational agency The terms educational service agency and State educational agency have the meanings given those terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ). (4) Eligible entity The term eligible entity means— (A) any local educational agency; (B) any State educational agency; (C) any educational service agency; (D) any institution of higher education; (E) any community-based organization; (F) any nonprofit, nongovernmental organization