; and (B) whose disabilities result in the individual's need for, or benefit from, augmentative and alternative communication and other supports to enable the individual to communicate and to aid the individual in participating in 1 or more aspects of life. (8) Institution of higher education The term institution of higher education has the meaning given the term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001(a) ). (9) National resource center The term national resource center means a National Resource Center on Augmentative and Alternative Communication referred to in section 5(a). (10) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Health and Human Services. (11) Significant expressive communication disability (A) In general The term significant expressive communication disability means any disability, whether congenital, developmental, or acquired at any point in life, that prevents or significantly limits an individual from understanding or being understood using spoken words, resulting in the individual’s need for or benefit from augmentative and alternative communication. (B) Application The term does not apply to an individual whose primary communication disability is visual or auditory in nature, but does apply to an individual with a disability described in subparagraph (A) who also has a visual or auditory communication disability and who may communicate using sign language. (12) State The term State means the 50 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. 5. Grants (a) In general The Secretary shall award 3 grants through an open competition to eligible entities, with applications approved under section 7, to create, maintain, and administer a network of National Resource Centers on Augmentative and Alternative Communication. Each national resource center shall be a comprehensive training, technical assistance, and resource center created to