; (2) reducing or otherwise limiting the funding for such project until the violation has been remedied; (3) permanently cancelling the funding for such project; or (4) any other action the head of the qualified funding agency determines to be appropriate. 515. Definitions In this subtitle: (1) Citizen of a country The term citizen of a country , with respect to a student, includes all countries in which the student has held or holds citizenship or holds permanent residency. (2) Institution of higher education The term institution of higher education means an institution described in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 ) that receives Federal funds in any amount and for any purpose. (3) Intelligence community The term intelligence community has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3003 ). (4) Qualified funding agency The term qualified funding agency , with respect to a sensitive research project, means— (A) the Department of Defense, if the sensitive research project is funded in whole or in part by the Department of Defense; (B) the Department of Energy, if the sensitive research project is funded in whole or in part by the Department of Energy; or (C) an element of the intelligence community, if the sensitive research project is funded in whole or in part by the element of the intelligence community. (5) Sensitive research project The term sensitive research project means a research project at an institution of higher education that is funded by a qualified funding agency, except that such term shall not include any research project that is classified or that requires the participants in such project to obtain a security clearance. (6) Student participation The term student participation shall not include student activity in— (A) a research project that is required for completion of a course in which the student is enrolled at an institution of higher education