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The term “elementary and secondary schools” means elementary schools and secondary schools, as defined in section 7801 of title 20 . / The term “elementary and secondary schools” m

the terms "elementary education" and "secondary education" have the meaning given such terms under State law;

provides assurances that each child who has attained the minimum age for compulsory school attendance under State law and with respect to whom there is eligibility for a payment un

In this section, the terms “early childhood education program”, “elementary school”, and “secondary school” have the meanings given such terms in section 7801 of title 20 . / The t

In this part, the term “element of the defense acquisition system” means an organization that— (1) employs members of the acquisition workforce; (2) carries out acquisition functio

"Damage by the elements" has been held with "damage by Eligible, the term eligible relates to capacity of holding, as well as capacity of being elected to an office, 15 Ind. 331; 3

The term “elements of military pay” means— (i) the elements of compensation of members of the uniformed services specified in section 1009 of title 37 , (ii) allowances provided me

There are two elements in every transfer of a decedent's estate; the one is the exercise of the legal power to transmit at death; the other is the privilege of succession.

In this paragraph, the term “elements of the intelligence community” means the elements of the intelligence community specified or designated under section 3003(4) of this title .

A building containing one or more mechanical elevators, especially a warehouse for the storage of grain; a hoisting apparatus; a lift; a car or cage for lifting and lowering passen

The term “eleven contiguous Western States” means the States of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

This express constitutional limitation denies to the federal courts authority to entertain a suit brought by private parties against a state without its consent.

Relating to the distribution of alins, bounty, or charity; charitable. ELEEMOSYNARY CORPORA-

In civil and old English law. To defeat an adversary's plea£ng. Bract. foL 399 b. Literally to crush or strangle.

Lat. [L. Fr. es Uer:\ To choose.

The constitution of the United States provides that no person holding any office under the United States shall be a member of either house. The acceptance by a member of congress o

For purposes of this subsection, the term "eligibility event" means, with respect to a multifamily housing project, the prepayment of the mortgage on such housing project

The term “eligibility period” means fiscal year 1986 through fiscal year 1999.

“eligible” means an individual who has qualified for appointment in an agency and whose name has been entered on the appropriate register or list of eligibles;

The term “eligible access expenditures” means amounts paid or incurred by an eligible small business for the purpose of enabling such eligible small business to comply with applica

The term "eligible activity" means an activity— (A) to reduce the risk of wildfire; (B) to protect water quality and supply; or (C) to improve wildlife habitat for at-ris

The term "eligible adoptee" means any individual (other than a child of the taxpayer's spouse) who has not attained age 18 or is physically or mentally incapable of self-

The term “eligible advisory entity” means an entity meeting the requirements under paragraph (8)(A).

The term “eligible agency” means a State board designated or created consistent with State law as the sole State agency responsible for the administration of career and technical e

For purposes of this section, the term “eligible agricultural business” means any person in the trade or business of— (1) selling agricultural products, including specified agricul

the term “eligible air carrier” means an air carrier that— (A) received financial assistance pursuant 1 section 9092(a)(1) of this title ; (B) provides air transportation as of Mar

Eligible airport-related project.—The term "eligible airport-related project" means any of the following projects: (A) A project for airport development or airport planni

the term "eligible Aleut" means any Aleut living on August 10, 1988— (A) who, as a civilian, was relocated by authority of the United States from his or her home village

The term “eligible alternative payment entity” means, with respect to a year, an entity that— (i) participates in an alternative payment model that— (I) requires participants in su

The term “eligible alternative TAA recipient” means, with respect to any month, any individual who— (A) is a worker described in section 246(a)(3)(B) of the Trade Act of 1974 who i

the term “eligible apparel articles” means the following articles classified in chapter 62 of the HTS (and meeting the requirements of the rules relating to chapter 62 of the HTS c

The term “eligible applicant” means— (A) a State department of agriculture (or a designee); (B) a national or State nonprofit organization that— (i) is described in section 501(c)(

The Secretary shall redistribute the amounts made available under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year among eligible applicant States. In this subparagraph, the term “eligible appli

The term "eligible area" means either of the following: (A) A local labor market that— (i) has a prime-age employment gap equal to not less than 2.5 percent; and (ii) mee

For purposes of this subsection, the term “eligible asset” means any of the following categories of assets of the Secretary, unless the Secretary determines at any time that the as

The term “eligible authority” means any sewerage authority or other unit of State or local government that on November 2, 1983, was authorized under court order to dump municipal s

For purposes of this subsection, the term “eligible automatic contribution arrangement” means an arrangement under an applicable employer plan— (A) under which a participant may el

For purposes of this subchapter, the term "eligible beneficiary" means an individual who— / For purposes of this section, the term “eligible beneficiary” means any indivi

For the purpose of this section, the term "eligible borrower" means a borrower who— (i) is not subject to a judgment secured through litigation with respect to a loan und

The term “eligible borrower stock” means borrower stock that— (A) is outstanding on January 6, 1988; (B) is issued or allocated after January 6, 1988, but prior to the earlier of—

The term "eligible broadband service" means broadband service that has the capability to transmit data at a speed specified by the Secretary, which may not be less than t

The term “eligible business” means any small business concern, with priority for small business concerns owned and controlled by women (as defined in section 632(n) of this title )

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “eligible calendar quarter” means— (i) the first calendar quarter that begins after the end of the 90-day period beginning with May 28, 200

In this section, the term “eligible candidate” has the meaning given such term by section 3(h)(4) of the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 ( 3 U.S.C. 102 note).

those Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates who are qualified under the Act to receive public funding and have chosen to do so.

Eligible Career Bonus Member Defined.—In this section, the term “eligible career bonus member” means a member of a uniformed service serving on active duty who— (1) first became a

In this section, the term “eligible career enlisted flyer” means an enlisted member of the armed forces who— (1) is entitled to basic pay under section 204 of this title , or is en

In this subsection, the term “eligible career pathway program” means a program that combines rigorous and high-quality education, training, and other services that— (A) aligns with

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “eligible census tract” means any population census tract which— (I) is described in section 45D(e), or (II) is not an urban area.

the term "eligible child" means a child from a low-income family, as determined by the local educational agency for purposes of allocating funds to schools under section

The term “eligible child care provider” means— (A) a center-based child care provider, a group home child care provider, a family child care provider, or other provider of child ca

The term “eligible child dependent” means a dependent described in subparagraph (D) or (I) of section 1072(2) of this title .

For the purpose of this section, the term “eligible children” means children eligible for services under a program described in paragraph (1).

The term “eligible civilian” means— (A) a dependent of a member of the armed forces residing with the member outside the United States; (B) an employee of a military department who

“eligible client” means any person financially unable to afford legal assistance;

The term “eligible coalition” means a coalition that meets the applicable criteria under section 1532(a) of this title .

The term “eligible coastal state” means a coastal state that for any fiscal year for which a grant is applied for under this section— (A) has a management program approved under se

As used in this subchapter, the term “eligible colleges and universities” means colleges and universities eligible to be supported and maintained, in whole or in part, with funds m

The term “eligible combined plan” means a plan— (i) which is maintained by an employer which, at the time the plan is established, is a small employer, (ii) which consists of a def

The term “eligible commercial entity” means, with respect to an agreement, contract or transaction in a commodity— (A) an eligible contract participant described in clause (i), (ii

The term “eligible commercial real property” means any property (I) to which the Corporation acquires title, and (II) that the Corporation, in the discretion of the Corporation, de

As used in this subsection, the term "eligible commodities" means— (A) dairy products, wheat, rice, feed grains, and oilseeds acquired by the Commodity Credit Corporation

The term “eligible commodity” means an agricultural commodity (or the product of an agricultural commodity) that— (A) is produced in, and procured from, a developing country; and (

The term “eligible community” means a unit of general purpose local government (such as a city, township, or village), a nonmetropolitan county, tribal village, or a geographically

The term "eligible community anchor institution" means a community anchor institution that lacks access to gigabit-level broadband service.

The term “eligible community development financial institution” means a community development financial institution (as described in section 1805.201 of title 12, Code of Federal R

The term “eligible community or economic development purpose”— (A) means any purpose described in section 4707(b) of this title ; and (B) includes the provision of community or eco

the term “eligible company” means a small-sized or medium-sized business that is incorporated in the United States and does a majority of its business in the United States, and tha

The term “eligible component” means any equipment which is installed in an industrial carbon dioxide facility that satisfies the requirements under paragraph (3) and which is— (I)

The term “eligible condominium property” means a condominium unit, as such term is defined in section 3603 of title 15— (i) to which the Corporation acquires title in its corporate

The term “eligible consortium” means a partnership of 2 or more entities that have agreed to work together to carry out this section that— (A) includes— (i) a philanthropic organiz

The term “eligible contract”— (I) means a crop insurance contract entered into by an approved insurance provider in an eligible State; and (II) does not include a contract for— (aa

the term “eligible contractor” means a contractor that— (A) received financial assistance pursuant to section 9092(a)(2) of this title ; (B) performs one or more of the functions d

The term “eligible contract participant” means— (A) acting for its own account— (i) a financial institution; (ii) an insurance company that is regulated by a State, or that is regu

The term “eligible controlled foreign corporation” means a controlled foreign corporation which— (i) is predominantly engaged in the active conduct of a banking, financing, or simi

For purposes of this section the term “eligible cooperative” means a cooperative organization described in section 1381(a) which is owned more than 50 percent by agricultural produ

For purposes of this subsection, the term “eligible corporation” means any domestic corporation; except that such term shall not include— (A) a DISC or former DISC, (B) a regulated

In this subsection, the term “eligible countermeasure” means— (A) a security countermeasure with respect to which the Secretary has entered into a procurement contract under sectio

a nation, other than the United States, that— "(A) becomes a WTO member country after the date of the enactment of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act; "(B) on such date of enactment

The term “eligible county” means any county that— (A) contains Federal land (as defined in paragraph (7)); and (B) elects to receive a share of the State payment or the county paym

For purposes of this section, the term “eligible court” means— (A) a district court of the United States in any State, or (B) any court of record in any State having a seal, a cler

The term "eligible coverage month" means any month if— (A) as of the first day of such month, the taxpayer— (i) is an eligible individual, (ii) is covered by qualified he

The term “eligible covered beneficiary” means a covered beneficiary for whom eligibility to receive pharmacy benefits through the means described in subsection (a)(2)(E) is establi

The term “eligible credit” means each of the following: (i) So much of the credit for alternative fuel vehicle refueling property allowed under section 30C which, pursuant to subse

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “eligible critical access hospital” means a critical access hospital that has an average daily acute census of less than 0.5 and an average

As used in this section, the term “eligible crop” means each commercial crop or other agricultural commodity (except livestock)— (i) for which catastrophic risk protection under se

The term "eligible dairy organization" means a dairy farmer (either individually or as part of a cooperative), or a dairy processor, who— (A) accounts to a Federal milk m

The term "eligible dairy product" means a product primarily made from milk, including fluid milk, that is produced and processed in the United States.

In this section, the term “eligible dairy products” means cheddar cheese, butter, and nonfat dry milk.

The term “eligible debt” means unsecured long-term debt that— (A) is not supported by any form of credit enhancement, including a guarantee or standby letter of credit; and (B) is

Definition of Eligible Debt Financing Instrument.—In this section, the term “eligible debt financing instrument” means a bond or other debt financing instrument, including a note,

As used in this section, the term “eligible debt swap” means a debt-for-development swap or debt-for-nature swap.

For purposes of this subsection, the term “eligible deferred compensation item” means any deferred compensation item with respect to which— (A) the payor of such item is— (i) a Uni

For purposes of this section, the term “eligible deferred compensation plan” means a plan established and maintained by an eligible employer— (1) in which only individuals who perf

For purposes of this section, the term “eligible defined contribution plan” means, with respect to any eligible small employer, any defined contribution plan (as defined in section

In this section, the term “eligible dependent” means a dependent described in subparagraph (A), (D), or (I) of section 1072(2) of this title . / The term “eligible dependent” means

For purposes of this section, the term “eligible dependent child” means a child— (A) who is under 21 years of age, or under 23 years of age if pursuing a course of instruction at a

The term “eligible designated beneficiary” means, with respect to any employee, any designated beneficiary who is— (I) the surviving spouse of the employee, (II) subject to clause

The term “eligible differential wage payments” means, with respect to each qualified employee, so much of the differential wage payments (as defined in section 3401(h)(2)) paid to

For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “eligible disabled widow or widower” means an individual who— (A) was entitled to a monthly insurance benefit under subchapter II for Decemb