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For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “qualified foreign contract” means any contract issued by a foreign life insurance branch (which has its principal place of business in a

Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the term “qualified foreign corporation” means any foreign corporation if— (I) such corporation is incorporated in a possession of t

For purposes of subclause (I)(aa), the term "qualified foreign government security" means a security that is a direct obligation of, or that is fully guaranteed by, the c

For purposes of this subsection, the term “qualified foreign pension fund” means any trust, corporation, or other organization or arrangement— (A) which is created or organized und

For purposes of this section, the term "qualified foreign plan" means any written plan of an employer for deferring the receipt of compensation but only if—

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “qualified former foster youth” means an individual who— (i) on or after the date that such individual attained age 14, was in foster care

The term “qualified former spouse” means a former spouse of an employee or retired employee who— (A) in the case of a former spouse whose divorce from such employee became final on

The term “qualified foster care payment” means any payment made pursuant to a foster care program of a State or political subdivision thereof— (A) which is paid by— (i) a State or

The term "qualified foster care placement agency" means any placement agency which is licensed or certified by— (A) a State or political subdivision thereof, or (B) an en

The term “qualified foster individual” means any individual who is living in a foster family home in which such individual was placed by— (A) an agency of a State or political subd

The term “qualified fractional owner” means any fractional owner which has a minimum fractional ownership interest in at least one fractional program aircraft.

The term “qualified fuel cell property” means a fuel cell power plant which— (i) has a nameplate capacity of at least 0.5 kilowatt (1 kilowatt in the case of a fuel cell power plan

The term “qualified fuel cell property expenditure” means an expenditure for qualified fuel cell property (as defined in section 48(c)(1), without regard to subparagraph (D) thereo

The term “qualified fuels” means— (A) oil produced from shale and tar sands, (B) gas produced from— (i) geopressured brine, Devonian shale, coal seams, or a tight formation, or (ii

For purposes of this section, the term “qualified fuel substance” means any substance— (i) used in a qualified fuel use by the manufacturer, producer, or importer, (ii) sold for us

For purposes of this subsection, the term “qualified fuel use” means— (i) any use in the manufacture or production of any motor fuel, diesel fuel, aviation fuel, or jet fuel, or (i

For purposes of this subparagraph, the term "qualified fund" means any partnership if— (I) at all times during the taxable year (and during each preceding taxable year to

The term “qualified funded plan” means a qualified foreign plan which is not a qualified reserve plan.

For purposes of this section, the term "qualified funding asset" means any annuity contract issued by a company licensed to do business as an insurance company under the

For purposes of this subsection, the term “qualified fund of funds” means a regulated investment company if (at the close of each quarter of the taxable year) at least 50 percent o

For purposes of this subsection, the term "qualified funeral trust" means any trust (other than a foreign trust) if—

The terms “qualified future transfer” and “collectively bargained transfer” mean a transfer which meets all of the requirements for a qualified transfer, except that— (i) the deter

For purposes of this subsection, the term “qualified gain” means, with respect to any qualifying electric transmission transaction in any taxable year— (A) any ordinary income deri

The term “qualified general contribution” means any contribution which— (A) is made by the Secretary pursuant to a general funding contribution, (B) is made to the Trump account of

The term “qualified geographic area” means any geographic area in which not less than 5,000 account beneficiaries reside and which is designated by the Secretary as a qualified geo

The term "qualified geothermal heat pump property" means any equipment which— (i) uses the ground or ground water as a thermal energy source to heat the dwelling unit ref

The term “qualified geothermal heat pump property expenditure” means an expenditure for qualified geothermal heat pump property installed on or in connection with a dwelling unit l

For purposes of this subsection, the term “qualified governmental excess benefit arrangement” means a portion of a governmental plan if— (A) such portion is maintained solely for t

For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “qualified GO Zone repair or reconstruction” means any repair of damage caused by Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Rita, or Hurricane Wilma t

For purposes of this section, the term “qualified gratuitous transfer” means a transfer of qualified employer securities to an employee stock ownership plan (as defined in section

For purposes of subsection (a)(14), the term “qualified green building and sustainable design project” means any project which is designated by the Secretary, after consultation wi

For purposes of paragraph (1), the term "qualified group" means— (A) the foreign corporation described in subsection (a), and (B) any other foreign corporation if— (i) th

The term “qualified group of municipalities” means, with respect to any governmental entity, 2 or more municipalities— (I) each of which imposes a tax on income or wages, (II) each

For purposes of this subsection, the term “qualified Gulf Opportunity Zone Bond” means any bond issued as part of an issue if— (A) (i) 95 percent or more of the net proceeds (as de

For purposes of paragraph (2)(B)(i), the term “qualified Gulf Opportunity Zone casualty loss” means any uncompensated section 1231 loss (as defined in section 1231(a)(3)(B)) of pro

For purposes of this subsection, the term “qualified Gulf Opportunity Zone clean-up cost” means any amount paid or incurred during the period beginning on August 28, 2005, and endi

For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “qualified Gulf Opportunity Zone loss” means the lesser of— (A) the excess of— (i) the net operating loss for such taxable year, over (ii) t

The term “qualified Gulf Opportunity Zone property” means property— (i) (I) which is described in section 168(k)(2)(A)(i), or (II) which is nonresidential real property or resident

The term “qualified handler” means a person (including a cooperative) operating in the cut flowers or cut greens marketing system— (I) that sells domestic or imported cut flowers o

For purposes of subsection (a)(10), the term “qualified hazardous waste facility” means any facility for the disposal of hazardous waste by incineration or entombment but only if—

The term "qualified health care entity" means a health care entity that— (A) is— (i) a public entity; or (ii) an organization that is described in section 501(c) of title

The term “qualified health care property” means any real property (including interests therein), and any personal property incident to such real property, which— (I) is a health ca

The term “qualified health insurance” means any of the following: (A) Coverage under a COBRA continuation provision (as defined in section 9832(d)(1)). (B) State-based continuation

For purposes of this section, the term “qualified health insurance costs eligibility certificate” means any written statement that an individual is an eligible individual (as defin

The term “qualified health insurance premiums” means premiums for coverage for the eligible retired public safety officer, his spouse, and dependents (as defined in section 152), b

For purposes of this section, the term “qualified health maintenance organization” means (1) a health maintenance organization which has provided assurances satisfactory to the Sec

The term “qualified health plan” has the meaning given such term by section 1301(a) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, except that such term shall not include a qua

For purposes of this subsection, the term "qualified health plan expenses" means amounts paid or incurred by the employer to provide and maintain a group health plan (as

The term “qualified heir” means, with respect to any property, a member of the decedent's family who acquired such property (or to whom such property passed) from the decedent. If

Any reference in this section to the term “qualified higher education expense” shall include a reference to the following expenses in connection with enrollment or attendance at, o

The term “qualified higher education expenses” means tuition and fees required for the enrollment or attendance of— (i) the taxpayer, (ii) the taxpayer’s spouse, or (iii) any depen

The term “qualified high loss reserve PCL” means, with respect to any calendar year, any premier certified lender designated by the Administrator as a qualified high loss reserve P

The term “qualified high risk pool” has the meaning given such term in section 300gg–44(c)(2) of this title , except that a State may elect to meet the requirement of subparagraph

For purposes of subsection (a)(15), the term “qualified highway or surface freight transfer facilities” means— (A) any surface transportation project which receives Federal assista

The term “qualified home improvement” means an alteration, repair, or improvement described in section 143(k)(4).

The term “qualified home improvement loan” means the financing (in an amount which does not exceed $15,000)— (A) of alterations, repairs, and improvements on or in connection with

The term “qualified home infusion therapy supplier” means a pharmacy, physician, or other provider of services or supplier licensed by the State in which the pharmacy, physician, o

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “qualified homeless youth” means, with respect to any taxable year, an individual who certifies, in a manner as provided by the Secretary,

For purposes of this section, the term “qualified hospital bond” means any bond issued as part of an issue 95 percent or more of the net proceeds of which are to be used with respe

For purposes of subsection (a), the term “qualified hospitalization” means— (1) any hospitalization outside the United States, and (2) any hospitalization inside the United States,

In this subsection, the term “qualified hospital laboratory” means a hospital laboratory, in a sole community hospital (as defined in section 1395ww(d)(5)(D)(iii) of this title ),

The term “qualified housing finance agency” means any State or local housing finance agency that— (A) carries the designation of “top tier” or its equivalent, as evaluated by Stand

The term “qualified housing interest” means interest which is qualified residence interest (as defined in section 163(h)(3)) and is paid or accrued during the taxable year on indeb

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “qualified housing issue” means— (I) an issue described in section 142(a)(7) (relating to qualified residential rental projects), or (II) a

The term “qualified housing project” means residential real estate that is intended to primarily benefit lower income people throughout the period of the investment.

The term “qualified HSA distribution” means a distribution from a health flexible spending arrangement or health reimbursement arrangement to the extent that such distribution— (A)

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “qualified HSA funding distribution” means a distribution from an individual retirement plan (other than a plan described in subsection (k)

The terms “small business concern”, “small business concern owned and controlled by veterans”, “small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans”, “qualifie

For purposes of this subsection, the term “qualified HUD property” means any property for which, as of the date that notification of the property is first made under paragraph (3)(

Except as provided in paragraph (2), the term “qualified hurricane distribution” means— (i) any distribution from an eligible retirement plan made on or after August 25, 2005, and

The term “qualified Hurricane Katrina individual” means an individual whose principal place of abode on August 28, 2005, is located in the Hurricane Katrina disaster area and who h

The term “qualified Hurricane Rita individual” means an individual (other than a qualified Hurricane Katrina individual) whose principal place of abode on September 23, 2005, is lo

The term “qualified Hurricane Wilma individual” means an individual (other than a qualified Hurricane Katrina individual or a qualified Hurricane Rita individual) whose principal p

The term "qualified hydroelectric facility" means a turbine or other generating device owned or solely operated by a non-Federal entity— (A) that generates hydroelectric

In this paragraph, the term “qualified hydrologic unit” means a hydrologic unit— (i) in which the water quality has been significantly affected by acid mine drainage from coal mini

The term “qualified hydropower production” means— (i) in the case of any hydroelectric dam which was placed in service on or before the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the

The term "qualified improvement property" means any improvement made by the taxpayer to an interior portion of a building which is nonresidential real property if such im

For purposes of this section, the term "qualified incidental activities" means shipping-related activities if—

The term "qualified incurred cost submission" means a submission by a contractor of costs incurred under a flexibly priced contract that has been qualified by the Departm

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “qualified independent auditor” means any auditor who— (i) is compensated by the qualified high loss reserve PCL; (ii) is independent of su

For purposes of this subsection, the term “qualified independent contractor” means an entity or organization that is independent of any organization under contract with the Secreta

The term “qualified index” means— (i) the Standard and Poor’s 500 stock market index, or (ii) any other index— (I) which is comprised of equity investments in primarily United Stat

The term “qualified Indian entity” means, with respect to an Indian tribe, any entity if— (i) such entity is engaged in a fishing rights-related activity of such tribe, (ii) all of

For purposes of this section, the term “qualified Indian health care benefit” means— (1) any health service or benefit provided or purchased, directly or indirectly, by the Indian

The term “qualified Indian lands” means land which is held in trust by the United States for the benefit of an Indian tribe.

The term “qualified Indian reservation property” means property which is property described in the table in paragraph (2) and which is— (i) used by the taxpayer predominantly in th

For purposes of section 636 of this title , the term “qualified Indian tribe” means an Indian tribe as defined in section 5304(a) 1 of title 25, which owns and controls 100 per cen

the term “qualified indication” means an indication for a drug that the Secretary determines to be appropriate for summary level review under this paragraph; and / In this subparag

any individual with respect to whom it appears to the satisfaction of the Board that— (1) He is at least sixty-five years of age; and (2) The total amount of wages paid to him, wit

The term “qualified individual with a disability” means an individual with a disability who, with or without reasonable modifications to rules, policies, or practices, the removal

A transfer of a bill of exchange or promissory note to an indorsee, without any liability to the indorser. The words usually employed for this purpose are sans recours, without rec

the term “qualified industry organization” means the National Propane Gas Association, the Gas Processors Association, a successor association of such associations, or a group of r

The term “qualified infectious disease product” means a drug (including a biological product), including an antibacterial or antifungal drug, for human use that— (1) acts on bacter

The term “qualified infrastructure project” means an Alaskan natural gas transportation project or system consisting of the design, engineering, finance, construction, and completi

For purposes of this subparagraph, the term “qualified infrastructure property” means qualified Indian reservation property (determined without regard to subparagraph (A)(ii)) whic

“Qualified institution” means (1) an institution of higher learning with a program leading to a degree in science, engineering, or business administration which is accredited by a

The term “qualified institutional buyer” has the meaning given such term in section 230.144A(a) of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor thereto.

For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “qualified insurance branch” means any branch of a controlled foreign corporation which is licensed and predominantly engaged on a permanent

For purposes of this subparagraph, the term “qualified insurance company” means any controlled foreign corporation predominantly engaged in the active conduct of an insurance busin

The term “qualified insurance income” means income of a qualifying insurance company which is— (A) received from a person other than a related person (within the meaning of subsect