Law Dictionary
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The term “Federal agency procurement” means the acquisition (by using competitive procedures and awarding a contract) of goods or services (including construction) from non-Federal
The term “Federal-aid highway” means a public highway eligible for assistance under this chapter other than a highway functionally classified as a local road or rural minor collect
For purposes of this section, the terms “primary system” and “Federal-aid primary system” mean the Federal-aid primary system in existence on June 1, 1991, and any highway which is
The term “Federal aid to navigation” shall mean any device, operated and maintained by the United States, external to a vessel or aircraft, intended to assist a navigator to determ
“Federal airway” means a part of the navigable airspace that the Administrator designates as a Federal airway.
In this subsection, the term “Federal and State student financial assistance” means any grant, loan, work assistance, tuition assistance, scholarship, fellowship, or other form of
The term “Federal antitrust laws” means the Sherman Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), the Clayton Act ( 15 U.S.C. 12 , 13, 14–19, 20, 21, 22–27), the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.
The term “Federal area” means any lands or premises held or acquired by or for the use of the United States or any department, establishment, or agency, of the United States; and a
The term “Federal assets” means all relevant non-classified civilian coastal and ocean observations, technologies, and related modeling, research, data management, basic and applie
The term “Federal assistance” means the use of any advances from any Federal Reserve credit facility or discount window that is not part of a program or facility with broad-based e
the term “Federal auditor” means any person employed on a full- or part-time or contractual basis to perform an audit or a quality assurance inspection for or on behalf of the Unit
In this section, the term “Federal authorization”— (1) means any authorization required under Federal law with respect to an application for authorization under section 717b of thi
The term “Federal award”— (A) means the transfer of anything of value for a public purpose of support or stimulation authorized by a law of the United States, including financial a
“Federal awards” means Federal financial assistance and Federal cost-reimbursement contracts that non-Federal entities receive directly from Federal awarding agencies or indirectly
The term “Federal banking agencies” means the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Cor
The term “Federal banking agency” means the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. / The t
For purposes of this paragraph, the term “Federal banking regulator appraisal threshold” means the lesser of the threshold amounts set by the Board of Governors of the Federal Rese
The term “Federal bank secrecy laws” means— (A) section 1829b of this title ; (B) section 1953 of this title ; and (C) subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 31.
“Federal base system resources” means— (A) the Federal Columbia River Power System hydroelectric projects; (B) resources acquired by the Administrator under long-term contracts in
the term “Federal benefit” means— (A) the issuance of any grant, contract, loan, professional license, or commercial license provided by any agency of the United States or by appro
the term “Federal benefit program” means any program administered or funded by the Federal Government, or by any agent or State on behalf of the Federal Government, providing cash
The term “Federal benefit rate under subchapter XVI” means, with respect to any month, the amount of the supplemental security income cash benefit (not including any State suppleme
The term “Federal Board” means the Federal Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery Board established under section 50313(a) of this title . / The term “Federal Board” means
The term “Federal Board members” means the members of the Federal Board appointed under section 50313(c) of this title . / The term “Federal Board members” means the members of the
The term “Federal branch” has the meaning given to such term by section 1(b)(6) of the International Banking Act of 1978 [ 12 U.S.C. 3101(b)(6) ]. / "Federal branch" mean
In this subparagraph, the terms “agency” and “Federal broadband support program” have the meanings given those terms in section 903 of division FF of the Consolidated Appropriation
The term “Federal building” includes a building or portion of a building leased or rented by a Federal agency, and includes buildings on military installations of the United States
The term “Federal building energy standards” means energy consumption objectives to be met without specification of the methods, materials, or equipment to be employed in achieving
The term “Federal capital crime” means an offense under Federal law for which a sentence of imprisonment for life or the death penalty may be imposed.
The term “Federal certifying authority” means, in the case of water pollution, the Secretary of the Interior and, in the case of air pollution, the Secretary of Health and Human Se
one as to which an independent basis for federal jurisdiction exists.
whether the water of an interstate stream must be apportioned between the two States is a question of 'federal common law' upon which neither the statutes nor the decisions of eith
All Courts created by the general Government possess no jurisdiction but what is given them by the power that creates them, and can be vested with none but what the power ceded to
The court, therefore think, that to effectuate the purposes of the legislature, the remedies in the courts of the United States, are to be, at common law or in equity, not accordin
The term "Federal component" means the Federal component of the geologic mapping program described in section 31c(d)(1) of this title.
The term “Federal consumer financial law” means the provisions of this title, 1 the enumerated consumer laws, the laws for which authorities are transferred under subtitles F and H
The terms “Federal contract”, “Federal grant”, “Federal cooperative agreement” mean, respectively— (i) a contract awarded by an agency; (ii) a grant made by an agency or a direct a
The term “Federal contribution” means the portion of the contribution made by a participating State to, or for the account of, an approved State program that is made with Federal f
in this connection, the period from December 28, 1917, to March 1, 1920, during which the possession, use, control, and operation of railroads and systems of transportation were ta
The terms “Federal contract”, “Federal grant”, “Federal cooperative agreement” mean, respectively— (i) a contract awarded by an agency; (ii) a grant made by an agency or a direct a
the term “Federal coordinating officer” means a Federal coordinating officer as described in section 5143 of title 42 ; / the term “Federal coordinating officer” means a Federal co
The term “Federal Coordinator” means the head of the Office of the Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects established by section 720d(a) of this title .
“Federal correctional institution” means any Federal prison, Federal correctional facility, Federal community program center, or Federal halfway house.
The term "Federal cost limit" means, for any eligible low-income housing, the amount determined under section 4105(a) of this title.
On all questions arising under the constitution and laws of the union, this court may exercise a revising power; and its decisions are final and obligatory on all other judicial tr
The term “Federal court consent decree” means the consent decree in Dixon v. Heckler, Civil Action No. 74–285.
disbarment by federal courts does not automatically flow from disbarment by state courts. Of the conditions that qualify such a state court judgment, the one here relevant is that
It is settled doctrine that Federal courts must accept the construction of a state statute deliberately adopted by its highest court.
The term “Federal court facility” means the courtroom, judges’ chambers, witness rooms, jury deliberation rooms, attorney conference rooms, prisoner holding cells, offices of the c
when absolutely necessary for protection of constitutional rights, courts of the United States have power to enjoin state officers from instituting criminal actions. But this may n
under the statutes regulating the jurisdiction of the circuit courts of the United States, diversity of citizenship—nothing more appearing—will not give authority to circuit courts
the courts of the United States have no jurisdiction upon the subject of divorce, or for the allowance of alimony, either as an original proceeding in chancery, or an incident of a
It cannot certainly be contended, with the least colour of plausibility, that Congress does not possess the uncontrolled power to legislate with respect both to the form and effect
They are all of limited jurisdiction; but they are not, on that account, inferior Courts, in the technical sense of those words, whose judgments, taken alone, are to be disregarded
That congress has the power to establish circuit and district courts in any and all the states, and confer on them equitable jurisdiction in cases coming within the constitution, c
The Court being of opinion that a circuit court of the United States had not jurisdiction to enjoin proceedings in a state court.
Federal credit instrument.—The term “Federal credit instrument” means a secured loan, loan guarantee, or line of credit authorized to be made available under this subchapter with r
the term “Federal credit union” means a cooperative association organized in accordance with the provisions of this chapter for the purpose of promoting thrift among its members an
the term “Federal crime of terrorism” means an offense that— (A) is calculated to influence or affect the conduct of government by intimidation or coercion, or to retaliate against
the terms "department or agency of the United States" and "Federal department or agency" include a Federal court; and / the term “Federal department or agency”
The term “Federal depository institution” means any national bank, any Federal savings association, and any Federal branch. / The term “Federal depository institution” has the mean
The term “Federal depository institution regulator” means a member of the Financial Institutions Examination Council to which is delegated any authority of the Secretary under subs
The term “Federal depository institutions regulatory agency” means— (A) with respect to an insured depository institution (as defined in section 3(c)(2) of the Federal Deposit Insu
The term “Federal Director” means the individual appointed to the position established under section 17092(a) of this title .
The term “Federal district court” means any Federal district court, and the United States District Court for the District of Columbia;
the term “Federal drug offense” means a violation of— (A) the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) or the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act ( 21 U.S.C. 951
the term “Federal election” means any election (as defined in section 301(1) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101(1))) for Federal office (as defined in se
four distinct categories of electioneering: (1) voter registration activity during the 120 days preceding a regularly scheduled federal election; (2) voter identification, get-out-
In this section, the term "Federal election cycle" means the period which begins on the day after the date of a regularly scheduled general election for Federal office an
As used in this chapter, the term “Federal electronic information” means Federal public information stored electronically.
“Federal employee” means an individual who has performed Federal service; / For purposes of this section, the term “Federal employee” means any employee as defined in subparagraphs
The term “Federal employee office building” means any office building in the United States, whether owned or leased by the Federal Government, that is regularly occupied by more th
the term “Federal Employee Retirement Program” means either the Civil Service Retirement System established under chapter 83 of title 5 or the Federal Employees Retirement System e
The term “Federal endowment fund” means a fund, or a tax-exempt foundation, established and maintained pursuant to this section by the University or NTID, as the case may be, for t
For purposes of this chapter and the Clean Air Act [ 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.] the term “Federal Energy Administrator” means the Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration es
But such enrolment and license confer no immunity from the operation of valid laws of a State. If a vessel of the United States, engaged in commerce between two States, be interrup
The term “Federal entity” means any Government corporation (within the meaning of section 103(1) of this title ), any Government controlled corporation (within the meaning of secti
“Federal entity for lending regulation” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Comptroller of the Currency, the
By the legislation of Congress and repeated decisions of this court it has long been settled that the remedies afforded and modes of proceeding pursued in the Federal courts, sitti
It has been held uniformly that the illegality or unconstitutionality of a state or municipal tax or imposition is not of itself a ground for equitable relief in the courts of the
The equity jurisdiction conferred on inferior courts of the United States by section 11 of the Judiciary Act of 1789, and continued by section 24 of the Judicial Code, is that of t
that is precisely what the federal estate tax hits—an exercise of the privilege of directing the course of property after a man's death
For purposes of this paragraph, the term “Federal excise tax subsidy” means any subsidy— (i) of a kind different from, or (ii) in an amount per value or volume of production greate
For purposes of this section, the term "Federal executive agency" means— / The term “Federal executive agency”— (A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), includes— (i)
“Federal facility” means any public building (as defined under section 3301(a) of title 40 1 and shall include any Federal building or construction project— (A) on lands in the pub
For purposes of this section, the term "Federal financial assistance" means— / “Federal financial assistance” means assistance that non-Federal entities receive or admini
Federal financial institution regulatory agency.—The term "Federal financial institution regulatory agency" means— (A) the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; (B)
the term “Federal financial institutions regulatory agencies” means the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal
Federal financial regulatory agency.—The term "Federal financial regulatory agency" means the Department of the Treasury, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Sy
the facts found by a Federal agency as to (1) whether an individual has performed Federal civilian service for such agency during the base period specified on a Form ES—931; (2) th
The term “Federal firefighter” means an individual furnished by the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior under an agreement entered into under section 1856n of
The term “Federal fishery management plan” means a plan developed under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.).
The term “Federal fishing restriction” means a defined area in which all or certain fishing activities are temporarily or permanently prohibited or restricted by a Federal land or
For purposes of this subsection, the term “Federal fleet” means 20 or more light duty motor vehicles, located in a metropolitan statistical area or consolidated metropolitan statis
The term “Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act” means the Act so entitled, approved June 25, 1938 (52 Stat. 1040) [21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.], and Acts amendatory thereof or supplement
The term “Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act [ 21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.]” means the Act so entitled, approved June 25, 1938 (52 Stat. 1040), and Acts amendatory thereof or supplemen
The term “Federal functional regulator” means— (A) the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; (B) the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; (C) the Board of Directo
For purposes of this section, the term “Federal fund” means— (1) the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund; (2) the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund; (3) the Fe
The term “Federal funds” includes any grant made by, and any payment made under any contract with, any Federal agency to the applicable educational institution, any related organiz
There is no federal general common law. Congress has no power to declare substantive rules of common law applicable in a state whether they be local in their nature or 'general,' b