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The term “applicable critical mineral” means any of the following: (A) Aluminum which is— (i) converted from bauxite to a minimum purity of 99 percent alumina by mass, or (ii) puri
In this paragraph, the term “applicable date” means, with respect to livestock, as applicable— (i) the day before the date of death of the livestock; or (ii) the day before the dat
For purposes of subsection (a), the term "applicable DC area" means the area consisting of—
The term “applicable debt instrument” means any debt instrument which was issued by— (i) a C corporation, or (ii) any other person in connection with the conduct of a trade or busi
The term “applicable defined benefit plan” means a defined benefit plan under which the accrued benefit (or any portion thereof) is calculated as the balance of a hypothetical acco
The term “applicable defined contribution plan” means any defined contribution plan which holds any publicly traded employer securities. / The term “applicable defined contribution
The term “applicable designee” means the applicable regional forester.
For purposes of this paragraph, the term “applicable discharge” means the discharge of any individual who is enrolled under a risk-sharing contract with an eligible organization un
For purposes of this paragraph, the term “applicable disposition” means any sale, exchange, or other disposition by the donee of applicable property— (i) after the last day of the
The term “applicable dividend” means any dividend which, in accordance with the plan provisions— (i) is paid in cash to the participants in the plan or their beneficiaries, (ii) is
The term “applicable dollar amount” means the following: (i) In the case of a taxpayer filing a joint return, $80,000. (ii) In the case of any other taxpayer (other than a married
For purposes of subsection (a)(7)(B), the term “applicable dollar threshold” means $1,000. In the case of calendar years after 1995, the Commissioner of Social Security shall adjus
the terms "applicable beneficiary" and "applicable drug" have the meanings given those terms in section 1860D–14A(g) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w
For purposes of this section, the term “applicable earnings” means, with respect to any controlled foreign corporation, the sum of— / For purposes of this section, the term "a
For purposes of this subchapter, the term “applicable educational institution” means an eligible educational institution (as defined in section 25A(f)(2))— (1) which had at least 3
The term “applicable elected representative” means with respect to any governmental unit— (I) an elected legislative body of such unit, or (II) the chief elected executive officer,
For purposes of this section, the term “applicable electioneering communication” means an electioneering communication (within the meaning of section 434(f)(3) of this title ) whic
For purposes of this subsection, the term “applicable election period” means— (A) in the case of an election to waive the qualified joint and survivor annuity form of benefit, the
The term “applicable election year” means any taxable year of a partnership or S corporation with respect to which an election is in effect under section 444.
For purposes of this paragraph, the term “applicable elective deferral” means any elective deferral (as defined in section 402(g)(3)(A) of title 26 ) which is made pursuant to a qu
The term "applicable electric generating unit" means the principal electric generating unit for which the carbon capture equipment is originally planned and designed.
For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “applicable electronic prescribing percent” means— (i) for 2009 and 2010, 2.0 percent; (ii) for 2011 and 2012, 1.0 percent; and (iii) for
The term "applicable eligible retirement plan" means an eligible retirement plan (as defined in section 402(c)(8)(B)) other than a defined benefit plan. / The term "
Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the term “applicable employee remuneration” means, with respect to any covered employee for any taxable year, the aggregate amount a
Except as provided in clause (ii), the term “applicable employer” means any employer from whom 1 or more troubled assets are acquired under a program established by the Secretary u
For purposes of this paragraph, the term “applicable employer cost” means, with respect to any taxable year, the amount determined by dividing— (i) the qualified current retiree li
The term “applicable employer plan” means— (i) an employees’ trust described in section 401(a) which is exempt from tax under section 501(a), (ii) a plan under which amounts are co
For purposes of this subsection, the term “applicable employer securities” means, with respect to any dividend, employer securities which are held on the record date for such divid
The term “applicable employer-sponsored coverage” means, with respect to any employee, coverage under any group health plan made available to the employee by an employer which is e
The term “applicable employment retention plan” means an employment retention plan maintained by— (i) a local educational agency (as defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and S
For purposes of this section, the term "applicable employment taxes" means the following: (A) The taxes imposed under section 3111(b). (B) So much of the taxes imposed un
The term “applicable entity” means the estate or trust of which the taxpayer is the beneficiary. / The term "applicable entity" means— (A) an executive, judicial, or legi
The term “applicable environmental requirements” includes— (A) any standard, limitation, or other requirement established by or pursuant to Federal or State law (including any fina
The term “applicable EPA regulations” means the Highway Diesel Fuel Sulfur Control Requirements of the Environmental Protection Agency.
For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “applicable excess reserves” means the excess (if any) of— (i) the balance of the reserves described in subsection (c)(1) (other than the su
The term “applicable exclusion” means, with respect to any specified fringe benefit plan, the section specified under paragraph (1) under which benefits under such plan are excluda
The term “applicable Executive order” means— (A) Executive Order 13382 ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking property of weapons of mass destruction proliferators and their s
The term "applicable exempt organization" means— (A) an organization described in section 170(c), (B) an organization described in section 168(h)(2)(A)(iv), or (C) an org
The term “applicable existing waiver” means a waiver, experimental, pilot, or demonstration project under section 1315 of this title , grandfathered under section 6102(c)(3) of the
For purposes of this paragraph, the term "applicable facility" means a qualified facility— (i) which was placed in service before the date of the enactment of the Biparti
For purposes of this subsection, the term “applicable family member” includes any lineal descendant of any parent of the transferor or the transferor's spouse. / The term “applicab
Except as provided in subparagraph (B), for purposes of this subchapter, the term “applicable Federal human resource program” includes any program authorized under the provisions o
In this subsection, the term “applicable fee schedule amount” means, with respect to services furnished in a year, the amount determined under the fee schedule established under se
The term “applicable financial entity” means— (A) any financial institution described in section 581 or 591(a) and any credit union, (B) the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
Except as provided in paragraph (2), the term "applicable financial institution" means— (A) a financial institution referred to in section 582(c)(2) of title 26, or (B) a
The term "applicable financial statement" means a statement for financial reporting purposes which— (i) is made on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles,
The term “applicable foreign corporation” means any foreign corporation the stock of which is traded on an established securities market (within the meaning of section 7704(b)(1)).
For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “applicable fraction” means the fraction the numerator of which is the amount described in subparagraph (A)(ii) and the denominator of wh
In this section, the term “applicable funding” means funds provided under any of the following provisions: (1) Part A of subchapter II. (2) Part A of subchapter IV.
For purposes of this paragraph, the term “applicable government payment” means— (i) any Federal payment (other than a payment for which eligibility is based on the income or assets
The term “applicable Government price index” means— (A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Producer Price Index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, or (B) in the
The term “applicable group purchasing organization” means a group purchasing organization that is affiliated with or under common ownership with an entity providing pharmacy benefi
For purposes of subparagraph (B)(iii), the term "applicable guideline premium minimum rate" means the applicable accumulation test minimum rate (as defined in subsection
The term “applicable health benefits” means health benefits or coverage which are provided to— (i) retired employees who, immediately before the qualified transfer, are entitled to
For purposes of this section, the term “applicable high yield discount obligation” means any debt instrument if— (A) the maturity date of such instrument is more than 5 years from
The term “applicable holding company” means any domestic corporation— (i) which is a common parent of an affiliated group, (ii) stock of which is directly owned by the distributee
The term “applicable home country risks” means risks in connection with property in, liability arising out of activity in, or the lives or health of residents of, the home country
In this paragraph, the term “applicable hospital” means a hospital— (i) that is located in a county in which the percentage increase in the population during the most recent 5-year
For the purposes of this subsection and subsection (e), the term "applicable hourly minimum wages" means— (A) the hourly minimum wage under section 6(a) of the Fair Labor
In this subsection, the term “applicable imaging service” means an advanced diagnostic imaging service (as defined in subsection (e)(1)(B)) for which the Secretary determines— (i)
For purposes of this chapter, the term “applicable implementation plan” means the portion (or portions) of the implementation plan, or most recent revision thereof, which has been
For purposes of subsection (a), the term "applicable imputed income amount" means, with respect to any disposition or other termination referred to in subsection (a), an
For purposes of paragraphs (3) and (4), the term “applicable income limit” means— (A) the limitation under subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) which applies to the project, or
For purposes of this subparagraph, the term “applicable income threshold” means— (I) $60,000 in the case of a joint return or surviving spouse (as defined in section 2(a)), (II) $5
the term “applicable increase percentage” means— (i) with respect to a base quarter or cost-of-living computation quarter in any calendar year before 1984, or in any calendar year
In this subparagraph, the term “applicable individual” means an individual who— (I) is— (aa) employed by the organization in a permanent or temporary capacity; (bb) contracted or r
The term “applicable individual account plan” means any individual account plan (as defined in section 1002(34) of this title ) which holds any publicly traded employer securities.
For purposes of this paragraph, the term "applicable individual remuneration" means, with respect to any applicable individual for any disqualified taxable year, the aggr
the term “applicable information” means information regarding whether— (I) the name (including the first name and any family forename or surname), the date of birth (including the
The term “applicable insurance contract” means any life insurance, annuity, or endowment contract with respect to which both an applicable exempt organization and a person other th
The term "applicable insurance liabilities" means, with respect to any life or property and casualty insurance business— (i) loss and loss adjustment expenses, and (ii) r
The term "applicable insurance regulatory body" means, with respect to any insurance business, the entity established by law to license, authorize, or regulate such busin
For any customer, the term “applicable integrated resource plan” means the integrated resource plan approved by the Administrator under sections 7275 to 7276c of this title for tha
For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “applicable interest rate” means the adjusted first, second, and third segment rates applied under rules similar to the rules of section
For purposes of this subsection, the term “applicable investor” means, with respect to any qualified shareholder holding stock in a real estate investment trust, a person (other th
For purposes of paragraph (1)(B)(v) and this paragraph, the term “applicable items and services” means items and services other than items and services furnished by a dedicated eme
In this section, the term “applicable laboratory” means a laboratory that, with respect to its revenues under this subchapter, a majority of such revenues are from this section, se
The term “applicable large employer” means, with respect to a calendar year, an employer who employed an average of at least 50 full-time employees on business days during the prec
the law as changed by the Fair Sentencing Act, including the provision reducing the crack mandatory mínimums.
laws outside the Act.
The term “applicable life insurance account” means a separate account established and maintained for amounts transferred under this section for qualified current retiree liabilitie
The term “applicable life insurance benefits” means group-term life insurance coverage provided to retired employees who, immediately before the qualified transfer, are entitled to
For purposes of paragraph (6), the term “applicable limitation amount” means— (i) in the case of any taxable year beginning in calendar year 2025, $40,000, (ii) in the case of any
the period specified in a statute of limitations during which a civil action referred to in subsection (a)(1) of this section may be brought.
The term “applicable local board” means a local board— (A) that provides information for a Job Corps center on local employment opportunities and the job skills needed to obtain th
For purposes of this paragraph, the term “applicable loss from operations” means the taxpayer's loss from operations for a taxable year ending after December 31, 2007, and beginnin
The term “applicable manufacturer” means a manufacturer of a covered drug, device, biological, or medical supply which is operating in the United States, or in a territory, possess
In this paragraph, the term “applicable MA plan” means, in the case of an individual described in— (i) subparagraph (B)(i), an MA plan that is not an MA–PD plan; and (ii) subparagr
The term "applicable material" means— (i) monoglycerides, diglycerides, and triglycerides, (ii) free fatty acids, and (iii) fatty acid esters. / The term "applicable
For purposes of this subsection, the term “applicable median family income” means, with respect to a residence, whichever of the following is the greater: (A) the area median gross
the terms “applicable medical imaging device” and “contrast agent” have the meanings given such terms in section 360j(p) of this title . / the term “applicable medical imaging devi
For purposes of this paragraph, the term “applicable minimum age” means— (i) except as otherwise provided in this subparagraph, age 19, (ii) in the case of a specified student (oth
For purposes of this paragraph, the term “applicable month” means, with respect to any plan for any plan year, the month which includes the valuation date of such plan for such pla
In this subparagraph, the term “applicable monthly guarantee” means— (I) for an employee described in clause (i) other than an employee on reserve status, the minimum number of hou
Except as provided in clause (ii), (iii), or (vi), the term “applicable monthly payment” means, when used with respect to a borrower, the amount equal to— (I) the applicable base p
For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “applicable mortality table” means a mortality table, modified as appropriate by the Secretary, based on the mortality table specified fo
For purposes of this subparagraph, the term “applicable multi-beneficiary trust” means a trust— (I) which has more than one beneficiary, (II) all of the beneficiaries of which are
The term “applicable musical property” means any musical composition (including any accompanying words), or any copyright with respect to a musical composition, which is property t
The term “applicable national law” means any provision of law of a Pacific Island Party which is noticed and in effect in accordance with the Treaty.
The term “applicable nominating jurisdiction” means, with respect to any empowerment zone or enterprise community, any local government that nominated such community for designatio