assistance
Defined in 9 places across 5 titles of the United States Code.
“assistance”—
(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—
(i) financial assistance;
(ii) United States Government facilities, services, and property; and
(iii) expert and technical information; and
(B) does not include conventional public information services or procurement of property or services for the direct benefit or use of the Government.
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- 1994–present31 U.S.C. § 6101Money and Finance · Definitions · in this chapter
“assistance” means the transfer of anything of value for a public purpose of support or stimulation that is—
(A) authorized by a law of the United States;
(B) provided by the United States Government through grant or contractual arrangements (including technical assistance programs providing assistance by loan, loan guarantee, or insurance); and
(C) not an annual payment by the United States Government to the District of Columbia government under section 502 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (Public Law 93–198, 87 Stat. 813, D.C. Code, § 47–3406).
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- 1997–present31 U.S.C. § 6501Money and Finance · Definitions · in this chapter
“assistance” means the transfer of anything of value for a public purpose of support or stimulation that is—
(A) authorized by a law of the United States;
(B) provided by the United States Government through grant or contractual arrangements (including technical assistance programs providing assistance by loan, loan guarantee, or insurance); and
(C) not an annual payment by the United States Government to the District of Columbia government under section 502 of the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act (Public Law 93–198, 87 Stat. 813, D.C. Code, §47–3406).
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- 1994–199731 U.S.C. § 6501Money and Finance · Definitions · in this chapter
assistance referred to in section 1382a(b)(11) of this title for the 9-month period beginning on the date such funds are received (or for such longer period as the Commissioner of Social Security shall by regulations prescribe in cases where good cause is shown by the individual concerned for extending such period); and, for purposes of this paragraph, the term “assistance” includes interest thereon which is excluded from income under section 1382a(b)(12) of this title;
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- 1994–present42 U.S.C. § 1382BThe Public Health and Welfare · Resources · in this section
For purposes of this section, the term “assistance” means any housing grant, loan, guarantee, insurance, rebate, subsidy, tax credit benefit, or other form of direct or indirect assistance, for the original construction or development of the project.
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- 1994–present42 U.S.C. § 1490PThe Public Health and Welfare · Accountability · for purposes of this section
In this section, the term “assistance” includes personnel, services, supplies, equipment, facilities, and other assistance if such assistance is provided by the Department of Defense or any other United States Government agency.
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- 1999–present22 U.S.C. § 287EForeign Relations and Intercourse · Reimbursement for goods and services provided by the United States to the United Nations · in this section
The term “assistance” includes operational, training, intelligence, logistical, technical, and administrative assistance.
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- 1994–present22 U.S.C. § 2291Foreign Relations and Intercourse · Official immunity for authorized employees and agents of United States and foreign countries engaged in interdiction of aircraft used in illicit drug trafficking · for purposes of this section
The term “assistance” means any grant, loan, subsidy, guarantee, or other financial assistance under a program administered by the Secretary that provides by statute, regulation, or otherwise for the competitive distribution of such assistance. The term does not include any mortgage insurance provided under a program administered by the Secretary.
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- 1994–present42 U.S.C. § 3537AThe Public Health and Welfare · Prohibition of advance disclosure of funding decisions · for purposes of this section
The term “assistance” means the direct provision of any course of advanced education by the Secretary concerned, reimbursement by the Secretary concerned for any course of advanced education provided by another department or agency of the Federal Government, or the payment, in whole or in part, by the Secretary concerned for any course of advanced education provided by any public or private educational institution or other entity, but such term does not include the payment for any course of advanced education which is paid for under chapter 106 or 107 of this title.
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- 1994–present10 U.S.C. § 2005Armed Forces · Advanced education assistance: active duty agreement; reimbursement requirements · in this section
The term “assistance” means the provision of, or the provision of access to, information (including communication contents, communications records, or other information relating to a customer or communication), facilities, or another form of assistance.
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- 2008–present50 U.S.C. § 1885War and National Defense · Definitions · in this subchapter