United States Code

The term "A–3 visa" means a nonimmigrant visa issued pursuant to section 1101(a)(15)(A)(iii) of this title.

“abandon” means to moor, strand, wreck, sink, or leave a barge of more than 100 gross tons as measured under section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured under sec

Each of the terms “abandons” and “abandoned” means— (A) a vessel owner’s or operator’s unilateral severance of ties with a seafarer; or (B) a vessel owner’s or operator’s failure t

"abandoned areas" means sections, panels, and other areas that are not ventilated and examined in the manner required for working places under section 863 of this title;

Each of the terms “abandons” and “abandoned” means— (A) a vessel owner’s or operator’s unilateral severance of ties with a seafarer; or (B) a vessel owner’s or operator’s failure t

The term “abatement” means any set of measures designed to permanently eliminate lead-based paint hazards in accordance with standards established by the Administrator under this s

The terms “abbreviated application for a generic new animal drug” and “abbreviated application” mean an abbreviated application for the approval of any generic new animal drug subm

The terms “abbreviated application for a generic new animal drug” and “abbreviated application” mean an abbreviated application for the approval of any generic new animal drug subm

The term “abbreviated drug application” means an application submitted under section 355(j) of this title for the approval of a drug that relies on the approved application of anot

The term “abbreviated new drug application”— (A) means an application submitted under section 355(j) of this title , an abbreviated application submitted under section 357 of this

The term "abducted child" means a child who is the victim of international child abduction.

The term "abduction" means the alleged wrongful removal of a child from the child's country of habitual residence, or the wrongful retention of a child outside such count

The term "ABLE account" means an account established by an eligible individual, owned by such eligible individual, and maintained under a qualified ABLE program.

The term "Abraham Accords" means— (A) the Abraham Accords Declaration, done at Washington September 15, 2020; (B) the Abraham Accords Peace Agreement: Treaty of Peace, Di

In this section, the term “Abraham Accords country” means a country identified by the Department of State as having signed the Abraham Accords Declaration.

Abroad Defined.—In this section, the term “abroad” means outside— (1) the United States; and (2) the territories and possessions of the United States. / The term “abroad” means any

In this section, the term “absent overseas uniformed services voter” means an overseas voter described in section 1973ff–6(5)(A) of this title. / The term “absent overseas uniforme

The term “absent uniformed services voter” has the meaning given that term in section 107(1) of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1973ff–6(1) ). 1

“abuse” includes— (A) any case in which— (i) a child is dead or exhibits evidence of skin bruising, bleeding, malnutrition, failure to thrive, burns, fracture of any bone, subdural

The term "abuse in later life"— (A) means— (i) neglect, abandonment, economic abuse, or willful harm of an adult aged 50 or older by an individual in an ongoing relations

The term “abuse of authority” means the following: (A) An arbitrary and capricious exercise of authority that is inconsistent with the mission of the Department of Defense or the s

The term “abuse or threatened abuse of law or legal process” means the use or threatened use of a law or legal process, whether administrative, civil, or criminal, in any manner or

The term “abuse or threatened abuse of the legal process” means the use or threatened use of a law or legal process, whether administrative, civil, or criminal, in any manner or fo

The term "abuser" means an individual who has committed or allegedly committed a covered act against— (A) an individual who seeks relief under subsection (b); or (B) an i

The term “abusing and exploiting” means any conduct which would constitute a violation of section 1466A, 1589, 1591, 1592, 2251, or 2251A of title 18.

For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “academic health center” means an entity— (i) which is described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(iii), (ii) which receives (during the calendar y

The term “program”, unless the context otherwise requires, and except when used as part of the term “academic program”, means a program described in section 12523(a) of this title

“academic year” means a regular school year, consisting of two semesters; / “academic year” means a regular school year, consisting of two semesters; / The term “academic year” mea

“Academy” means the National Academy for Fire Prevention and Control; / In this subsection, the term "Academy" means the National Academy of Sciences. / Academy.—The term

In this section, the term “academy cadet or midshipman” means— (1) a cadet of the United States Military Academy; (2) a midshipman of the United States Naval Academy; (3) a cadet o

Covered Programs.—In this section, the term “Academy mixed-funded athletic or recreational extracurricular program” means an athletic or recreational extracurricular program of the

The term “accelerated nursing degree program” means a program of education in professional nursing offered by an accredited school of nursing in which an individual holding a bache

For purposes of this subsection, the term “accelerated policyholder dividends deduction” means the amount which (but for this subsection) would be determined for the taxable year u

The term “acceptable identification document” means, with respect to an individual— (A) a nonexpired passport issued by the United States; (B) a nonexpired identification document

For the purposes of this paragraph, the term “acceptable measures” includes use of cost containment measures, curtailment of vendor abuse, and breastfeeding promotion activities.

the term “acceptance point” means the point at which nonpriority bypass mail originates;

the term “accepted card or other means of access” means a card, code, or other means of access to a consumer's account for the purpose of initiating electronic fund transfers when

The term “accepted credit card” means any credit card which the cardholder has requested and received or has signed or has used, or authorized another to use, for the purpose of ob

The term "access case" means a case involving an application filed with the Central Authority of the United States by a parent seeking rights of access.

The term “access code” means a sequence of numbers that, when dialed, connect the caller to the provider of operator services associated with that sequence.

The term “access determination” means the determination regarding whether an employee— (A) is eligible for access to classified information in accordance with Executive Order 12968

“Access device” means any card, plate, code, account number, or other means of access, including point of sale devices, that can be used, alone or in conjunction with another acces

“accessible” means accessible to handicapped and elderly individuals for the purpose of voting or registration, as determined under guidelines established by the chief election off

the terms “accessible format”, “authorized entity”, and “eligible person” have the meanings given those terms in section 121 of title 17 ; and / "accessible format" means

The term “accessible surface” means an interior or exterior surface painted with lead-based paint that is accessible for a young child to mouth or chew. / The term “accessible surf

The term "accessible trail" means a trail that meets the requirements for a trail under the Architectural Barriers Act accessibility guidelines.

The term "access request" means a request to a Federal reserve bank for access to a reserve bank master account and services, including any written documentation or forma

The term “access software” means software (including client or server software) or enabling tools that do not create or provide the content of the communication but that allow a us

The term “access software provider” means a provider of software (including client or server software), or enabling tools that do any one or more of the following: (A) filter, scre

Access to jobs project.—The term “access to jobs project” means a project relating to the development and maintenance of transportation services designed to transport welfare recip

the term “accident” means a sudden accident, or a natural event culminating in an accident, that results in death incurred at a discrete location by at least 75 natural persons; an

The term “accidental release” means an unanticipated emission of a regulated substance or other extremely hazardous substance into the ambient air from a stationary source.

The term “accident and health coverage” means any coverage which, if provided by an insurance policy, would cause such policy to be a specified health insurance policy (as defined

the term "accident investigation" means any form of investigation by Coast Guard personnel of an aircraft accident referred to in subsection (a), other than a safety inve

The term “accident year” means the calendar year in which the incident occurs which gives rise to the related unpaid loss.

The term "accommodation" includes an agreement to defer 1 or more payments, make a partial payment, forbear any delinquent amounts, modify a loan or contract, or any othe

The term “accompaniment” means assisting, representing, and accompanying a woman in seeking judicial relief for child support, child custody, restraining orders, and restitution fo

The term “accompanying the Armed Forces outside the United States” means— (A) a dependent of— (i) a member of the Armed Forces; (ii) a civilian employee of the Department of Defens

The term “accompanying the Federal Government outside the United States” means— (A) a dependant of— (i) a civilian employee of the Federal Government; or (ii) a Federal contractor

The term “account” means an item for which appropriations are made in any appropriation Act and, for items not provided for in appropriation Acts, such term means an item for which

“accountable owner” means any individual who on October 10, 1991, owned directly or indirectly through the application of section 318 of title 26 more than 50 percent of the total

The term “accountant” means accountant authorized under applicable law to practice public accounting, and includes professional accounting association, corporation, or partnership,

The term “account beneficiary” means the individual on whose behalf the health savings account was established. / For purposes of this section, the terms “Trump account” and “accou

For purposes of this section, the term “account benefits ratio” means, with respect to any fiscal year, the amount determined by the Railroad Retirement Board by dividing the fair

The term “account holder” means the individual on whose behalf the Archer MSA was established.

The term “accreditation body” means an authority that performs accreditation of third-party auditors. / The term “accreditation body” means a body that has been approved by the Sec

The term “accredited” means currently certified by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or making satisfactory progress toward achieving accreditation. / The terms “accredite

The term “accredited agency” means an agency accredited under subchapter II to provide adoption services in the United States in cases subject to the Convention.

The term “accredited asbestos contractor” means a person accredited pursuant to the provisions of section 2646 of this title .

In this section, the term “accredited institution” means a civilian college or university or a trade, technical, or vocational school in the United States (including the District o

The term “accredited investor” shall mean— (i) a bank as defined in section 77c(a)(2) of this title whether acting in its individual or fiduciary capacity; an insurance company as

“accredited laboratory” means a fastener testing facility used to perform end-of-line testing required by a consensus standard or standards to verify that a lot of fasteners confor

The term “accredited language training program” means a language training program that is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the Secretary of Education.

For purposes of this section, the term “accredited law school” means any law school which is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association approved by the

The term “accredited standards development organization” means an entity composed of industry members which has been accredited by an institution vested with the responsibility for

The term “accredited third-party auditor” means a third-party auditor accredited by an accreditation body to conduct audits of eligible entities to certify that such eligible entit

The term “accrediting entity” means an entity designated under section 14922(a) of this title to accredit agencies and approve persons under subchapter II.

Except as otherwise provided in regulations prescribed by the Secretary, the term “accrual period” means a 6-month period (or shorter period from the date of original issue of the

For purposes of this section, the term “accrued benefit” means— (i) in the case of a defined benefit plan, the employee's accrued benefit determined under the plan and, except as p

The term “accrued interest” means interest accrued on accrued royalties, as described in subsection (d)(3)(H)(ii).

The term “accrued liability” means the excess of the present value, as of a particular valuation date of a pension plan, of the projected future benefit costs and administrative ex

The term “accrued royalties” means royalties accrued for the reproduction or distribution of a musical work (or share thereof) in a covered activity, calculated in accordance with

Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the term “accumulated adjustments account” means an account of the S corporation which is adjusted for the S period in a manner simi

For purposes of this section the term “accumulated annual leave” means unused accrued annual leave carried forward from one leave year into a succeeding leave year, and the term “a

For purposes of this subsection, the term “accumulated contribution” means the total of— (i) all mandatory contributions made by the employee, (ii) interest (if any) under the plan

For purposes of this subsection, the term “accumulated contributions” means the total of— (i) all mandatory contributions made by the employee, (ii) interest (if any) under the pla

The term “accumulated deductible employee contributions” means the deductible employee contributions— (i) increased by the amount of income and gain allocable to such contributions

For purposes of clause (i), the term “accumulated effectively connected earnings and profits” means the excess of— (I) the aggregate effectively connected earnings and profits for

The term “accumulated funding deficiency” has the meaning given such term in section 431(a). / The term “accumulated funding deficiency” has the meaning given to such term by secti

The term “accumulated post-1986 deferred foreign income” means the post-1986 earnings and profits except to the extent such earnings— (A) are attributable to income of the specifie

For purposes of this subtitle, the term “accumulated taxable income” means the taxable income, adjusted in the manner provided in subsection (b), minus the sum of the dividends pai

For purposes of this subpart, except as provided in subsection (c), the term "accumulation distribution" means, for any taxable year of the trust, the amount by which—

The term “accuser” means a person who signs and swears to charges, any person who directs that charges nominally be signed and sworn to by another, and any other person who has an

The term “ACDA” means the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.

For purposes of this section and section 619 of this title , the term “achievable” means with reasonable effort or expense, as determined by the Commission. In determining whether

For purposes of this subchapter the term “acid precipitation” means the wet or dry deposition from the atmosphere of acid chemical compounds.

“acknowledge” means making— (A) an acknowledgment or notarization before a notary public or other official authorized by a law of the United States or a State to take acknowledgmen

The term “ACO professional” means— (A) a physician (as defined in section 1395x(r)(1) of this title ); and (B) a practitioner described in section 1395u(b)(18)(C)(i) of this title

The term “acquire” has the meaning given to such term in section 1823(f)(8) of this title . / For purposes of this subsection, the term “acquire” means to acquire, directly or indi

the term “acquired” means leased for a period of sixty continuous days or more, or purchased;