United States Code

The term “acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and related diseases” has the meaning given such term in section 12902 of this title. / The term “acquired immunodeficiency syndrome an

The term "acquired land" means any land acquired within the Conservation Area using amounts from the land and water conservation fund established under section 200302 of

For purposes of this section, the term “acquiring agency” means— (1) a State agency (as defined in section 4601(3) of this title) which has the authority to acquire property by emi

The term “acquisition” has the meaning provided in section 131 of title 41. / In this part, the term “acquisition” has the meaning provided in section 131 of title 41. / The term &

The term “acquisition cost” means the cost of acquiring the residence as a completed residential unit. / In the case of a qualified rehabilitation loan, for purposes of subsection

The term “acquisition date” means, with respect to any corporation, the first day on which there is a qualified stock purchase with respect to the stock of such corporation. / The

The term "acquisition decision authority" means the designated decision authority for each designated special interest services acquisition category, described in such De

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “acquisition discount” means the excess of the stated redemption price at maturity over the taxpayer's basis for the obligation. / The term

The term “acquisition function” has the meaning given that term under section 1721(a) of this title .

The term “acquisition indebtedness” means any indebtedness which— (I) is incurred in acquiring, constructing, or substantially improving any qualified residence of the taxpayer, an

The term “Acquisition Planning District” means the Sonoita Valley Acquisition Planning District established by section 460 ooo –1(a) of this title.

The term “acquisition process” means the acquisition process for a project, as defined in Department of Energy Order 413.3B (relating to project management and project management f

Acquisition support agencies.—The term “acquisition support agencies” means Defense Agencies and Department of Defense Field Activities that carry out and provide support for acqui

The term “acquisition workforce” means the persons serving in acquisition positions within the Department of Defense, as designated pursuant to section 1721(a) of this title . / Th

The term “Act” means the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 as amended. / “Act” means Commodity Exchange Act; / For purposes of this section, the term “Act” means the Consumer P

The term "Act 76" means Puerto Rico Act 76–2000 (3 L.P.R.A. 1931 et seq.), approved on May 5, 2000, as amended.

The term “Puget Sound Action Agenda” or“Action Agenda” means the most recent plan developed by the Puget Sound National Estuary Program Management Conference, in consultation with

"action outside of jurisdiction" means an action, not in the course of any compensated employment involving either the performance of public safety activity or the provis

In this paragraph, the term "actions to boycott, divest from, or sanction Israel" means actions by states, non-member states of the United Nations, international organiza

The term “Action Strategy” means the comprehensive research plan and action strategy established under section 4003 of this title .

The term “action team” means a rural natural resources and economic diversification action team established by the Secretary pursuant to section 6613(b) of this title.

the term “activated channels” means those channels engineered at the headend of a cable system for the provision of services generally available to residential subscribers of the c

Activation lock.—The term "activation lock" means a control mechanism (either a physical device directly on the water heater or a control system integrated into the water

For purposes of this section, the term “active business computer software royalties” means any royalties— (A) received by any corporation during the taxable year in connection with

In this section, the terms “active duty” and “veteran” have the meaning given those terms in section 101 of title 38 . / The term “active duty”— (A) has the meaning given that term

The terms “fraud alert” and “active duty alert” mean a statement in the file of a consumer that— (A) notifies all prospective users of a consumer report relating to the consumer th

The terms "active-duty family member category", "retired category", and "reserve and young adult category" mean the respective categories of TRICARE S

The term “active duty for a period of more than 30 days” means active duty under a call or order that does not specify a period of 30 days or less. / The term “active duty for a pe

The term "active duty for training" means— (A) full-time duty in the Armed Forces performed by Reserves for training purposes; (B) full-time duty for training purposes pe

The term “active-duty list” means a single list for the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force (required to be maintained under section 620 of this title ) which conta

The term “active duty military consumer” means a consumer in military service who— (A) is on active duty (as defined in section 101(d)(1) of title 10 ) or is a reservist performing

The term “active duty relocated individual” means an individual— (A) who— (i) is enrolled under the State plan (or waiver of such plan); or (ii) with respect to an individual descr

The term “active duty veteran” means any veteran eligible for the benefits of this chapter other than a Reservist.

The Secretary shall permit the owner of any farm to which a Flue-cured tobacco allotment or quota is assigned to sell, for use on another farm in the same county, all or any part o

For purposes of clause (i), the term “active foreign business income” means gross income which— (I) is derived from sources outside the United States (as determined under this subc

Except as provided in paragraph (1)(B)(iv), the term “active foreign business percentage” means, with respect to any existing 80/20 company, the percentage which— (A) the active fo

The term “Active Guard and Reserve” means a member of a reserve component who is on active duty pursuant to section 12301(d) of this title or, if a member of the Army National Guar

The term “active Guard and Reserve duty” means active duty performed by a member of a reserve component of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps, or full-time National Guard d

The term “active ingredient” means— (1) in the case of a pesticide other than a plant regulator, defoliant, desiccant, or nitrogen stabilizer, an ingredient which will prevent, des

Subject to subparagraph (C),2 for purposes of paragraph (2)(D), the term "actively seeking work" means, with respect to any individual, that such individual— (i) is regis

The term “actively tethered unmanned aircraft system” means an unmanned aircraft system in which the unmanned aircraft component— (A) weighs 55 pounds or less, including payload bu

The term “active management” means the making of the management decisions of a business (other than the daily operating decisions).

The term "active measures campaign" means a foreign semi-covert or covert intelligence operation.

The term "active military, naval, air, or space service" includes— (A) active duty; (B) any period of active duty for training during which the individual concerned was d

The term “active mode” means the mode of operation when an external power supply is connected to the main electricity supply and the output is connected to a load. / The term “acti

The term “active MSA participant” means, with respect to any taxable year, any individual who is the account holder of any Archer MSA into which any contribution was made which was

For purposes of this subsection, the term “active participant” means, with respect to any plan year, an individual— (A) who is an active participant in— (i) a plan described in sec

For purposes of this subsection, the term “active part in political management or in a political campaign” means those acts of political management or political campaigning which w

The term “active pharmaceutical ingredient” means— (A) a substance, or a mixture when the substance is unstable or cannot be transported on its own, intended— (i) to be used as a c

The term “active qualified trade or business” means, with respect to any taxpayer for any taxable year, any qualified trade or business of the taxpayer in which the taxpayer materi

“active service” has the meaning given it by section 101 of title 37 ; / “active service” means active Federal service by an employee; / The term “active service” means service on

The term “active status” means the status of a member of a reserve component who is not in the inactive Army National Guard or inactive Air National Guard, on an inactive status li

“Active storage” means that amount of water in reservoir storage, exclusive of bank storage, which can be released through the existing reservoir outlet works;

The term “active uranium or thorium processing site” means— (A) any uranium or thorium processing site, including the mill, containing byproduct material for which a license (issue

“active workings” means any place in a coal mine where miners are normally required to work or travel;

The term “activities of daily living” includes tasks such as eating, toileting, grooming, dressing, bathing, and transferring.

In this paragraph, the term “activities promoting responsible fatherhood” means the following: (I) Activities to promote marriage or sustain marriage through activities such as cou

For purposes of this section, the term “activity” includes acquiring or retaining any investment. / The term “activity” includes acquiring or retaining any investment. / For purpos

For purposes of this section, the term “activity not engaged in for profit” means any activity other than one with respect to which deductions are allowable for the taxable year un

The term “activity of daily living” means an activity regularly necessary for personal care and includes bathing, dressing, eating, getting in and out of bed and chairs, walking, g

The term “Act of 1976” means the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.). / “Act of 1976” means the Act entitled “An Act to provide for t

“act of espionage” means an activity that is a violation of— (A) section 793, 794, or 798 of this title; or (B) section 4 of the Subversive Activities Control Act of 1950.

The term “Act of March 3, 1881”, “Act of February 20, 1905”, or “Act of March 19, 1920”, means the respective Act as amended.

“act of God” means an act occasioned by an unanticipated grave natural disaster; / “act of God” means an unanticipated grave natural disaster or other natural phenomenon of an exce

The term “act of international terrorism” includes— (A) any act substantially contributing to the acquisition of unsafeguarded special nuclear material (as defined in paragraph (8)

The term “Act of March 3, 1881”, “Act of February 20, 1905”, or “Act of March 19, 1920”, means the respective Act as amended.

The term “Act of March 3, 1881”, “Act of February 20, 1905”, or “Act of March 19, 1920”, means the respective Act as amended.

Act of physical violence.—The term "act of physical violence" means any act involving— (A) an assault or other infliction or threat of infliction of death or bodily harm

The term “act of prostitution” means a sexual act or sexual contact (as defined in section 920(g) of this title (article 120(g))) on account of which anything of value is given to,

The term “act of terrorism” means any act that the Secretary determines meets the requirements under subparagraph (B), as such requirements are further defined and specified by the

The term “act of trafficking” means an act or practice described in paragraph (9) 1 of section 7102 of title 22 . / The term “act of trafficking” means an act or practice described

the term "act of war" means any act occurring in the course of— (A) declared war; (B) armed conflict, whether or not war has been declared, between two or more nations; o

For purposes of this section, the term “acts of terrorism” means an activity that involves a violent act or an act dangerous to human life that is a violation of the criminal laws

“Acts to regulate commerce” means subtitle IV of title 49 and the Communications Act of 1934 [47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.] and all Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto.

The term “actual 1985 emission rate”, for electric utility units means the annual sulfur dioxide or nitrogen oxides emission rate in pounds per million Btu as reported in the NAPAP

The term “actual and necessary expenses” means expenses incurred in fact by an authorized traveler as a reasonable consequence of official travel.

As used in subparagraph (A), the term “actual cost” means the cost to the borrower of the improvement, including the amounts paid for labor, materials, construction contracts, off-

In this section, the term “actual cost of attendance” has the meaning given the term “cost of attendance” by section 472 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087 ll ).

The term “actual dairy production margin” means the difference between the all-milk price and the average feed cost, as calculated under section 9052 of this title .

Definition.—In this section, the term "actual injury" includes the loss of interest at commercial rates compounded from the date of injury.

The term “actual production history yield” means the weighted average of the actual production history for each insurable commodity or noninsurable commodity, as calculated under s

The term “actual production on the farm” means the sum of the value of all crops produced on the farm, as determined under subsection (b)(6)(B). / The term “actual production on th

the term "actual sexually explicit conduct" means actual but not simulated conduct as defined in clauses (i) through (v) of section 2256(2)(A) of this title;

The term “actual stamp” means a Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp required under the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act ( 16 U.S.C. 718a et seq.) that is

The term “actual thrift investment percentage” means the percentage determined by dividing— (i) the amount of a savings association's qualified thrift investments, by (ii) the amou

The term “advance funding actuarial cost method” or “actuarial cost method” means a recognized actuarial technique utilized for establishing the amount and incidence of the annual

the term “actuarial method” means the method of allocating payments made on a debt between the outstanding balance of the obligation and the precomputed finance charge pursuant to

The term "acute suicidal crisis" means that an individual was determined to be at imminent risk of self-harm by a trained crisis responder or health care provider.

The term “adaptation strategy” means a land use and management strategy that can be used— (A) to increase the sequestration capabilities of covered greenhouse gases of any ecosyste

The term “adaptive ecosystem management” means a natural resource management process under which planning, implementation, monitoring, research, evaluation, and incorporation of ne

The term "adaptive equipment" includes, but is not limited to, power steering, power brakes, power window lifts, power seats, special equipment necessary to assist the el

The term "added employee" means a qualifying employee who is not covered by title I of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, as amended.

The term "added employer" means an eligible employer (determined without regard to this paragraph), whether or not covered by that title I, who offers paid family and med

The term “addict” means any individual who habitually uses any narcotic drug so as to endanger the public morals, health, safety, or welfare, or who is so far addicted to the use o

The term “addition” means the approximately 107,600 acre area of the East Everglades area authorized to be added to Everglades National Park by sections 410r–5 to 410r–8 of this ti

The term “additional commodities” means commodities made available under section 7515 of this title in addition to the commodities made available under sections 7502 and 7507 of th

The term “additional contribution” means any charitable contribution by the taxpayer of any interest in property with respect to which the taxpayer has previously made an initial f

The term “additional coverage” means a plan of crop insurance coverage providing a level of coverage greater than the level available under catastrophic risk protection.

the term “additional covered nonprofit entity”— (I) means an organization described in any paragraph of section 501(c) of title 26 , other than paragraph (3), (4), (6), or (19), an

The term “additional depreciation” means, in the case of any property, the depreciation adjustments in respect of such property; except that, in the case of property held more than