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The term “baby changing facility” means a table or other device suitable for changing the diaper of a child age 3 or under.

The term “Baca ranch” means the lands and facilities described in section 698v–2(a) of this title .

the term “bachelor-degree-granting institution” means an institution of higher education (as determined under section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 [ 20 U.S.C. 1001 ]) th

The agency ensures that a thorough background report (home study) on the prospective adoptive parent or parents has been completed in accordance with the Convention and with applic

Backhaul.—The term "backhaul" means the return trip of a vehicle transporting cargo or general freight, especially when carrying goods back over all or part of the same r

The term “backlog” means, with respect to an immigration benefit application, the period of time in excess of 180 days that such application has been pending before the Immigration

The term “bad check violation” means a violation of the applicable State criminal law relating to the writing of dishonored checks.

Paragraph (2) shall not apply to individuals in special circumstances (including being seriously ill or infirm, having been summoned by news of affliction or disaster, and accompan

For purposes of this section, the term “balance ratio” means, with respect to any calendar year in connection with any Trust Fund referred to in subsection (a), the ratio of— (1) t

The term “ballast” means a device used with an electric discharge lamp to obtain necessary circuit conditions (voltage, current, and waveform) for starting and operating.

The term “ballast efficacy factor” means the relative light output divided by the power input of a fluorescent lamp ballast, as measured under test conditions specified in ANSI sta

The term “ballast efficiency” means, in the case of a high intensity discharge fixture, the efficiency of a lamp and ballast combination, expressed as a percentage, and calculated

The term “ballast input voltage” means the rated input voltage of a fluorescent lamp ballast.

“ballast water” means any water and associated sediments used to manipulate the trim and stability of a vessel; / The term "ballast water" means any water, suspended matt

The term "ballast water discharge standard" means— (i) the numerical ballast water discharge standard established by section 151.1511 or 151.2030 of title 33, Code of Fed

The term "ballast water exchange" means the replacement of water in a ballast water tank using 1 of the following methods: (i) Flow-through exchange, in which ballast wat

The term "ballast water management system" means any marine pollution control device (including all ballast water treatment equipment, ballast tanks, pipes, pumps, and al

As used in this section, the term “ballistic knife” means a knife with a detachable blade that is propelled by a spring-operated mechanism. / As used in this subsection, the term “

For purposes of this section and section 1637a of this title , the term “balloon payment” means, with respect to any open end consumer credit plan under which extensions of credit

As used in this section, the term “balloting materials” has the meaning given that term in section 107 of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act. / “balloting mate

“Band” means the Texas Band of Kickapoo Indians, a subgroup of the Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma; / the term “Band” means the Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians;

the term “Bands” means the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians and the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians;

In sections 27 to 27f of this title, the term “bank” means— (1) any depository institution (as defined in section 1813(c) of title 12); (2) any foreign bank or branch or agency of

In this section, the term “bankable feasibility study” means a comprehensive technical and economic study— (1) of the selected option for a strategic and critical materials develop

The terms “bank holding company” and “bank” have the meanings given to such terms in section 2 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 [ 12 U.S.C. 1841 ]. / The term “bank holding

the term "banking institution" means— (A) (i) an insured bank as defined in section 1813(h) of this title or any subsidiary of an insured bank; (ii) an Edge Act corporati

the term “banking law violation” means a violation of, or a conspiracy to violate— (A) section 215, 656, 657, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1014, 1344, 1956, or 1957; (B) section 1341 or 1343

“banking organization” means any bank, trust company, savings bank, safe deposit company, or a private banker engaged in business in the United States;

The term “Bank Insurance Fund member” means any depository institution the deposits of which are insured by the Bank Insurance Fund.

The term “Bank Insurance Fund reserve ratio” means the ratio of the net worth of the Bank Insurance Fund to the value of the aggregate estimated insured deposits held in all Bank I

2 For purposes of subsection (b)(5), the term “Bank Plan” means the benefit structure in which employees of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System appointed on or aft

The term “Bankruptcy Act” means the Bankruptcy Act or title 11.

The term "bankruptcy assistance" means any goods or services sold or otherwise provided to an assisted person with the express or implied purpose of providing information

“bankruptcy court” means the court having jurisdiction over the reorganization of the Rock Island Railroad; / the term “bankruptcy court” means the court having jurisdiction over t

"bankruptcy judge" means an individual— (A) who is appointed under section 34 of the Bankruptcy Act (11 U.S.C. 62) or under section 404(d) of the Act of November 6, 1978

“bankruptcy petition preparer” means a person, other than an attorney for the debtor or an employee of such attorney under the direct supervision of such attorney, who prepares for

The terms “banks”, “national bank”, “national banking association”, “member bank”, “board”, “district”, and “reserve bank” shall have the meanings assigned to them in section 221 o

The term “Bank Secrecy Act” has the meaning given the term in section 6003 of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020. / In this paragraph, the terms “Bank Secrecy Act”, “Federal fun

the term “bank service company” means— (A) any corporation— (i) which is organized to perform services authorized by this chapter; and (ii) all of the capital stock of which is own

The term “banned hazardous substance” means (A) any toy, or other article intended for use by children, which is a hazardous substance, or which bears or contains a hazardous subst

The term “BARDA” means the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority.

The term “bargaining party” means— (A) (i) except as provided in clause (ii), an employer who has an obligation to contribute under the plan; or (ii) in the case of a plan describe

In this title, the term “barge” means a non-self-propelled vessel.

The term “barge or other bulk carrier” means any vessel which— (A) is not self-propelled, or (B) transports fungible goods that are not packaged in any form.

“barge removal contractor” means a person that enters into a contract with the United States to remove an abandoned barge under this chapter.

The term “barn” means a building (other than a dwelling) on a farm, ranch, or other agricultural operation for— (A) housing animals; (B) storing or processing crops; (C) storing an

The term “barrel” means 42 United States gallons. / The terms “crude oil”, “natural gas”, “domestic”, and “barrel” have the meanings given such terms by section 613A(e). / The term

The term “barrier” includes a natural or constructed topographical feature that prevents unpermitted access by children to a swimming pool, and, with respect to a hot tub, a lockab

The term “barrow” means a neutered male swine.

“barter” means the exchange of fish or wildlife or their parts, taken for subsistence uses— (A) for other fish or game or their parts; or (B) for other food or for nonedible items

The term “barter exchange” means any organization of members providing property or services who jointly contract to trade or barter such property or services.

The term “base” means the portion of the lamp which connects with the socket as described in ANSI C81.61–1990.

The term “base acres for peanuts” means the number of acres assigned to a farm by historic peanut producers pursuant to section 7952(b) of this title. / The term “base acres for pe

In this paragraph, the term “base allowed charges” means, with respect to a physician's service, the national average allowed charges for the service under this part for services f

The term “base amount” means the following: (A) In the case of a person who dies after becoming entitled to retired pay, such term means the amount of monthly retired pay (determin

In this section, the term “base apportionment” means the combined amount authorized for appropriation for the national highway performance program under section 119, the surface tr

The term “base cabin user fee” means the fee for an authorization that results from the appraisal of a lot as determined in accordance with sections 6205 and 6206 of this title.

For purposes of this subparagraph, the term “base calendar year” means the calendar year with or within which the 1st taxable year of the credit period ends.

Subject to clause (ii), the term “base closure area” means— (I) lands within the external boundaries of a military installation that were closed through a privatization process und

For purposes of this section, the term “base closure law” has the meaning given such term in section 101(a)(17) of title 10. / The term “base closure law” means the following: (A)

The term “base closure process” means the 2005 base closure and realignment process authorized by Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public L

The term “base contribution percentage” means the percentage of compensation contributed by the employer under the plan with respect to that portion of each participant's compensat

Except as provided in paragraph (2), the term “base erosion minimum tax amount” means, with respect to any applicable taxpayer for any taxable year, the excess (if any) of— (A) an

The term "base erosion payment" means any amount paid or accrued by the taxpayer to a foreign person which is a related party of the taxpayer and with respect to which a

The term "base erosion percentage" means, for any taxable year, the percentage determined by dividing— (i) the aggregate amount of base erosion tax benefits of the taxpay

The term "base erosion tax benefit" means— (i) any deduction described in subsection (d)(1) which is allowed under this chapter for the taxable year with respect to any b

the term “base fare” means the fare paid to the carrier issuing the passenger ticket or carrying nonmail freight which may entail service being provided by more than 1 carrier;

The term “base index” means the price index for the base quarter for the most recent adjustment under subsection (b).

The term “baseline” means the projection (described in section 907 of this title ) of current-year levels of new budget authority, outlays, receipts, and the surplus or deficit int

The term “baseline concentration” means, with respect to a pollutant, the ambient concentration levels which exist at the time of the first application for a permit in an area subj

For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “baseline emissions” means the total amount of actual VOC or NO x emissions from all anthropogenic sources in the area during the calenda

For purposes of this subsection, the term “baseline energy use intensity” means the energy use intensity certified under paragraph (2)(A), as adjusted to take into account weather.

The term “baseline lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions” means the average lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions, as determined by the Administrator, after notice and opportunity for co

In this paragraph, the term “baseline number of operating rooms, procedure rooms, and beds” means the number of operating rooms, procedure rooms, and beds for which the applicable

The term “baseline vehicles” mean representative model year 1990 vehicles.

The term “baseline year” means— (A) the calendar year 1986, in the case of any class I substance listed in Group I or II under section 7671a(a) of this title , (B) the calendar yea

The term “base load powerplant” means a powerplant the electrical generation of which in kilowatt hours exceeds, for any 12-calendar-month period, such powerplant's design capacity

The term "base loan" means any mortgage loan for a residential building eligible for insurance under title II of the National Housing Act [12 U.S.C. 1707 et seq.] or titl

The term “base market hog” means a barrow or gilt for which no discounts are subtracted from and no premiums are added to the base price.

“base month” means the month for which the price index showed a percent rise forming the basis for a cost-of-living annuity increase;

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “base number of residents” means, with respect to a qualifying entity (or its participating hospitals) operating approved medical residency

Except as provided in clause (ii), in this subsection, the term “base operating DRG payment amount” means, with respect to a hospital for a fiscal year— (I) the payment amount that

The term “base payment” means an amount that is— (A) determined in accordance with the rate described in section 3838c(b)(1)(A) of this title ; and (B) paid to a producer under a c

the term “base period” means— (i) for purposes of subsections (b) and (d) of this section, calendar year 1974; and (ii) for purposes of subsections (a)(1)(A), (a)(1)(B), (a)(3), an

For purposes of this subsection, the term “base period T-bill rate” means the annual rate of interest determined by the Secretary to be equivalent to the average of the 1-year cons

The term “base period year” means each of 3 taxable years which are among the 5 most recent taxable years of the corporation ending before October 14, 1995, determined by disregard

The term “base price” means the price paid for livestock, delivered at the packing plant, before application of any premiums or discounts, expressed in dollars per hundred pounds o

The term “base quarter” means the calendar quarter ending on September 30 of each year. / the term “base quarter” means (i) the calendar quarter ending on September 30 in each year

The term “base rate of foster child adoptions” means, with respect to a State and a fiscal year, the lesser of— (A) the foster child adoption rate for the State for the then immedi

The term “base rate of foster child guardianships” means, with respect to a State and a fiscal year, the lesser of— (A) the foster child guardianship rate for the State for the the

The term “base rate of older child adoptions and older foster child guardianships” means, with respect to a State and a fiscal year, the lesser of— (A) the older child adoption and

The term “base share” means the number equal to the average of— (A) the quotient obtained by dividing— (i) the number of acres of Federal land described in paragraph (7)(A) in each

Subject to subparagraph (B), the term “base-State” means, with respect to a unified carrier registration agreement, a State— (i) that is in compliance with the requirements of subs

For purposes of clause (iv)(II), the term “base year” means— (I) the calendar year preceding the start-up year, or (II) at the election of the mutual or cooperative electric compan

As used in this chapter, the term “basic agricultural commodity” means wheat, rye, flax, barley, cotton, field corn, grain sorghums, hogs, cattle, rice, potatoes, tobacco, sugar be

The term “basic application” means the application for the registration of a mark that has been filed with an Office of a Contracting Party and that constitutes the basis for an ap

"basic benefits" means benefits guaranteed under section 1322 of this title (other than under section 1322(c) 1 of this title), or under section 1322a of this title (othe

the term "basic border patrol rate of pay" means the hourly rate of basic pay of the applicable border patrol, as determined without regard to this section;

the term “basic cable service” means any service tier which includes the retransmission of local television broadcast signals;

The term "basic education" includes— (i) measurable improvements in literacy, numeracy, and other basic skills development that prepare an individual to be an active, pro