United States Code

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

The term “basic educational assistance” means educational assistance provided under subchapter II of this chapter.

The term “basic GPS services” means the following components of the Global Positioning System that are operated and maintained by the Department of Defense: (A) The constellation o

The term “basic health services” means— (A) physician services (including consultant and referral services by a physician); (B) inpatient and outpatient hospital services; (C) medi

The Surgeon General shall fix a reasonable rate of extra compensation for overtime services of employees of the United States Public Health Service, Foreign Quarantine Division, pe

The term "basic need"— (A) means any good, service, or activity necessary to protect the health, safety, and general welfare of the civilian population of the United Stat

An employee shall not for any purpose be considered to be entitled to a rate of pay established under this section with respect to any period for which such employee is entitled to

The term “basic Phase II allowance allocations” means: (A) For calendar years 2000 through 2009 inclusive, allocations of allowances made by the Administrator pursuant to section 7

For purposes of this part and part C, the term “basic prescription drug coverage” means either of the following: (A) Coverage that meets the requirements of paragraph (1)(A). (B) C

The term “basic registration” means the registration of a mark that has been granted by an Office of a Contracting Party and that constitutes the basis for an application for the i

The term “basic research” means research— (A) to gain fundamental knowledge or understanding of phenomena and observable facts, without specific application toward processes or pro

The term “basic research payment” means, with respect to any taxable year, any amount paid in cash during such taxable year by a corporation to any qualified organization for basic

The term “basic seed” means the seed planted to produce certified or commercial seed.

The term “basic skills deficient” means, with respect to an individual, that the individual has English reading, writing, or computing skills at or below the 8th grade level on a g

The term “basic telephone service” means any wireline telephone exchange service, or wireline telephone exchange service facility, provided by a Bell operating company in a telepho

The term “basic telephone service information” means network and customer information of a Bell operating company and other information acquired by a Bell operating company as a re

The term "basic training" means the entry-level training required to instill in new Federal law enforcement personnel fundamental knowledge of criminal laws, law enforcem

“basic work requirement” means the number of hours, excluding overtime hours, which an employee is required to work or is required to account for by leave or otherwise;

Whenever two or more States having a common interest in any basin jointly enter into a cooperative agreement with the Secretary under subsection (a) of this section to carry out a

The term “basis difference” means, with respect to any relevant foreign asset, the excess of— (I) the adjusted basis of such asset immediately after the covered asset acquisition,

The term “basis level” means the agreed-on adjustment to a future price to establish the final price paid for livestock.

The term “battery” means an energy storage device that previously has been used to provide motive power in a vehicle powered in whole or in part by electricity. / The term “battery

The term "battery cell" means an electrochemical cell— (I) comprised of 1 or more positive electrodes and 1 or more negative electrodes, (II) with an energy density of no

The term “battery charger” means a device that charges batteries for consumer products, including battery chargers embedded in other consumer products.

The term "battery material" means the raw and processed form of a mineral, metal, chemical, or other material used in an advanced battery component.

The term “battery module” means a module— (I) (aa) in the case of a module using battery cells, with 2 or more battery cells which are configured electrically, in series or paralle

The term "battery producer" means, with respect to a covered battery or covered battery-containing product that is sold, offered for sale, or distributed for sale in the

The term “battery recycling and second-life applications program” means the electric drive vehicle battery recycling and second-life applications program established under paragrap

The term “battlefield park” means the Richmond National Battlefield Park.

The term "battle force ship" means the following: (A) A commissioned United States Ship warship capable of contributing to combat operations. (B) A United States Naval Sh

The term “BBEDCA” means the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

The term “BCAP” means the Biomass Crop Assistance Program established under this section.

The term “BCAP project area” means an area that— (A) has specified boundaries that are submitted to the Secretary by the project sponsor and subsequently approved by the Secretary;

The terms “because of sex” or “on the basis of sex” include, but are not limited to, because of or on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; and women a

the term “beef” means flesh of cattle;

the term “beef products” means edible products produced in whole or in part from beef, exclusive of milk and products made therefrom;

The term “beet molasses” means the commercially so-designated “byproduct” of the beet-sugar industry, not used for human consumption or for the extraction of sugar.

The term “beginning farmer or rancher” means a farmer or rancher who has not actively operated and managed a farm or ranch with a bona fide insurable interest in a crop or livestoc

The term "behavioral and mental health intervention team" means a multidisciplinary team of trained individuals who— (A) are trained to identify and assess the behavioral

(i) The term "behavioral and mental health professionals" means health service psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, licensed professional counselors, marriage

The term “behavioral health” means the blending of substance (alcohol, drugs, inhalants, and tobacco) abuse and mental health disorders prevention and treatment for the purpose of

The term “behavioral health aftercare” includes those activities and resources used to support recovery following inpatient, residential, intensive substance abuse, or mental healt

In this section, the term “behavioral health provider” means— (1) a community mental health center that meets the criteria under section 300x–2(c) of this title; or (2) a certified

The term “Bell operating company”— (A) means any of the following companies: Bell Telephone Company of Nevada, Illinois Bell Telephone Company, Indiana Bell Telephone Company, Inco

The term “below-market loan” means any loan if— (A) in the case of a demand loan, interest is payable on the loan at a rate less than the applicable Federal rate, or (B) in the cas

The term “benchmark” means an annual set of goals and performance measures established for the purpose of assessing performance in meeting a regional investment strategy of a Regio

The term "benchmark administrator" means a person that publishes a benchmark for use by third parties.

The term “benchmark period CPI–U” means the consumer price index for all urban consumers (United States city average) for January 2021. / The term "benchmark period CPI–U&quot

The term "benchmark replacement" means a benchmark, or an interest rate or dividend rate (which may or may not be based in whole or in part on a prior setting of LIBOR),

The term "benchmark replacement conforming changes" means any technical, administrative, or operational changes, alterations, or modifications that— (A) the Board determi

The term “beneficial owner”— (A) means, with respect to an entity, an individual who, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship, or oth

The term “beneficial ownership” has the meaning given under section 847 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 1505; 10 U.S.C.

the term “beneficiary” means an individual (other than a participant) entitled to payment from the Thrift Savings Fund under subchapter III of this chapter; / The term “beneficiary

Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term "beneficiary countries" means Colombia, Mexico, and Peru.

The term "beneficiary country" means any country listed in subsection (b) with respect to which there is in effect a proclamation by the President designating such countr

The term “beneficiary developing country” means any country with respect to which there is in effect an Executive order or Presidential proclamation by the President designating su

the terms “beneficiary sub-Saharan African country” and “beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries” mean a country or countries listed in section 107 of the African Growth and Oppo

the terms “beneficiary sub-Saharan African country” and “beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries” mean a country or countries listed in section 107 of the African Growth and Oppo

The term “benefit” means the value of supplemental nutrition assistance provided to a household by means of— (1) an electronic benefit transfer under section 2016(h) of this title

The term “benefit commencement date” means the annuity starting date (or in the case of a retroactive annuity starting date, the date on which benefit payments begin). / The term “

the term “benefit computation year” has the meaning provided in section 215(b)(2)(B)(i) of the Social Security Act;

the term “benefit computation years” means those computation base years, equal in number to the number determined under subparagraph (A), for which the total of such individual's w

For purposes of this subparagraph, the term “benefit improvement” means, with respect to a plan, a resumption of suspended benefits, an increase in benefits, an increase in the rat

The term “benefit income” means any recurring payment received by a qualified individual as an annuity, pension, retirement, or disability benefit (including any veterans’ compensa

The term “benefit issuer” means any office of the State agency or any person, partnership, corporation, organization, political subdivision, or other entity with which a State agen

"benefit liabilities" means the benefits of employees and their beneficiaries under the plan (within the meaning of section 401(a)(2) of title 26);

The term “benefit”, “benefit of employment”, or “rights and benefits” means the terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, including any advantage, profit, privilege, gain, st

The term “benefit percentage” means the employer-provided contribution or benefit of an employee under all qualified plans maintained by the employer, expressed as a percentage of

The term “benefit period” means, with respect to an individual— (A) the benefit year and any ensuing period, as determined under applicable State law, during which the individual i

the 4 term "plan assets" means plan assets as defined by such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, except that under such regulations the assets of any entity shal

The term “benefit-responsive withdrawals or transfers” means any withdrawal or transfer of funds (consisting of any portion of the principal and any interest credited at a rate gua

For the purpose of this section, the term “benefits” means— (1) with respect to a participant or former participant subject to this part, the annuity of the participant or former p

In this section, the term “benefits under subchapter VIII or XVI” includes State supplementary payments made by the Commissioner pursuant to an agreement under section 1010a or 138

For purposes of this part, the term “benefits under the original medicare fee-for-service program option” means, subject to subsection (m), those items and services (other than hos

the term “benefits under this subchapter” includes payments of the type described in section 1382e(a) of this title and of the type described in section 212(b) of Public Law 93–66;

“benefit year” means the benefit year as defined by the applicable State unemployment compensation law, and if not so defined the term means the period prescribed in the agreement

Bereavement Counseling Defined.—For purposes of this section, the term “bereavement counseling” means such counseling services, for a limited period, as the Secretary determines to

The term “Berlin crisis” means the period beginning on August 14, 1961, and ending on May 30, 1963.

The term “beryllium vendor” means any of the following: (A) Atomics International. (B) Brush Wellman, Incorporated, and its predecessor, Brush Beryllium Company. (C) General Atomic

The term “best available controls” means the degree of emissions reduction that the Administrator determines, on the basis of technological and economic feasibility, health, enviro

The term “best available control technology” means an emission limitation based on the maximum degree of reduction of each pollutant subject to regulation under this chapter emitte

the term “best available science” means science that— (A) maximizes the quality, objectivity, and integrity of information, including statistical information; (B) uses peer-reviewe

The term “best available technology economically achievable” means— (i) best available technology economically achievable (within the meaning of section 1311(b)(2)(A) of this title

The term “best conventional pollutant control technology” means— (i) best conventional pollutant control technology (within the meaning of section 1311(b)(2)(E) of this title ); (i

The term "best in class" has the meaning given such term by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

The term "best management practice" means a schedule of activities, prohibitions of practices, maintenance procedures, and other management practices to prevent or reduce

The term “best practicable control technology currently available” means— (i) best practicable control technology currently available (within the meaning of section 1311(b)(1)(A) o

The term “best price” means, with respect to a single source drug or innovator multiple source drug of a manufacturer (including the lowest price available to any entity for any su

The term “best value” means, with respect to an acquisition, the optimal combination of cost, quality, technical capability or solution quality, and delivery schedule.

The terms “VHS format”, “8mm format”, “Beta format”, “automatic gain control copy control technology”, “colorstripe copy control technology”, “four-line version of the colorstripe

Bet or wager.—The term "bet or wager"— (A) means the staking or risking by any person of something of value upon the outcome of a contest of others, a sporting event, or

The term “BHC” means a bank holding company (within the meaning of section 2(a) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956).

The term "BIA" means the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

For purposes of this part, the term “biasply tire” means a pneumatic tire on which the ply cords that extend to the beads are laid at alternate angles substantially less than 90 de