United States Code

The term “Compact of Free Association” means the Compacts of Free Association entered into between the United States and the governments of the Federated States of Micronesia and t

The term “compact region” means the area consisting of all States that are members of a compact.

The term “company” has the meaning provided the term in section 1971 of title 12 , but shall not include a bank, a bank holding company, or any subsidiary of a bank holding company

the term “comparability payment” means a payment payable under section 5304;

For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “comparable contributions” means contributions— (i) which are the same amount, or (ii) which are the same percentage of the annual deductibl

the term “comparable conventionally fueled motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle which is, as determined by the Secretary— (A) commercially available at the time the comparability o

In this paragraph, the term “comparable facility” means a facility that— (i) meets the current geometric and construction standards required for the types and volume of traffic tha

For purposes of paragraph (1), the term "comparable participating employees" means all employees— (A) who are eligible individuals covered under any high deductible healt

The term “comparable replacement dwelling” means any dwelling that is (A) decent, safe, and sanitary; (B) adequate in size to accommodate the occupants; (C) within the financial me

For purposes of this subparagraph, the term “comparable vehicle” means, with respect to any new qualified hybrid motor vehicle, any vehicle which is powered solely by a gasoline or

The terms “comparative clinical effectiveness research” and “research” mean research evaluating and comparing health outcomes and the clinical effectiveness, risks, and benefits of

The term “compatible use” means a wildlife-dependent recreational use or any other use of a refuge that, in the sound professional judgment of the Director, will not materially int

An individual shall not be disqualified from regular unemployment compensation for separating from employment if that separation is for any compelling family reason. For purposes o

For purposes of this subparagraph, the term “compelling need” means— (I) that a failure to obtain requested records on an expedited basis under this paragraph could reasonably be e

the term “compensable crime” means a crime the victims of which are eligible for compensation under the eligible crime victim compensation program, and includes crimes, whose victi

For purposes of this section, the term "compensable injury" means—

A compensating use tax with respect to an item shall be treated as a general sales tax. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term “compensating use tax” means, with respect

“compensation” includes the money allowance payable to an employee or his dependents and any other benefits paid for from the Employees’ Compensation Fund, but this does not in any

The term “compensation arrangement” means any arrangement involving any remuneration between a physician (or an immediate family member of such physician) and an entity other than

For purposes of this section, the term “compensatory amount” means the amount received or accrued during the taxable year as damages as a result of an award in, or in settlement of

the terms “compensatory time” and “compensatory time off” mean hours during which an employee is not working, which are not counted as hours worked during the applicable workweek o

the terms “compensatory time” and “compensatory time off” mean hours during which an employee is not working, which are not counted as hours worked during the applicable workweek o

The term “competent investigating authority” means the competent investigating authority, as defined in article 1911, of a NAFTA country. / The term "competent investigating a

“Competent professional authority” means physicians, nutritionists, registered nurses, dietitians, or State or local medically trained health officials, or persons designated by ph

The term “competent regional organization”— (A) for the tuna fishery in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, means the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission; and (B) in any other

The terms “competitive acquisition area” and “area” mean an appropriate geographic region established by the Secretary under the program.

“Competitive bidding” means a procurement process under which the Secretary or a State agency selects a single source (a single infant formula manufacturer) offering the lowest pri

The term “competitive generic therapy” means a drug— (AA) that is designated as a competitive generic therapy under section 356h of this title; and (BB) for which there are no unex

The term "competitive integrated employment" means work that is performed on a full-time or part-time basis (including self-employment)— (A) for which an individual— (i)

The term “competitively biddable drugs and biologicals” means a drug or biological described in section 1395u( o )(1)(C) of this title and furnished on or after January 1, 2006.

The term "competitive procedures" means procedures under which the head of an agency enters into a contract pursuant to full and open competition. Such term also includes

“competitive product” or “product in the competitive category of mail” means a product subject to subchapter II of chapter 36; and

Competitive products fund.—The term “Competitive Products Fund” means the Postal Service Competitive Products Fund established by section 2011; and

The term “competitive program” means each of the following agricultural research, extension, education, and related programs for which the Secretary has administrative or other aut

The term “competitive program critical base funding” means the aggregate amount of Federal funds made available for competitive programs for fiscal year 2006, as appropriate.

Definitions.—In this section, the terms “competitive service” and “excepted service” have the meanings provided those terms by sections 2102 and 2103, respectively, of title 5. / “

In this section, the term “competitive service position” means a position in the competitive service, as defined in section 2102(a)(1) of title 5 . / The term “competitive service

A “compilation” is a work formed by the collection and assembling of preexisting materials or of data that are selected, coordinated, or arranged in such a way that the resulting w

the term “complainant” means the person filing a complaint under subsection (a) of this section. / “Complainant” means the person (including the Secretary) who files a complaint un

The term “complaining party” means— (A) in the case of a person seeking to bring an action under subsection (a)(1), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Attorney Genera

The term “complementary access” means the exercise of the IAEA's access rights as set forth in Articles 4 to 6 of the Additional Protocol.

The term “complementary educational facilities” means educational program functional spaces such as libraries, gymnasiums, and cafeterias.

For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “completed administrative action” includes orders, determinations, rules, regulations, personnel actions, permits, agreements, grants, contr

the term “completed application” means an application in which the creditor has received the information that is regularly obtained in evaluating applications for the amount and ty

For purposes of this subsection, the term “completed crop pool method of accounting” means a method of accounting under which gain or loss is computed separately for each crop year

The term “complete withdrawal” means a complete withdrawal described in section 1383 of this title .

The term “completion location” means any subsurface location from which natural gas is being or has been produced in commercial quantities.

The term “completion of the Russian HEU Agreement” means the importation into the United States from the Russian Federation pursuant to the Russian HEU Agreement of uranium derived

The term “complex” means all sites managed in whole or in part by the Office. / For purposes of this paragraph, the term “complex” means— (i) there are a large number of alleged co

The term "complex attack" has the meaning given such term by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, as follows: "An attack conducted by multiple hostile elements wh

the term “complex consumer goods” means electronic or mechanical devices composed of multiple manufactured components, with an intended useful life of 3 or more years, where the pr

the term “complex durable goods” means manufactured goods composed of 100 or more manufactured components, with an intended useful life of 5 or more years, where the product is typ

The term “complex operation” means an operation as follows: (A) A stability operation. (B) A security operation. (C) A transition and reconstruction operation. (D) A counterinsurge

The term “compliance” means that an executive agency— (A) has— (i) published improper payments information with the annual financial statement of the executive agency for the most

In this subsection, the term “compliance and ethics program” means, with respect to a facility, a program of the operating organization that— (A) has been reasonably designed, impl

The term “compliance category of automobiles” means any of the following 3 categories of automobiles for which compliance is separately calculated under this chapter: (i) Passenger

For purposes of this clause, the term “compliance date” means the later of— (aa) 180 days after the end of the first full calendar month period in which the average aggregate compa

The term “compliance period” means, with respect to any building, the period of 15 taxable years beginning with the 1st taxable year of the credit period with respect thereto.

The term “compliance plan” means, for purposes of the requirements of this subchapter, either— (A) a statement that the source will comply with all applicable requirements under th

The term "compliant budget" means a budget that is prepared in accordance with— (A) agreed accounting standards; and (B) the applicable Fiscal Plan.

the term “compliant coal” means coal that contains not less than 1.0 and not more than 1.2 pounds of sulfur dioxide per million Btu; and

Availability Exception.—(1) Subsection (a) does not apply to the extent that the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the military department concerned determines that complian

The terms "commercial product", "commercial service", "nondevelopmental item", "component", and "commercial component" have the me

The term “component head” means the head of any component of the Department with a vehicle fleet.

The term “component member” means an includible corporation (as defined in section 1504) which is a member of the affiliated group.

For purposes of this paragraph, in the case of a good that is a yarn, fabric, or fiber, the term “component of the good that determines the tariff classification of the good” means

The term "component part" means any imported article that— (A) during the 5-year period ending on the date on which the petition is filed under subsection (a), has been s

the term “composite rate”— (A) means a combination of mainline and bush linehaul rates and a single terminal handling payment at a bush terminal handling rate paid to a bush carrie

the term “composite retirement annuity” means the annuity computed when a phased retiree attains full retirement status; / the term “composite retirement annuity” means the annuity

The term “compounded positron emission tomography drug”— (1) means a drug that— (A) exhibits spontaneous disintegration of unstable nuclei by the emission of positrons and is used

The term "compound flooding" means a flooding event in which two or more flood drivers, such as coastal storm surge-driven flooding and inland rainfall-driven flooding, o

The term "compounding" includes the combining, admixing, mixing, diluting, pooling, reconstituting, or otherwise altering of a drug or bulk drug substance to create a dru

The term “comprehensive and coordinated system” means a system for providing all necessary supportive services, including nutrition services, in a manner designed to— (A) facilitat

the term "comprehensive and coordinated system of services" means a system that— (A) ensures that services and funding for the prevention and treatment of juvenile delinq

The term “comprehensive center” means an entity established under section 9602 of this title .

the term “comprehensive data inventory” means the inventory created under section 3511(a), but does not include any underlying data asset listed on the inventory;

The term "comprehensive economic development strategy" means a comprehensive economic development strategy approved by the Secretary under section 3162 of this title.

In this section, the term “comprehensive elder justice system” means an integrated, multidisciplinary, and collaborative system for preventing, detecting, and addressing elder abus

The term “comprehensive energy plan” means a comprehensive energy plan prepared and updated under subsections (c) and (e) of section 1492 of this title .

The term “comprehensive foreign income tax” means, with respect to any foreign person, the income tax of a foreign country if— (A) such person is eligible for the benefits of a com

the term “comprehensive foreign language and area or international studies center” means an administrative unit of a university that contributes significantly to the national inter

The term “comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facility” means a facility which— (A) is primarily engaged in providing (by or under the supervision of physicians) diagnostic, th

The term “comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facility services” means the following items and services furnished by a physician or other qualified professional personnel (as d

the term “comprehensive plan” means the comprehensive plan prepared under section 5313 of this title; / the term “Comprehensive Plan” means the comprehensive plan developed by the

“comprehensive planning” includes, to the extent directly related to area needs or needs of a unit of general local government— (A) preparation, as a guide for governmental policie

In this section, the term “comprehensive primary health care services” means the primary health services described in section 254b(b)(1) of this title .

The term “comprehensive primary health services” means the core services offered by school-based health centers, which shall include the following: (A) Comprehensive health assessm

The term “comprehensive statewide program of technology-related assistance” means a consumer-responsive program of technology-related assistance for individuals with disabilities t

The term “compressed air energy storage” means, in the case of an electricity grid application, the storage of energy through the compression of air.

the term “compressed schedule” has the meaning given such term by section 6121(5); and / “compressed schedule” means— (A) in the case of a full-time employee, an 80-hour biweekly b

As used in this section, the term “compromise” includes “adjustment”, “settlement”, and “release”.

The term “Comptroller” means the Comptroller of the Currency. / The term “Comptroller” means the Comptroller of the Currency. / “Comptroller” means the Comptroller of the Currency;

“Comptroller General” means the Comptroller General of the United States; / “Comptroller General” means the Comptroller General of the United States; / The term “Comptroller Genera

the term "computation base years" means the calendar years after 1950 and before— (I) in the case of an individual entitled to old-age insurance benefits, the year in whi

The term “computation date” means the date, occurring at least once in each calendar year and within 27 weeks prior to the effective date of new rates of contributions, as of which

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “computation year” means any of the three taxable years remaining after application of subsection (b)(1)(B).

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “computed radiography technology” means cassette-based imaging which utilizes an imaging plate to create the image involved.

The term "computer" has the meaning given that term in section 1030 of title 18. / the term “computer” means an electronic, magnetic, optical, electrochemical, or other h

2 the term “computer crime” means— (A) any crime committed against a small business concern by means of the use of a computer; and (B) any crime involving the illegal use of, or ta

The term “computer or peripheral equipment” means— (I) any computer, and (II) any related peripheral equipment.