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The term “covered broker or dealer” means a covered financial company that is a broker or dealer that— (A) is registered with the Commission under section 78 o (b) of title 15; and

The term "covered case" means a case— (A) that concerns a claim for compensation based on military sexual trauma; and (B) for which the appellant has requested a hearing

The term "covered cemetery" means any of the following: (A) A national cemetery. (B) A veterans' cemetery of a State for which the Department has provided a grant under s

The term "covered census tract" means a census tract— (A) in which, after December 31, 1999, a coal mine had closed; (B) in which, after December 31, 2009, a coal-fired e

The term "covered certification" means any of the following certifications: (A) The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers Building Ene

The term “covered child” means a child who is eligible for health care and benefits under this chapter. / The term “covered child” means a child of the employee who, as of the empl

The term “covered civil action” means a civil action filed in a Federal or State court that— (A) alleges that an electronic communication service provider furnished assistance to a

The term “covered class action” means— (i) any single lawsuit in which— (I) damages are sought on behalf of more than 50 persons or prospective class members, and questions of law

The term “covered classified material” means any material classified at the Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) level. / The term "covered classified material" mean

The term "covered clause" means any clause implementing the requirements of an Executive order issued by the President.

The term “covered clearing obligation” means an obligation of a member of a clearing organization to make payment to another member of a clearing organization, subject to a netting

In this section, the term “covered clinical training program” means any clinical training required by a health care professional to be licensed to practice in a State or locality.

The term “covered closure of a diplomatic or consular post” means the closure of a United States diplomatic or consular post abroad that is anticipated to last for 60 days or more.

In this section, the term “covered Coast Guard law” means— (1) this title; (2) any Coast Guard authorization Act that authorizes funds to be appropriated for a fiscal year to the C

The term "covered commodity" has the meaning given that term in section 1111 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9011). / The term “covered commodity” means— (i) mu

The term "covered communication" means a written, oral, or pictorial review, performance assessment of, or other similar analysis of, including by electronic means, the g

The term “covered communications equipment or service” means any communications equipment or service that is on the list published by the Commission under section 1601(a) of this t

In this section, the term “covered community” means a rural or urban community, including an Indian Tribe, that is— (1) low-income or underserved; and (2) has been underrepresented

In this section, the term “covered company” means a company that has entered into a contract or agreement with the Department of Defense, assists the Department, or requires a faci

The term “covered compensation” means, with respect to an employee, the average of the contribution and benefit bases in effect under section 230 of the Social Security Act for eac

In this section, the term “covered conference” means a conference, meeting, or other similar forum that is sponsored or co-sponsored by the Department and is— (1) attended by 50 or

the term “covered Congress” means the 118th and any subsequent Congress;

Covered Congressional Committees.—In this section, the term "covered congressional committees" means— (1) the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of

The term "covered consortium" means an individual or group of individuals in partnership with a government entity, including a State, territorial, local, or tribal govern

The term “covered contract” means a contract for an amount in excess of $500,000 that is entered into by the head of an agency, except that such term does not include a fixed-price

In this section, the term "covered contractor" means a provider of telecommunications, telecommunications equipment, or information technology equipment, including hardwa

The term “covered contractual payment entitlement” means— (A) an entitlement of a financial institution to receive a payment, subject to a netting contract from another financial i

The term “covered contractual payment obligation” means— (A) an obligation of a financial institution to make payment, subject to a netting contract to another financial institutio

For purposes of this section, the term “covered corporation” means any domestic corporation the stock of which is traded on an established securities market (within the meaning of

The term “covered countermeasure” or “covered countermeasure against smallpox”, means a substance that is— (i) (I) used to prevent or treat smallpox (including the vaccinia or anot

The term “covered countermeasure” or “covered countermeasure against smallpox”, means a substance that is— (i) (I) used to prevent or treat smallpox (including the vaccinia or anot

The term “covered country” means— (A) the Russian Federation; (B) the Republic of Cuba; (C) the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela; (D) the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; (E)

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “covered county” means— (i) San Joaquin County, California; (ii) Orange County, California; (iii) San Diego County, California; and (iv) Ma

The term "covered crime" means— (A) assault of Tribal justice personnel; (B) child violence; (C) dating violence; (D) domestic violence; (E) obstruction of justice; (F) s

The term “covered cyber incident” means a substantial cyber incident experienced by a covered entity that satisfies the definition and criteria established by the Director in the f

The term “covered data” means, with respect to a named storm identified by the Administrator under subsection (b)(2)(A), empirical data that are— (A) collected before, during, or a

In this subsection, the term "covered date" means the later of— (A) the date an application is approved— (i) under section 351(a)(2)(C) of the Public Health Service Act;

The term “covered defense business system” means a defense business system that is expected to have a total amount of budget authority, over the period of the current future-years

The term “covered defense business system program” means a defense acquisition program to develop and field a covered defense business system or an increment of a covered defense b

In this section, the term “covered defense law” means— (1) this title; (2) titles 32 and 37; (3) any national defense authorization Act that authorizes funds to be appropriated for

In this subsection, the term “covered department” means the Department of Energy, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of State, or the Department of the Treasury. /

Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term "covered department or agency" means any department or agency of the Federal Government that carries out a special access

The term “covered dependent” means a family member (as defined by the Secretary of State) of an employee who, on or after September 11, 2001— (A) accompanies the employee to an ass

The term “covered deposit” means a deposit that— (i) is submitted for placement through a deposit placement network by an agent institution; and (ii) does not consist of funds that

In this paragraph, the term “covered depository institution” means an insured depository institution that— (i) has less than $5,000,000,000 in total consolidated assets; and (ii) s

In this section, the term “covered depot” means any of the following: (1) With respect to the Department of the Army: (A) Anniston Army Depot, Alabama. (B) Letterkenny Army Depot,

The term “covered designated major subprogram” means a major subprogram designated under section 2430a(a)(1) of this title that is a major subprogram of a covered major defense acq

In this paragraph, the term "covered determination" means a determination of the Secretary— (i) to establish a Center under paragraph (1); (ii) to renew support for a Cen

The term “covered device” means any device for which payment is available under subchapter XVIII or a State plan under subchapter XIX or XXI (or a waiver of such a plan). / In this

In this subsection, the term "covered device or system"— (A) means a device or system commonly used to perform industrial, commercial, scientific, or governmental functio

In this section, the term “covered disaster assistance” means assistance— (1) provided to a local government pursuant to section 5170b, 5172, or 5173 of this title; and (2) with re

The term “covered discount card drug” has the meaning given the term “covered part D drug” in section 1395w–102(e) of this title .

For purposes of this subsection, the term “covered disease” means any of the following: (A) Acute myocardial infarction. (B) A cardiac arrest. (C) A cerebrovascular accident.

In this subsection, the term “covered disease or condition” means— (A) inborn errors of metabolism; (B) medical conditions of malabsorption; (C) pathologies of the alimentary tract

In this subparagraph, the term “covered document” means a financial, tax, or other document required to be submitted by a bidder as part of an original bid submission under a compe

In this section, the term “covered DODEA school” means a domestic dependent elementary or secondary school operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity that— (1) was es

The term “covered DOE contractor employee” means any Department of Energy contractor employee determined under section 7385s–4 of this title to have contracted a covered illness th

The term “covered drug” means a drug approved under section 355(c) of this title — (A) for which there are no unexpired patents included in the list under section 355(j)(7) of this

The term “covered drug, device, biological, or medical supply” means any drug, biological product, device, or medical supply for which payment is available under subchapter XVIII o

The term "covered dwelling" means a dwelling that— (A) is occupied by a tenant— (i) pursuant to a residential lease; or (ii) without a lease or with a lease terminable un

The term "covered dwelling unit" means a unit of accompanied family housing, unaccompanied housing, or barracks— (A) that is acquired or constructed pursuant to subchapte

The term "covered education" means a course of education— (A) at an institution of higher education; and (B) paid for with educational assistance furnished under a law ad

In this section, the term “covered educational assistance” means educational assistance under chapter 30, 33, or 35 of this title, or section 3699C of this title .

The term "covered educational assistance benefits" means educational assistance benefits provided pursuant to— (A) chapter 30, 31, 32, or 33 of this title; (B) chapter 16

Definition of Covered Educational Institution.—In this section the term “covered educational institution” means— (1) an institution of higher education eligible for assistance unde

The term “covered element” means any element or portion of the Federal Government that is not— (A) a covered department or agency as defined in section 3348(g) of this title ; (B)

The term “covered element of the Department of State” means each element of the Department of State that handles, retains, or stores covered classified material. / The term "c

The term “covered element of the intelligence community” means an agency, office, bureau, or element referred to in subparagraphs (B) through (L) of section 401a(4) of this title.

The term “covered employee” means any employee of— (A) the House of Representatives; (B) the Senate; (C) the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services; (D) the Capitol Police;

The term “covered employee with cancer” means any of the following: (A) An individual with a specified cancer who is a member of the Special Exposure Cohort, if and only if that in

For purposes of this subchapter, the term “covered employee with chronic silicosis” means a Department of Energy employee, or a Department of Energy contractor employee, with chron

The term "covered encroachment" means a permanent nonproject structure that— (i) is located inside the boundaries of a flood control work; (ii) is depicted on constructio

the term “covered energy efficiency loan” means a loan— (I) made under this subsection; and (II) the proceeds of which are used to purchase energy efficient designs, equipment, or

the term “covered entity” means— (A) the Immigration and Naturalization Service; (B) the Bureau of Border Security of the Department of Homeland Security; and (C) the Bureau of Cit

The term “covered equipment” means one of the following types of industrial equipment: (A) Electric motors and pumps. (B) Small commercial package air conditioning and heating equi

In this subsection, the term “covered equipment, munitions, and technologies” means— (A) conventional defense equipment, munitions, and technologies manufactured and developed by c

The term "covered event" means a significant change to any of the following: (A) Strategic guidance that results in changes to theater campaign plans or warfighting scena

The term “covered executive” means, with respect to any applicable taxable year, any employee— (I) who, at any time during the portion of the taxable year during which the authorit

The term “covered executive branch official” means— (A) the President; (B) the Vice President; (C) any officer or employee, or any other individual functioning in the capacity of s

The term "covered Executive order" means any of the following: (A) Executive Order No. 13660 (79 Fed. Reg. 13493; relating to blocking property of certain persons contrib

The term “covered expatriate” means an expatriate who meets the requirements of subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of section 877(a)(2). / For purposes of this section, the term “covere

The term “covered facility” means a facility (as defined in section 2801 of this title ), except that such term does not include— (A) a facility identified as closed, disposed of,

The term “covered facility of the National Nuclear Security Administration” means a national security laboratory or a nuclear weapons production facility as such terms are defined

The term “covered facility or asset” means any facility or asset that— (A) is identified as high-risk and a potential target for unlawful unmanned aircraft activity by the Secretar

For purposes of this subsection, the term “covered family” means a family that (A) receives benefits for welfare or public assistance from a State or other public agency under a pr

The term “covered Federal agency” means the Department of Homeland Security. / The term "covered Federal agency" means the Department of Homeland Security. / the term “co

In this section, the term “covered Federal land”— (1) means the lands described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2); and (2) includes components of the National Wildernes

For purposes of this subtitle, 1 the term “covered federally assisted housing” means housing that is federally assisted housing (as such term is defined in section 13641(2) of this

the term “covered Federal offense” means a level A offense or level B offense, as those terms are defined in section 3771A; and

Covered FFRDC Defined.—In this section, the term "covered FFRDC" means a federally funded research and development center that is sponsored by, and has entered into a con

The term “covered field office or facility” means a Department office or facility outside the Central Office that is the permanent duty station for 25 or more employees or that is

The term “covered financial company”— (A) means a financial company for which a determination has been made under section 5383(b) of this title ; and (B) does not include an insure

the term "covered financial institution" means— (i) a credit union; (ii) a depository institution; (iii) an investment adviser; (iv) a broker-dealer; (v) an insurance com

In this subsection, the term “covered firm” means a firm that— (A) employs less than 500 individuals; and (B) manufactures ultra efficient vehicles, advanced technology vehicles, o

The term "covered fiscal year" means the fiscal year for which the qualified eligible institution first received an allocation of $3,000,000 under subparagraph (B)(i). /

The term “covered fleet” means 10 or more motor vehicles which are owned or operated by a single person. In determining the number of vehicles owned or operated by a single person

The term “covered fleet vehicle” means only a motor vehicle which is— (i) in a vehicle class for which standards are applicable under this part; and (ii) in a covered fleet which i

The term “covered flight record” means any air traffic data (as defined in section 2(b)(4)(B) of the Pilot’s Bill of Rights ( 49 U.S.C. 44703 note)), created, maintained, or contro

The term "covered foreign country" means any of the following: (A) A country described in section 1261(c)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 201

The term "covered foreign defense personnel" means members of the military of a foreign country who are assigned to— (A) the United Nations Command; or (B) the Neutral Na