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  • In this section, the term “covered foreign individual” means an individual who meets the following criteria: (1) The individual is— (A) a national of a foreign state; (B) a nationa

  • The term "covered foreign nation" means— (A) the People's Republic of China; (B) the Russian Federation; (C) the Democratic People's Republic of Korea; and (D) the Islami

  • Subject to regulations prescribed in accordance with this subchapter, the term “covered foreign person” means a foreign person that— (A) is incorporated in, has a principal place o

  • In this subsection, the term “covered forfeited property” means property— (A) forfeited to the United States under chapter 46 or section 1963 of title 18 ; and (B) that belonged to

  • the term “covered form”— (A) means— (i) the form described in section 249.310 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation; and (ii) the form described in

  • The term “covered formula grant” means a grant under— (A) part T of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3796gg et seq.) 1 (commonly referr

  • The term "covered foundation" means a charitable, educational, or civic nonprofit organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, that the Secr

  • In this subsection, the term “covered functions” means functions of the Office of Pesticide Programs of the Environmental Protection Agency, as identified in key programs and proje

  • the term “covered funding” means any new offer of high-cost universal service program funding, including funding provided through a reverse competitive bidding mechanism provided u

  • The term “covered funds” means any amounts apportioned to a State under section 104(b), other than amounts suballocated to metropolitan areas and other areas of the State under sec

  • In this section, the term “covered general or flag officer” means a member or former member of a uniformed service who after September 30, 2006— (1) is retired in a general officer

  • For purposes of this chapter, the term “covered gift or bequest” means— (A) any property acquired by gift directly or indirectly from an individual who, at the time of such acquisi

  • the term “covered government” means— (i) the Government of Germany during the covered period; (ii) any government in any area in Europe that was occupied by the military forces of

  • In this section, the term “covered governmental entity” means any municipal, county, or State government that receives funding under section 5306 of title 42 .

  • In this section, the term “covered government person” means— (1) a Senator or Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress; (2) an employee of either

  • In this section, the term “covered Government support contractor” means a contractor under a contract the primary purpose of which is to furnish independent and impartial advice or

  • In this section, the term "covered GPS device" means a Global Positioning System device of the Department of Defense.

  • In this paragraph, the term “covered grant” means a grant— (i) that was awarded under sections 7112, 7113, 7114, or 7115 (as such sections were in effect on the day before January

  • the term "covered grantee" means a recipient of a grant from a covered grant program;

  • the term "covered grant program" means grants awarded under section 60511, 60521, or 60531 of this title, as amended by this title; 1

  • In this section, the term “covered grants” means grants awarded under section 604 of this title , grants awarded under section 605 of this title , and any other grants specified by

  • The term “covered greenhouse gas” means carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, and methane gas.

  • In this section, the term “covered grounds” means— (1) the grounds described under section 5102 of title 40 ; (2) the Capitol Buildings defined under section 5101 of title 40 , inc

  • The term “covered hardware” means hardware— (A) that is a commercial product (as defined in section 103 of title 41 ) or a nondevelopmental item; and (B) in which software acquired

  • The term “covered health and safety standard” means the minimum health and safety criteria applicable to covered military unaccompanied housing established by the Secretary of Defe

  • The term "covered health care professional" means an individual employed in a position as a health care professional of the Department, or a contractor of the Department,

  • The term “covered health insurance provider” means— (I) with respect to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2009, and before January 1, 2013, any employer which is a health

  • In this subsection, the term “covered heavy-duty tow and recovery vehicle” means a vehicle that— (A) is transporting a disabled vehicle from the place where the vehicle became disa

  • In this subsection, the term “covered helicopter” means a helicopter not otherwise required to comply with section 27.952, section 27.963, and section 27.975, or section 29.952, se

  • The term "covered horse" means any Thoroughbred horse, or any other horse made subject to this chapter by election of the applicable State racing commission or the breed

  • The term "covered horserace" means any horserace involving covered horses that has a substantial relation to interstate commerce, including any Thoroughbred horserace tha

  • The term "covered household" means a household, the income of which for the most recently completed year is not more than 150 percent of an amount equal to the poverty le

  • For purposes of this subchapter, the term “covered housing assistance” means— (1) operating assistance under section 1437g of this title (as in effect before the effective date und

  • The term “covered illness” means an illness or death resulting from exposure to a toxic substance.

  • The term "covered incentive": (A) means an incentive offered by a governmental entity to a covered entity for the purposes of constructing within the jurisdiction of the

  • The term “covered incident” means— (A) a cyber incident involving a Department of Defense information system, or a breach of a Department of Defense system that involves personally

  • The term “covered Indian Tribal organization” means an Indian Tribal organization that participates in the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children e

  • The term "covered Indian tribe" means an Indian tribe listed in section 1300d–23(a) of this title.

  • The term “covered individual” means any individual who— (A) is a Senate Restaurants employee who is an employee of the Architect of the Capitol on July 17, 2008, including— (i) a p

  • The term "covered individually identifiable Department employee data" means individually identifiable Department employee data obtained by a contractor or subcontractor d

  • For purposes of this section, the term "covered individual or entity" means—

  • The term "covered individual or organization" means any recipient of a communication specified in clauses (i) through (v) of section 1034(b)(1)(B) of this title.

  • The term "covered individuals" means— (A) members of the Armed Forces (including the reserve components) assigned to special operations forces; (B) service personnel assi

  • The term “covered injury” means an injury, disability, illness, condition, or death (other than a minor injury such as minor scarring or minor local reaction) determined, pursuant

  • The term “covered installation” means a nuclear installation at which the occurrence of a nuclear incident could result in a request for funds under Article VII of the Convention.

  • The term "covered Institution" means— (A) an 1862 Institution; (B) an 1890 Institution; (C) a 1994 Institution; (D) an NLGCA Institution; (E) a Hispanic-serving agricultu

  • The term "covered institution of higher education" means an institution described in section 1002 of title 20 that receives Federal funds in any amount and for any purpos

  • the term “covered insured depository institution” means an insured depository institution that— (i) under subsection (c) or (d), accepts funds obtained, directly or indirectly, by

  • The term “covered intelligence assistance” has the meaning given that term in section 5703. 1

  • The term “covered intelligence collection or sharing adjustment” means an action or inaction by the National Security Agency that results in a significant change to— (A) the quanti

  • The term "covered intelligence community element"— (A) means— (i) the Central Intelligence Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Geospatial-Intelligence A

  • In this section, the term “covered intelligence officer” means— (1) a United States intelligence officer serving in a post in a foreign country; or (2) a known or suspected foreign

  • The term "covered intelligence position" means a position within an element of the intelligence community that, based on the level of access of a person occupying such po

  • the term "covered investigation" means any investigation of child sexual exploitation or abuse, the production of child sexual abuse material, or child trafficking conduc

  • the terms “covered issuer” and “non-inspection year” have the meanings given the terms in subsection (i)(1) of section 7214 of this title , as added by section 2 of this Act; and

  • The term "covered item" means any of the following: (A) Footwear provided as part of a uniform. (B) Uniforms. (C) Holsters and tactical pouches. (D) Patches, insignia, an

  • Covered item of supply.—The term "covered item of supply" means an item of information technology (as that term is defined in section 11101 of title 40) that is purchased

  • In this subsection, the term “covered item update” means, with respect to a year— (A) for 1991 and 1992, the percentage increase in the consumer price index for all urban consumers

  • In this subsection, the term "covered judge" means any of the following: (A) A judge in regular active service. (B) A retired judge who is a recall-eligible retired judge

  • The term “covered judicial or administrative action” means any judicial or administrative action brought by the Commission under this chapter that results in monetary sanctions exc

  • the term "covered juvenile" means— (A) a juvenile who— (i) is being proceeded against under this chapter for an alleged act of juvenile delinquency; or (ii) has been adju

  • The term "covered land" means National Forest System land. / The term "covered land" means land that is— (A) Federal lands administered by the Secretary concern

  • the term "covered lapse in appropriations" means any lapse in appropriations that begins on or after December 22, 2018;

  • In this section, the term "covered law" means each of the following provisions of law:

  • Covered lease defined.—In this subsection, the term "covered lease" means a lease— (A) originally entered into before October 7, 2016; (B) under which a nominal lease rat

  • The term "covered legislative branch official" means— (A) a Member of Congress; (B) an elected officer of either House of Congress; (C) any employee of, or any other indi

  • In this section, the term “covered license” means a professional license or certificate— (1) that is in good standing with the licensing authority that issued such professional lic

  • Except as provided in clause (ii), the term “covered livestock” means livestock of an eligible livestock producer that, during the 60 days prior to the beginning date of a qualifyi

  • the term “covered loan” means a loan made under this paragraph during the covered period; / the term "covered loan" means a loan made under this paragraph; / the term “co

  • The term “covered lobbyist” means an entity that engages in lobbying activities for any entity determined to be a Chinese military company listed in accordance with section 1260H o

  • The term “covered location” means Hawaii, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands.

  • In this subsection, the term “covered logging vehicle” means a vehicle that— (A) is transporting raw or unfinished forest products, including logs, pulpwood, biomass, or wood chips

  • The term “covered logistics platform” means a data exchange platform that utilizes or provides, in part or whole— (A) the national transportation logistics public information platf

  • The term "covered loss" includes losses incurred directly or indirectly as a result of coronavirus, as determined by the Secretary.

  • The term “covered major defense acquisition program” means a major defense acquisition program that involves the acquisition of a weapon system that is a major system within the me

  • “covered major part” means a major part selected under section 33104 of this title for coverage by the vehicle theft prevention standard prescribed under section 33102 or 33103 of

  • Covered material.—The term "covered material" means— (A) samarium-cobalt magnets; (B) neodymium-iron-boron magnets; (C) tungsten metal powder; (D) tungsten heavy alloy or

  • For the purpose of this section, the term “covered matter” means any judicial or other proceeding, application, request for a ruling or other determination, contract, claim, contro

  • The term “covered Medicaid managed care services” means, with respect to an individual enrolled with a managed care entity, items and services for which benefits are available with

  • The term "covered medical services" means general medical care, emergency medical care, athletic training, or physical therapy services. Such term does not include care p

  • the term “covered Medicare individual” means an individual who is entitled to benefits under Medicare part A, but excluding an individual who is eligible to enroll under such part

  • The term “covered member” means a member of the armed forces who is— (A) on active duty under a call or order that does not specify a period of 30 days or less; or (B) on active Gu

  • The term "covered mental health condition" means post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, or other mental health diagnosis described in the current version of

  • the term “covered mental health professional” means a mental health professional working on a crisis intervention team— (A) as an employee of a law enforcement agency; or (B) under

  • The term "covered mentor" means a mentor that enters into an agreement under this chapter, or under any mentor-protege program approved under subsection (b)(1), with a co

  • The term “covered merchandise” means merchandise that is subject to— (A) an antidumping duty order issued under section 1673e of this title ; or (B) a countervailing duty order iss

  • In this section, the term “covered military construction project” means a military construction project for a facility that is used to perform critical functions during a natural o

  • The term “covered military housing” means housing acquired or constructed pursuant to subchapter IV of chapter 169 of this title that is owned by an entity other than the Federal G

  • The term “covered military installation” means a military installation (as defined in section 2801 of this title ) located in the United States.

  • The term “covered military medical treatment facility” means a facility described in subsection (b), (c), or (d) of section 1073d of this title .

  • The term "covered military unaccompanied housing" has the meaning given in section 2856 of this title. / For purposes of this section, section 2856a, and section 2856b, t

  • The term "covered military unit" means a unit of the armed forces whose initial assignment to a military installation or relocation from a military installation to a diff

  • In this title, the term “covered misconduct” means— (1) rape and sexual assault, as described in sections 920(a) and 920(b) of title 10 (articles 120(a) and 120(b) of the Uniform C

  • The term "covered modification" means a modification that will result in a reduction in the quantity of end items to be procured.

  • the terms "covered mortgage obligation", "covered operating expenditure", "covered property damage cost", "covered rent obligation", "c

  • For purposes of this subparagraph, the term “covered motor vehicle safety penalty collections” means any amount collected in connection with a civil penalty under section 30165 of

  • As used in this subsection, the term “covered multifamily dwellings” means— (A) buildings consisting of 4 or more units if such buildings have one or more elevators; and (B) ground

  • Covered nation.—The term "covered nation" means— (A) the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea; (B) the People's Republic of China; (C) the Russian Federation; and

  • In this section, the term “covered national emergency” means the following: (1) A major disaster declared by the President under section 5170 of title 42 . (2) An emergency declare

  • Subject to such regulations as may be issued in accordance with this subchapter, the term “covered national security transaction” means a United States person’s direct or indirect—