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The term "covered Native entity" means a Native entity with interests in a coral reef ecosystem. / The term “covered Native entity” has the meaning given the term in sect

In this subsection, the term “covered naval vessel” means any of the following: (A) A naval vessel. (B) Any other vessel under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy. (C) A

The term “covered network” means a network or information system of a cleared defense contractor that contains or processes information created by or for the Department of Defense

The term "covered non-Department provider" means a medical provider who is not an employee of the Department and who provides examinations with respect to medical disabil

The term "covered nontactical vehicle" means any vehicle— (A) that is not a tactical vehicle designed for use in combat; and (B) that is purchased or leased by the Depart

The Administrator may authorize the manager of a covered nuclear weapons research, development, testing or production facility to engage in research, development, and demonstration

The Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration may authorize the plant manager of a covered nuclear weapons production plant to engage in research, development,

The term "covered offender" means an individual who obtains, patronizes, or solicits a commercial sex act involving a person subject to severe forms of trafficking in per

The term "covered offense" means— (A) an offense under section 917a (article 117a), section 918 (article 118), section 919 (article 119), section 919a (article 119a), sec

Covered offeror.—The term "covered offeror" means any offeror that requires or may reasonably be expected to require, during the period of performance on a shipbuilding c

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “covered officer” means, with respect to an entity— (i) a member of the board of directors, board of supervisors, or equivalent governing b

In this subsection, the term “covered official” means a Secretary concerned, the Director of the Army National Guard, or the Director of the Air National Guard. / The term “covered

The term "covered official of the Department of Defense" means any of the following: (A) A civilian appointed to a position in the Department of Defense by the President,

For purposes of this subsection, the term “covered OPD services”— (i) means hospital outpatient services designated by the Secretary; (ii) subject to clause (iv), includes inpatien

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

In this section, the term “covered operations” means— (1) operations under part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations; or (2) operations by a person that— (A) holds an air c

the term "covered operations expenditure" means a payment for any business software or cloud computing service that facilitates business operations, product or service de

The term “covered osteoporosis drug” means an injectable drug approved for the treatment of post-menopausal osteoporosis provided to an individual by a home health agency if, in ac

Subject to the exceptions in paragraph (3), the term “covered outpatient drug” means— (A) of those drugs which are treated as prescribed drugs for purposes of section 1396d(a)(12)

The term "covered outreach" means outreach with respect to— (A) benefits administered by the Under Secretary for Benefits; or (B) similar benefits administered by a State

In this section, the term “covered ozone nonattainment area” means a Serious Area, as classified under section 7511 of this title as of October 27, 1998.

Except as provided in this subsection, for purposes of this part, the term “covered part D drug” means— (A) a drug that may be dispensed only upon a prescription and that is descri

The term "covered partnership" means a partnership between— (A) a State, or 1 or more political subdivisions of a State; and (B) a provider of fixed broadband service.

The term "covered payer" means a third-party payer or other insurance, medical service, or health plan.

“covered pay schedule” means the General Schedule, any prevailing rate schedule established under subchapter IV of this chapter, or a special occupational pay system under subchapt

In this paragraph, the term “covered percentage” means— (i) for fiscal year 2008, 30 percent; (ii) for fiscal year 2009, 40 percent; (iii) for fiscal year 2010, 50 percent; (iv) fo

the term “covered period” means the period beginning on the date on which the Secretary of the applicable conference submits the letter described in subsection (b); and / The term

In this paragraph, the term “covered permanent improvement” means a permanent improvement (including an interest in such an improvement) that is— (i) included in the estate of a de

In this section, the term “covered person” means any person who— (1) transfers from a position of employment covered by chapter 83 or 84 or subchapter I or II of chapter 8 1 of the

The term "covered persons" means all trainers, owners, breeders, jockeys, racetracks, veterinarians, persons (legal and natural) licensed by a State racing commission and

In this subsection, the term “covered pilot program” means any initiative, project, innovation, or other activity— (A) established by the Administrator; (B) relating to an SBIR or

The term “covered plan” means a group health plan as defined in section 1191b(a) of this title and the terms “health insurance coverage” and “health insurance issuer” have the mean

In this section, the term "covered policy document" means any classified or unclassified Presidential Policy Directive, Presidential Policy Guidance, or other similar pol

The term "covered populations" means— (A) individuals who live in covered households; (B) aging individuals; (C) incarcerated individuals, other than individuals who are

the term “covered position” means a position as a law enforcement officer, customs and border protection officer, firefighter, air traffic controller, nuclear materials courier, me

The term “covered post-service employment” means direct or indirect employment by, representation of, or any provision of advice or services relating to national security, intellig

The term “covered post-service position” means a position of employment described in paragraph (2). / The term "covered post-service position" means a position of employm

In this section, the term “covered practice” means any practice that discriminates for or against any person in a manner prohibited by the Constitution of the United States, the Ci

In this section, the term “covered preparatory course” means a course— (1) for a licensing or certification test that is required or used to enter into, maintain, or advance in emp

Covered printed circuit board.—The term "covered printed circuit board" means any partially manufactured or complete bare printed circuit board or fully or partially asse

the term “covered prisoner” means an individual who— (A) was convicted of a level A offense or level B offense; (B) was sentenced to a term of imprisonment for the offense describe

The term “covered privacy and configuration standard” means the minimum standards for privacy and configuration applicable to covered military unaccompanied housing described in De

In this section, the term “covered private sector employee” means— (A) an individual employed by a private firm that is engaged in providing to the Department of Defense significan

Covered procurement.—The term "covered procurement" means— (A) a source selection for a covered system or a covered item of supply involving either a performance specific

Covered procurement action.—The term "covered procurement action" means any of the following actions, if the action takes place in the course of conducting a covered proc

The term “covered producer” means an eligible producer on a farm that is— (A) as determined by the Secretary— (i) a beginning farmer or rancher; (ii) a socially disadvantaged farme

the term “covered product” means a consumer product manufactured by a small batch manufacturer where no more than 7,500 units of the same product were manufactured in the previous

The term “covered product improvement program” means a program under which— (A) a modification or upgrade will be made to a covered system which (as determined by the Secretary of

In this paragraph, the term “covered product or service” means— (i) a product or service that— (I) is included on the procurement list under section 8503(a) of title 41; and (II) w

The term “covered professional services” has the meaning given that term in section 1395w–4(k)(3)(A) of this title . / The terms “eligible professional” and “covered professional s

The term “covered program” means— (A) each research program carried out by the Agricultural Research Service or the Economic Research Service for which annual appropriations are re

The term “covered programs” means the State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program established under section 1723 of this title and the Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program esta

In this section, the term “covered project” means— (1) the Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility, Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina (Project 21–D–511); or (2) the P

Covered Project Delivery Contract Defined.—In this section, the term "covered project delivery contract" means— (1) an agreement that provides for both design and constru

The term “covered property” means any property— (A) to which— (i) the Resolution Trust Corporation has acquired title in its corporate or receivership capacity; or (ii) the Federal

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

The term "covered protege" means a protege of a covered mentor that is a Puerto Rico business.

The term "covered provider" means, subject to subparagraph (B), with respect to a State, a health care provider who is participating under the State plan (or waiver of th

In this paragraph, the term “covered provision” means— (i) any otherwise applicable nondisclosure agreement; (ii) any otherwise applicable regulation or order issued under the auth

The term "covered provision of law" means the following: (A) Section 1647 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 111

The term “covered public building” means a public building (as defined in section 3301) that is open to the public and contains a public restroom, and includes a building listed in

In this section, the term “covered reason” means any reason related to an emergency situation, including— (1) illness, quarantine, or social distancing requirements; (2) issues ass

In this subparagraph, the term “covered recipient” means an eligible recipient that— (I) operates as a sole proprietorship or as an independent contractor, or is an eligible self-e

The term “covered recreational vessel” means a recreational vessel that is— (A) less than 26 feet overall in length; and (B) capable of developing 115 pounds or more of static thru

The term "covered recreation facility" means a federally owned campground, resort, cabin, or visitor center that is— (A) in existence on January 4, 2025; and (B) located

The term “covered reef manager” means— (A) a management unit of a covered State with jurisdiction over a coral reef ecosystem; (B) a covered State; or (C) a coral reef stewardship

The term “covered refrigeration unit” means any— (A) commercial refrigerated truck; (B) commercial refrigerated trailer; or (C) commercial refrigerator, freezer, or refrigerator-fr

The term "covered regulatory provision" means any of the following provisions, as in effect on the day before December 20, 2019, and as such provisions relate to North Ko

The term "covered relative" means— (A) the primary next of kin of the covered employee; (B) two family members (other than primary next of kin) of the covered employee; a

The term "covered remedy" means an outcome— (I) that is a criminal conviction, an injunction, or a condemnation, a civil monetary payment, a product recall, a repair or r

“covered rental vehicle” means a motor vehicle that— (A) has a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less; (B) is rented without a driver for an initial term of less than

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

The term “covered repair station” means a facility that— (A) is located outside the United States; (B) is a part 145 repair station; and (C) performs heavy maintenance work on airc

The term "covered respite care" means, with respect to a caregiver of a veteran, respite care under section 1720B of this title that— (A) is medically and age appropriate

The term “covered retired pay” means retired pay under— (A) this title; (B) title 14; (C) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002

The term “covered rural service area licensing proceeding” means the proceeding of the Commission for the grant of cellular radiotelephone licenses for rural service areas #492 (Mi

In this clause, the term “covered sale” means a sale by a small business concern— (aa) that the small business concern claims to be attributable to an SBIR or STTR award; (bb) for

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “covered sales” means sales by members of the affiliated group (other than foreign affiliates) to persons who are not members of the affili

In this section, the term "covered savings association" means a Federal savings association that makes an election that is approved under subsection (b).

In this subchapter, the term “covered school” means an elementary school or secondary school (as such terms are defined in section 7801 of title 20 ) or an institution of higher ed

In this section, the term “covered schools” means elementary or secondary schools at which the Secretary determines a significant number of dependents of members of the armed force

For purposes of this subchapter, the term “covered section 8 housing” means housing described in section 13641(2)(G) of this title that was originally designed for occupancy by eld

The term “covered security” means a security that satisfies the standards for a covered security specified in paragraph (1) or (2) of section 77r(b) of this title at the time durin

The term “covered selection information” means— (A) any information that is contained in any application or request for assistance, or any information regarding the decision of the

The term “covered service” means active duty performed by a member of a reserve component under an order to active duty for a period of more than 30 days which specifies that the m

the term “covered servicemember” means— (A) a member of the Armed Forces (including a member of the National Guard or Reserves) who is undergoing medical treatment, recuperation, o

The term “covered service provider” means a service provider that enters into a contract or arrangement with the covered plan and reasonably expects $1,000 (or such amount as the S

The term “covered services” means any guard, elevator operator, messenger, or custodial services.

the term "covered sex offender" means an individual who— (A) is a sex offender, as defined in section 21503(f) of title 34; and (B) is currently required to register unde

The term "covered ship" means a commissioned battle force ship that is included in the battle force count of the Naval Vessel Register. / “covered ship” means a ship that

The term "covered skilled nursing facility services"— (I) means post-hospital extended care services as defined in section 1395x(i) of this title for which benefits are p

The term "covered small business" means a qualified small business concern as defined pursuant to section 3(a) of the Small Business Act that has entered into a contract

In this paragraph, the term “covered small business concern” means a small business concern that— (i) was not majority-owned by multiple venture capital operating companies, hedge

The term “covered small carrier” means a carrier (as defined in section 153 of this title ) that— (A) has not more than 1,500 employees (as determined under section 121.106 of titl

Covered small passenger vessel.—The term "covered small passenger vessel"— (A) means a small passenger vessel, as defined in section 2101, that is— (i) not a wing-in-grou

The term "covered sports medicine professional" means a physician, athletic trainer, or other health care professional who— (A) is licensed to practice in the primary Sta

The term "covered spouse" means an individual who is married to an individual who— (A) (i) is an employee of the Department of State or an element of the intelligence com

The term “covered State” means each of the States of California, Louisiana, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, and Washington. / The term "covered Stat

The term "covered statutory requirement" means a requirement under any covered provision of law.

In this paragraph, the term "covered study-abroad course" means a course that— (i) is provided as a part of a program of education offered by an educational institution u