United States Code

In this section, the term “clinically susceptible concentrations” means specific values which characterize bacteria as clinically susceptible, intermediate, or resistant to the dru

The term “clinical nurse specialist” means, for purposes of this subchapter, an individual who— (i) is a registered nurse and is licensed to practice nursing in the State in which

The term "clinical outcome assessment" means— (A) a measurement of a patient's symptoms, overall mental state, or the effects of a disease or condition on how the patient

For purposes of this subsection, the term “clinical practice improvement activity” means an activity that relevant eligible professional organizations and other relevant stakeholde

The term “clinical privileges” includes privileges, membership on the medical staff, and the other circumstances pertaining to the furnishing of medical care under which a physicia

As used in this subchapter, the term “clinical research” means patient oriented clinical research conducted with human subjects, or research on the causes and consequences of disea

The term “clinical social worker” means an individual who— (A) possesses a master's or doctor's degree in social work; (B) after obtaining such degree has performed at least 2 year

The term “clinical social worker services” means services performed by a clinical social worker (as defined in paragraph (1)) for the diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses (o

The term “clinical testing” means any human clinical testing— (i) which is carried out under an exemption for a drug being tested for a rare disease or condition under section 505(

the term "clinical treatment facility" means a medical setting, other than a hospital, that provides detoxification, risk reduction, outpatient treatment and care, reside

The term "clinical workflow" means the integration of automated queries for prescription drug monitoring programs data and analytics into health information technologies

The term “closed” refers to the earliest point in time at which— (A) all criminal proceedings (other than appeals) are concluded, or (B) covert activities are concluded, whichever

The term “Closed Area” means any area within the jurisdiction of a Pacific Island Party that is closed to vessels pursuant to a national law of that Pacific Island Party and is not

The term “closed-loop biomass” means any organic material from a plant which is planted exclusively for purposes of being used at a qualified facility to produce electricity.

The term “closed or realigned military installation” means a military installation where a depot-level maintenance and repair facility was approved in 1995 for closure or realignme

For purposes of this section, the term “closely held business amount” means the value of the interest in a closely held business which qualifies under subsection (a)(1).

The term “closely held C corporation” means any C corporation described in section 465(a)(1)(B).

The term “closely held pass-thru entity” means any pass-thru entity if, at any time during any taxable year for which there is income under the contract, 50 percent or more (by val

For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “closely held real estate investment trust” means a real estate investment trust with respect to which 5 or fewer persons own (after appl

The term “closing transaction” means any termination of the taxpayer's obligation under an option in property other than through the exercise or lapse of the option.

For purposes of this section, the term “closure facility” means a Department of Energy facility at which the Secretary is carrying out a closure project selected under section 2601

The term “closure or close” means the termination of operations at open dumps on Indian land or Alaska Native land and bringing such dumps into compliance with applicable Federal s

The term “clothes washer” means a residential model clothes washer, including a commercial residential style coin operated washer.

In this section, the term "clothing storage unit" means any free-standing furniture item manufactured in the United States or imported for use in the United States that i

The term “cloud computing” has the meaning given the term in Special Publication 800–145 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, or any successor document.

The term "cloud service provider" means an entity offering products or services related to cloud computing, as defined by the National Institute of Standards and Technolo

The term "clutter" means a natural or man-made surface feature that affects the propagation of a signal from a base station.

The term “CO” means carbon monoxide.

The term “CO 2 e” means, with respect to any greenhouse gas, the equivalent carbon dioxide (as determined based on relative global warming potential).

The term “CO 2 e per KWh” means, with respect to any greenhouse gas, the equivalent carbon dioxide (as determined based on global warming potential) per kilowatt hour of electricit

The term “coal” includes coal derivatives. / The term “coal” means metallurgical coal, coking coal, or fuel coke. / The term “coal” means anthracite, bituminous coal, subbituminous

The term “coalbed methane gas” means occluded natural gas produced (or which may be produced) from coalbeds and rock strata associated therewith.

As used in this section, the term “coal combustion byproducts” means the residues from the combustion of coal including ash, slag, and flue gas desulfurization materials.

“Coal mine” means any underground, surface, or strip mine from which coal is obtained. / “coal mine” includes areas of adjoining mines connected underground.

the term “coal or other mine” means a coal or other mine, as defined in section 3 of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 ( 30 U.S.C. 802 ), that is subject to the provis

The term “coal or uranium development activities” means the production, processing, or transportation of coal or uranium.

The term “coal remining operation” means a coal mining operation which begins after February 4, 1987 at a site on which coal mining was conducted before August 3, 1977.

The term “coal seam” means any stratum of coal 20 inches or more in thickness, unless a stratum of less thickness is being commercially worked, or can in the judgment of the Secret

The term “coal wage agreement” means— (A) the National Bituminous Coal Wage Agreement, or (B) any other agreement entered into between an employer in the coal industry and the Unit

The term “coal waste sludge” means the tar decanter sludge and related byproducts of the coking process, including such materials that have been stored in ground, in tanks and in l

The term "coastal acidification" means the decrease in pH and changes in the water chemistry of coastal oceans, estuaries, and Great Lakes from atmospheric pollution, fre

The term “coastal barrier” means— (A) a depositional geologic feature (such as a bay barrier, tombolo, barrier spit, bluff, or barrier island) that— (i) is subject to wave, tidal,

The term "coastal county" has the meaning given the term by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the document entitled "NOAA's List of Coastal Coun

The term "coastal ecosystem" means a biological community of organisms interacting with each other and their habitats in a coastal landscape. / “coastal ecosystem” means

The term “coastal energy activity” means any of the following activities if, and to the extent that (A) the conduct, support, or facilitation of such activity requires and involves

The term “coastal environment” means the navigable waters (including the lands therein and thereunder) and the adjacent shorelines including 1 waters therein and thereunder). The t

The term “coastal fishery management plan” means a plan for managing a coastal fishery resource, or an amendment to such plan, prepared and adopted by the Commission, that— (A) con

The term “coastal fishery resource” means any fishery, any species of fish, or any stock of fish that moves among, or is broadly distributed across, waters under the jurisdiction o

The term “COASTAL Formula” has the meaning given the term in section 4057(a) of title 42. / The term “COASTAL Formula” means the formula established under subsection (b).

The term "coastal habitat assessment" means the process of evaluating the physical, chemical, and biological function of a coastal site to determine the value of the site

The term "coastal habitat enhancement" means the manipulation of the physical, chemical, or biological characteristics of a coastal ecosystem to increase or decrease spec

The term "coastal habitat planning" means the process of developing a comprehensive plan that— (A) characterizes a coastal ecosystem; (B) sets protection, restoration, or

The term "coastal habitat protection" means a long-term action to safeguard habitat of value to fish and wildlife in a coastal ecosystem. / The term "coastal habitat

The term "coastal habitat restoration" means the manipulation of the physical, chemical, or biological characteristics of a coastal ecosystem with the goal of returning,

The term “coastal Indian Tribe” means an “Indian Tribe”, as defined in section 5304 of title 25 , the land of which is located in a coastal State.

The term "coastal landscape" means a portion of a coastal ecosystem within or adjacent to a coastal State that contains various habitat types, including— (A) a fresh or s

the term “coastal management agency” means a State agency designated pursuant to section 306(d)(6) of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 [ 16 U.S.C. 1455(d)(6) ];

The term “Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program” means the State of Washington’s Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program approved under section 1455b of title 16 .

The term “coastal plain” means that area identified as such in the map entitled “Arctic National Wildlife Refuge”, dated August 1980.

the term “coastal political subdivision” means any local political jurisdiction that is immediately below the State level of government, including a county, parish, or borough, wit

The term “coastal population” means the population, as determined by the most recent official data of the Census Bureau, of each political subdivision any part of which lies within

The term “coastal recreation waters” means— (i) the Great Lakes; and (ii) marine coastal waters (including coastal estuaries) that are designated under section 1313(c) of this titl

The term “coastal resource of national significance” means any coastal wetland, beach, dune, barrier island, reef, estuary, or fish and wildlife habitat, if any such area is determ

The term “coastal shoreline community” means a city or county directly adjacent to the open ocean, major estuaries, or the Great Lakes.

The term “coastal state” means a state of the United States in, or bordering on, the Atlantic, Pacific, or Arctic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, Long Island Sound, or one or more of th

“coastal water quality” means the physical, chemical and biological parameters that relate to the health and integrity of coastal ecosystems;

“coastal water quality monitoring” means a continuing program of measurement, analysis, and synthesis to identify and quantify coastal water quality conditions and trends to provid

The term “coastal waters” means (A) in the Great Lakes area, the waters within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States consisting of the Great Lakes, their connecting wat

“coastal wetlands conservation project” means— (A) the obtaining of a real property interest in coastal lands or waters, if the obtaining of such interest is subject to terms and c

“coastal wetlands restoration project” means any technically feasible activity to create, restore, protect, or enhance coastal wetlands through sediment and freshwater diversion, w

The term “coastal zone” means the coastal waters (including the lands therein and thereunder) and the adjacent shorelands (including the waters therein and thereunder), strongly in

For purposes of this section, the term “coastal zone enhancement objective” means any of the following objectives: (1) Protection, restoration, or enhancement of the existing coast

The term “Coast and Geodetic Survey Act” means the Act entitled “An Act to define the functions and duties of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, and for other purposes”, approved Augus

"Coast Guard" means the organization established and continued under section 1 1 of title 14.

In this section, the term “Coast Guard authorization request” means a proposal for legislation that, with respect to the Coast Guard for the relevant fiscal year— (1) recommends en

The term “Coast Guard child development center” means a facility on Coast Guard property or on property under the jurisdiction of the commander of a Coast Guard unit at which child

“Coast Guard District Response Group” means a Coast Guard District Response Group established under subsection (j);

The term “coastline” has the meaning given the term “coast line” in section 1301 of this title .

The term “coast line” means the line of ordinary low water along that portion of the coast which is in direct contact with the open sea and the line marking the seaward limit of in

Coastwise qualified vessel.—The term “coastwise qualified vessel” means a vessel that has been issued a certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement under chapter 121

In this subsection, the term “COBRA continuation coverage” means coverage under a group health plan provided by an employer with 75 or more employees provided pursuant to title XXI

The term “COBRA continuation provision” means any of the following: (A) Section 4980B, other than subsection (f)(1) thereof insofar as it relates to pediatric vaccines. (B) Part 6

For purposes of subsection (a)(10)(F) and this subsection, the term “COBRA premiums” means the applicable premium imposed with respect to COBRA continuation coverage.

The term "Co-Chairs of the Task Force" means the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Attorney General, as established pursuant to Executive Order 1

The term "Code" means the World Anti-Doping Code most recently adopted by WADA on March 5, 2003.

The term “Code Adam alert” means a set of procedures used in public buildings to alert employees and other users of the building that a child is missing.

The term “Code of Conduct” means the code entitled the “Code of Conduct on the Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources”, approved by the Board of Governors of the International

In this section, the term “code of ethics” means such standards as are reasonably necessary to promote— (1) honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or

The term “code set” means any set of codes used for encoding data elements, such as tables of terms, medical concepts, medical diagnostic codes, or medical procedure codes.

the term “code-share relationship” means a relationship pursuant to which any certificated air carrier or foreign air carrier's designation code is used to identify a flight operat

The term “coercion” means— (A) threats of serious harm to or physical restraint against any person; (B) any scheme, plan, or pattern intended to cause a person to believe that fail

As used in this section and section 1356k of this title, the term “coffee” means coffee as defined in article 3 of the International Coffee Agreement, 1983.

The term “cogeneration” means the combined generation by any facility of— (A) electrical or mechanical power, and (B) steam or forms of useful energy (such as heat) which are used

“cogeneration facility” means a facility which produces— (i) electric energy, and (ii) steam or forms of useful energy (such as heat) which are used for industrial, commercial, hea

Except as provided in paragraph (2), the term “cohort default rate” means, for any fiscal year in which 30 or more current and former students at the institution enter repayment on

The terms “joint inventor” and “coinventor” mean any 1 of the individuals who invented or discovered the subject matter of a joint invention.

The term “cold case murder” means a murder— (A) committed more than three years prior to the date of an application by a designated person under section 60901(a) of this title ; (B

the term "collaboration" means to work in partnership with other entities for the purpose of— (A) resolving disputes; (B) addressing issues that may cause or result in di

The term "collaboration program" means a program to promote public safety by ensuring access to adequate mental health and other treatment services for mentally ill adult

The term “collaborative” means 2 or more nonprofit entities that agree to act jointly as a qualified organization under this chapter.