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the term “design information” means specific information that relates to the design of a nuclear explosive device and that is not available to the public; and

The term “design projects” means projects that assist minority institutions that do not have their own appropriate resources or personnel to plan and develop long-range science imp

The term "destination country" means a destination or transit country. / The term "destination country" means a destination or transit country.

the term “destination marketing organization” means a nonprofit entity that is— (I) an organization described in section 501(c) of title 26 and exempt from tax under section 501(a)

For purposes of subsections (a), (b), (c), and (j), the term “destruction” includes a process by which materials are recovered from imported merchandise or from an article manufact

The terms “destructive device” and “ammunition” have the meanings given those terms by paragraphs (4) and (17), respectively, of section 921(a) of title 18. / the term “destructive

“Destructively distilled wood turpentine” means wood turpentine obtained in the destructive distillation of the wood.

the term “destructive substance” means an explosive substance, flammable material, infernal machine, or other chemical, mechanical, or radioactive device or material, or matter of

The term “detachable battery” means a battery that is— (A) contained in a separate enclosure from the product; and (B) intended to be removed or disconnected from the product for r

the term “detail” means— (A) the assignment or loan of an employee of an agency to a private sector organization without a change of position from the agency that employs the indiv

The term "detailed instructors" means personnel who are assigned to the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers for a period of time to serve as instructors for the purp

The term “detailed plan and justification” means, with respect to an administrative reorganization, a written report that, at a minimum, includes the following: (A) Specification o

The term “detailed project report” means a report for a project not specifically authorized by Congress in law or otherwise that determines the feasibility of the project with a le

the term “detailee” means an employee of an agency of the United States Government on assignment or loan to the Mansfield Center for Pacific Affairs without a change of position fr

The Administrator, in coordination with the Terrorist Screening Center, shall include on the No Fly List any individual who was a detainee held at the Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay

“Detection agent” means any one of the substances specified in this subsection when introduced into a plastic explosive or formulated in such explosive as a part of the manufacturi

As used in this section, the term "detention facilities operated under contract with the Department" includes, but is not limited to contract detention facilities and det

The term “deteriorated paint” means any interior or exterior paint that is peeling, chipping, chalking or cracking or any paint located on an interior or exterior surface or fixtur

For purposes of this subsection, the term "determination" means a determination described in— (A) paragraph (1)(B) of subsection (a), or (B) clause (i), (ii), (iii), (vi)

The term “determination date” means, with respect to any plan year— (i) the last day of the preceding plan year, or (ii) in the case of the first plan year of any plan, the last da

For purposes of this paragraph, the term "determination month" means— (i) the first month for which the participant is entitled to old-age or survivors' insurance benefit

The term “determination period” means the 90-day period beginning on the decennial determination date, as extended under subsection (b)(2).

For purposes of this section, the term “determination year” means calendar year 1987 and each 5th calendar year thereafter.

The term “determined to be obscene” means determined, in a final judgment of a court of record and of competent jurisdiction in the United States, to be obscene. / The term “determ

The term "determining person" means, with respect to any LIBOR contract, any person with the authority, right, or obligation, including on a temporary basis (as identifie

“Detonator” means any device containing a detonating charge that is used for initiating detonation in an explosive; the term includes, but is not limited to, electric blasting caps

The term “detoxification treatment” means the dispensing, for a period not in excess of one hundred and eighty days, of a narcotic drug in decreasing doses to an individual in orde

“Developed” means a purposeful modification of land, or an interest in land, from its original state that effectuates a condition of gainful and productive present use without furt

The term “developed countries” means countries so designated by the President.

the term “developed lot” includes an interest in a condominium project (including any interest in the common areas) or a share in a cooperative association;

“developer” means any person who, directly or indirectly, sells or leases, or offers to sell or lease, or advertises for sale or lease any lots in a subdivision; / “developer” mean

The term "developing arts organization" means a local arts organization of high artistic promise which—

The term “developing country” means a country that has a shortage of foreign exchange earnings and has difficulty meeting all of its food needs through commercial channels. / The t

The term "developing country with a tropical forest or coral reef" means— (A) (i) a country that has a per capita income of $725 or less in 1994 United States dollars (co

The term “developing new underground coal mine” includes expansion of any existing underground coal mine in a manner designed to increase the rate of production of such mine, and t

The term “developing or transitional country” means a country eligible to receive development assistance under this part.

The term “development” means— (A) research leading to the identification of products or technologies intended for use as agricultural countermeasures to protect animal health; (B)

“development activities” means any activity, including the discharge of dredged or fill material, which results directly in a more than de minimus 1 change in the hydrologic regime

The term "developmental capital" means capital in the form of equity capital investments in rural business investment companies with an objective of fostering economic de

The term “developmental disability” means a severe, chronic disability of an individual that— (i) is attributable to a mental or physical impairment or combination of mental and ph

The term “developmentally appropriate curriculum” means a curriculum that is appropriate for the child's age and all areas of the individual child's development, including educatio

The term “developmental test and evaluation” means— (A) the testing of a capability or asset and the subsystems of the capability or asset to determine whether they meet all contra

The term “developmental venture capital” means capital in the form of equity capital investments in businesses made with a primary objective of fostering economic development in lo

In this subchapter, the term “development area” means the area to be developed, maintained, and used in accordance with this subchapter and the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corp

The term “development center” means— (A) the North Central Regional Center for Rural Development; (B) the Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development or its designee; (C) the S

the term “development companies” means enterprises incorporated under State law with the authority to promote and assist the growth and development of small-business concerns in th

the term “development cost” means the total of all costs, including construction of facilities and civil servant costs, from the period beginning with the approval to proceed to im

In this paragraph, the term "development costs" means costs of— (i) construction, including labor and materials; (ii) project applications; and (iii) other development ac

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “development right” means any right to use the land subject to the qualified conservation easement in which such right is retained for any

The term “development services” means activities that promote community development and are integral to lending or investment activities, including— (A) business planning; (B) fina

The term “development unit” shall mean a part of a project which, for purposes of orderly engineering or reclamation development, is designated as a development unit by order of th

The term “device” means any instrument or contrivance (other than a firearm) which is intended for trapping, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pest or any other form of plan

the term “device-making equipment” means any equipment, mechanism, or impression designed or primarily used for making an access device or a counterfeit access device;

The term “device user facility” means a hospital, ambulatory surgical facility, nursing home, or outpatient treatment facility which is not a physician's office. The Secretary may

The term “diabetes outpatient self-management training services” means educational and training services furnished (at such times as the Secretary determines appropriate) to an ind

The term “diabetes screening tests” means testing furnished to an individual at risk for diabetes (as defined in paragraph (2)) for the purpose of early detection of diabetes, incl

“Diagnostic or treatment center” means a facility for the diagnosis or diagnosis and treatment of ambulatory patients— (1) which is operated in connection with a hospital, or (2) i

The term “diagnostic reading assessment” means an assessment that is— (i) valid, reliable, and based on scientifically based reading research; and (ii) used for the purpose of— (I)

The term “dialing parity” means that a person that is not an affiliate of a local exchange carrier is able to provide telecommunications services in such a manner that customers ha

The term “diesel fuel” means— (i) any liquid (other than gasoline) which is suitable for use as a fuel in a diesel-powered highway vehicle, or a diesel-powered train, (ii) transmix

The term “diesel replacement or retrofit” means a replacement or retrofit, repowering, rebuilding, after treatment, or other technology, as determined by the Administrator.

In this subsection, the term “Dietary Guidelines” means the Dietary Guidelines for Americans published under section 5341 of title 7 .

The term “dietary supplement”— (1) means a product (other than tobacco) intended to supplement the diet that bears or contains one or more of the following dietary ingredients: (A)

When used in this section, the term "different, comparable aspect of the elements to assure safe use" means a risk evaluation and mitigation strategy for a drug that is t

For purposes of this section, the term “differential earnings amount” means, with respect to any taxable year, an amount equal to the product of— (A) the life insurance company's a

For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “differential wage payment” means any payment which— (A) is made by an employer to an individual with respect to any period during which the

For purposes of this section, the term “differently treated item” means any item of tax preference or any other item which is treated differently for purposes of this part than for

For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “different technological characteristics” means, with respect to a device being compared to a predicate device, that there is a significa

The term “difficult development areas” means any area designated by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development as an area which has high construction, land, and utility costs r

The term “difficulty of care payments” means payments to individuals which are not described in subsection (b)(1)(B)(i), and which— (A) are compensation for providing the additiona

The term “digital asset” means any digital representation of value that is recorded on a cryptographically secured distributed ledger. / Except as otherwise provided by the Secreta

The term “digital asset service provider”— (A) means a person that, for compensation or profit, engages in the business in the United States (including on behalf of customers or us

In this subsection, the term “digital data service” includes— (A) digitally-based interactive broadcast service; and (B) wireless Internet access, without regard to— (i) whether su

The term “digital divide” means the gap between those who have an internet-connected computer and the skills to use the computer and those who do not.

The term "digital equity" means the condition in which individuals and communities have the information technology capacity that is needed for full participation in the s

The term “digital forgery” means any intimate visual depiction of an identifiable individual created through the use of software, machine learning, artificial intelligence, or any

The term "digital inclusion"— (A) means the activities that are necessary to ensure that all individuals in the United States have access to, and the use of, affordable i

The term “digital licensee coordinator” means the entity most recently designated pursuant to subsection (d)(5).

The term "digital literacy" means the skills associated with using technology to enable users to find, evaluate, organize, create, and communicate information.

The term "digital literacy skills" means the skills associated with— (A) using technology to enable users to find, evaluate, organize, create, and communicate information

The term “digital music provider” means a person (or persons operating under the authority of that person) that, with respect to a service engaged in covered activities— (A) has a

The term “digital phonorecord delivery” means each individual delivery of a phonorecord by digital transmission of a sound recording that results in a specifically identifiable rep

The term “digital television service” means television service provided pursuant to the transmission standards prescribed by the Commission in section 73.682(d) of its regulations

the terms “audiovisual work”, “computer program”, “copies”, “copyright owner”, “digital transmission”, “financial gain”, “motion picture”, “motion picture exhibition facility”, “pe

the term "digital transmission service" means a service that has the primary purpose of publicly performing works by digital transmission;

The term "dilute media" means media in which the concentration of carbon dioxide is less than 1 percent by volume.

The term “diploma mill” means an entity that— (A) (i) offers, for a fee, degrees, diplomas, or certificates, that may be used to represent to the general public that the individual

The term “diploma school of nursing” means a school affiliated with a hospital or university, or an independent school, which provides primarily or exclusively a program of educati

The term “diplomatic intelligence support center” means an entity to which employees of the various elements of the intelligence community (as defined in section 401a(4) of this ti

The term “diplomatic visa” means a nonimmigrant visa bearing that title and issued to a nonimmigrant in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary of State may prescribe.

The term "direct Act" means an Act (other than this Act), or provision of the Revised Statutes, that is specified in section 1311, 1312, or 1313 of this title. / The term

Subject to subparagraph (B), the term "direct air capture facility" means any facility which uses carbon capture equipment to capture carbon dioxide directly from the amb

The term “direct broadcast satellite frequency band” means the band of frequencies at 12.2 to 12.7 gigahertz.

The term “direct broadcast satellite service” means any direct broadcast satellite system operating in the direct broadcast satellite frequency band.

The term “direct care” means care by an employee or contractor who provides assistance or long-term care services to a recipient.

The term “direct care worker” has the meaning given that term in the 2010 Standard Occupational Classifications of the Department of Labor for Home Health Aides [31–1011], Psychiat

As used in this section, the term “direct communication” includes communication by telephone, facsimile, or electronic mail.

The term “direct-consumption sugar” means any sugar, as defined above, manufactured or marketed in, or brought into, the United States in any form whatsoever, for any purpose other

The term “direct costs”— (A) (i) in the case of a Federal intergovernmental mandate, means the aggregate estimated amounts that all State, local, and tribal governments would be re

“Directed fishing” means fishing targeted at a particular species or stock of fish.