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The term “E9–1–1 services” means both phase I and phase II enhanced 9–1–1 services, as described in section 20.18 of the Commission's regulations (47 C.F.R. 20.18), as in effect on

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “earliest retirement age” means the earlier of— (i) the date on which the participant is entitled to a distribution under the plan, or (ii)

The term “early and periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment services” means the following items and services: (1) Screening services— (A) which are provided— (i) at intervals

For purposes of subclause (II) of this clause, the term “early approved tribe, organization, or consortium” means an Indian tribe, tribal organization, or tribal consortium that ha

The term "early childhood development" means the development and learning of a child younger than 8 years of age, including physical, cognitive, social, and emotional dev

The term "early childhood development program" means a program that seeks to ensure that every child has the conditions for healthy growth, nurturing family-based care, d

In this section, the terms “early childhood education program”, “elementary school”, and “secondary school” have the meanings given such terms in section 7801 of title 20 . / The t

The term “early childhood educator” means an individual with primary responsibility for the education of children in an early childhood education program. / The term “early childho

The term “early college high school” has the meaning given the term in section 7801 of this title . / The term “early college high school” means a partnership between at least one

The term "early distribution tax" means any increase in tax imposed under section 72(t), 220(f)(4), 223(f)(4), 409A(a)(1)(B), 529(c)(6), 529A(c)(3), or 530(d)(4).

The term “early intervention” means— (A) providing appropriate services for the child who is deaf or hard-of-hearing, including nonmedical services; and (B) ensuring that the famil

The term “early intervention activities” means advocacy, capacity building, and systemic change activities provided to individuals described in paragraph (8)(B) and their families

The term "early intervention services" means developmental services that— (A) are provided under public supervision; (B) are provided at no cost except where Federal or S

The term “early learning program” means— (A) a program of services or activities that helps parents, caregivers, and child care providers incorporate early learning into the daily

the term “early loan” means a loan enrolled at a time when the aggregate covered amount of loans previously enrolled under the Program by a particular participating financial insti

The term “early plant pest detection and surveillance” means the full range of activities undertaken to find newly introduced plant pests, whether the plant pests are new to the Un

The term “early retirees” means individuals who are age 55 and older but are not eligible for coverage under title XVIII of the Social Security Act [ 42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.], and w

The term “early retirement age” means age 62 in the case of an old-age, wife's, or husband's insurance benefit, and age 60 in the case of a widow's or widower's insurance benefit.

For purposes of this paragraph, the terms “early retirement benefit” and “retirement-type subsidy” have the meaning given such terms in subsection (d)(6)(B)(i). / For purposes of t

The term "early-stage project support" includes— (A) feasibility studies; (B) resource evaluations; (C) project appraisal and costing; (D) pilot projects; (E) commercial

Early utility relocation project.—The term "early utility relocation project" means utility relocation activities identified by the State for performance before completio

The term “earned income” shall have the meaning given such term in section 32(c)(2), but such term shall not include any amounts paid or incurred by an employer for dependent care

For purposes of this title, the term “earned income advance amount” means, with respect to any payroll period, the amount determined— (A) on the basis of the employee's wages from

In this section, the term “earned value management national standard” means the most recent version of the EIA-748 Earned Value Management System Standard published by the National

The term “earnings” means compensation paid or payable for personal services, whether denominated as wages, salary, commission, bonus, or otherwise, and includes periodic payments

The term “Earth Prediction Innovation Center” means the community global weather research modeling system described in paragraph (5)(E) of section 8512(b) of this title .

In this paragraph, the term “East Asia and the Pacific” means the region of countries that the Secretary of State designates as within the responsibility of the Bureau for East Asi

the term “eastern tropical Pacific Ocean” means the area of the Pacific Ocean bounded by 40 degrees north latitude, 40 degrees south latitude, 160 degrees west longitude, and the w

For purposes of this chapter, the term “East European country” includes Albania, Bulgaria, the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Roman

In this section, the term "eating disorder" has the meaning given the term "feeding and eating disorders" in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Dis

The term “EBT card” means an electronic benefit transfer card issued under section 2016(h) of this title .

the term “ECI” means the Employment Cost Index (wages and salaries, private industry workers) published quarterly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics;

The term “ecological integrity” means a landscape where ecological processes are functioning to maintain the structure, composition, activity, and resilience of the landscape over

“Ecologically related species” means living marine species which are associated with anadromous stocks found in the Convention area, including, but not restricted to, both predator

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “economically depressed region” means any geographical region which the Corporation determines by regulation to be a region within which re

The term “economically disadvantaged” means economic hardship due to the loss of jobs or income (labor or proprietor) derived from forestry, the wood products industry, or related

The term "economically disadvantaged community" has the meaning given the term as defined by the Secretary under section 160 of the Water Resources Development Act of 202

The term "economically distressed area" means an area described in section 3161(a) of this title. / The term “economically distressed area” means an area described in sec

In this section, the term "economically sustainable transportation" means demand responsive transportation for older individuals—

As used in this section, the term “economic assistance” means assistance under chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2151 and following; relating to

“economic benefit of the overloading” means the amount obtained by multiplying the weight of the overload (in tons) by the lesser of— (A) the average freight rate value of a ton of

the term “economic damage”— (A) means the replacement costs of lost or damaged property or records, the costs of repeating an interrupted or invalidated experiment, the loss of pro

The term “economic development agencies” includes local planning and zoning commissions or boards, community development agencies, and other local agencies and institutions respons

The term "economic development agency" includes a local planning or zoning commission or board, a community development agency, or another local agency or institution res

The term "economic development district" means any area in the United States that— (i) is composed of areas described in section 3161(a) of this title and, to the extent

The term “economic discards” means fish which are the target of a fishery, but which are not retained because they are of an undesirable size, sex, or quality, or for other economi

The terms “community adjustment” and “economic diversification” include the development of feasibility studies and business plans for market diversification within a community adve

The term “economic embargo of Cuba” refers to— (A) the economic embargo (including all restrictions on trade or transactions with, and travel to or from, Cuba, and all restrictions

“Economic enterprise” means any Indian-owned (as defined by the Secretary of the Interior) commercial, industrial, or business activity established or organized for the purpose of

For purposes of this section only, and except as otherwise specifically provided in a valid and enforceable written contract between the plaintiff and the defendant in a Y2K action

The term “economic net worth” means the current cash available to the Fund, plus the net present value of all future cash inflows and outflows expected to result from the outstandi

The term "economic or industrial espionage" means— (A) stealing a trade secret or proprietary information or appropriating, taking, carrying away, or concealing, or by fr

For purposes of this subsection, the term “economic performance” has the meaning given such term by subsection (h).

The term "economic sector" means a sector of the economy of the United States.

The term “economic security” has the meaning given such term in section 474(c)(2) of this title . / The term "economic security" means the condition of having secure and

For purposes of this section, the term “economic self-sufficiency program” means any program designed to encourage, assist, train, or facilitate the economic independence of partic

The term “economic substance doctrine” means the common law doctrine under which tax benefits under subtitle A with respect to a transaction are not allowable if the transaction do

The term "ecosystem" means the complex of a community of organisms and the environment of the organisms. / The term “ecosystem” means any terrestrial, freshwater aquatic,

The term “educated health care consumer” means an individual who is knowledgeable about the health care system, and has background or experience in making informed decisions regard

Teaching and education.—The terms "teaching" and "education" mean formal classroom instruction, laboratory instruction, and practicum experience in the food and

The term “education activities” means advocacy, capacity building, and systemic change activities that result in individuals with developmental disabilities being able to access ap

The terms “educational activities” includes the operations of libraries, schools, day care centers, laboratories, and lecture and demonstration facilities.

The term “educational agency” means a local educational agency or a “State educational agency” as defined by section 801(k) 1 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

For the purposes of this section the term “educational agency or institution” means any public or private agency or institution which is the recipient of funds under any applicable

For the purpose of this part, the term “educational and general expenditures” means the total amount expended by an institution of higher education for instruction, research, publi

The term “educational assistance” means— (A) the payment, by an employer, of expenses incurred by or on behalf of an employee for education of the employee (including, but not limi

"educational expenses" means expenses that are directly attributable to a course of education leading to the award of either a baccalaureate or graduate degree in a cours

“educational institution” means a degree granting institution of at least a baccalaureate level; / The term “educational institution” means an institution of higher education, a lo

Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C), the term “educational organization” means any organization or entity that— (i) provides an educational program for a fee; and (ii)

Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term “educational program” means a special honors program, seminar, citizenship experience, government study program, educational vacati

the term “educational programs abroad” means programs of study, internships, or service learning outside the United States which are part of a foreign language or other internation

For purposes of subsection (c)(3) of this section and sections 170(c)(2), 2055(a)(2), and 2522(a)(2), the term “educational purposes” includes the providing of care of children awa

The term “educational research” includes basic and applied research, inquiry with the purpose of applying tested knowledge gained to specific educational settings and problems, dev

The term “educational service agency” has the meaning given the term in section 7801 of this title . / For purposes of parts B, D, and E, the term “educational service agency” has

the term “educational television programming for children” means any television program which is directed to an audience of children who are 16 years of age or younger and which is

The term "education and training service" means a supportive service designed to assist older individuals to better cope with their economic, health, and personal needs t

The term "education component" means the education component of the geologic mapping program described in section 31c(d)(3) of this title.

The term “education line officer” means a member of the education personnel under the supervision of the Director of the Office, whether located in a central, area, or agency offic

The term “education loan” has the meaning given the term in section 1019 of this title.

For purposes of this subsection, the terms “educator” and “education position” have the meanings contained in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection ( o ). / The term “education posi

The term “education provider” means— (A) an institution of higher education, as defined in section 1001 of title 20 ; or (B) a postsecondary vocational institution, as defined in s

For the purposes of this section, the term “education records” means, except as may be provided otherwise in subparagraph (B), those records, files, documents, and other materials

For purposes of this subsection, the terms “educator” and “education position” have the meanings contained in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection ( o ). / The term “educator” mean

For purposes of subsection (b)(13), the term “educator expenses” means expenses of a type which would be described in section 62(a)(2)(D) if— (1) such section were applied— (A) wit

The term “effective competition” means that— (A) fewer than 30 percent of the households in the franchise area subscribe to the cable service of a cable system; (B) the franchise a

Subject to subclause (II), for purposes of clause (i)(II), the term “effective control” means 1 or more agreements or arrangements similar to those described in subclauses (II) and

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “effective date” means, with respect to a termination described in subparagraph (A), the later of— (i) the date on which such termination i

The term “effective date of the contract” means the day upon which a boxer becomes legally bound by the contract.

“effective date of the final system plan” means the date on which the final system plan or any revised final system plan is deemed approved by Congress, in accordance with section

The term “effective date of transfer” means the date on which the mortgage payment of a borrower is first due to the transferee servicer of a mortgage loan pursuant to the assignme

The term “effective financing statement” means a statement that— (A) is an original or reproduced copy of the statement, or, in the case of a State which (under the applicable Stat

For purposes of this section, the term “effective interest rate” means, with respect to any plan for any plan year, the single rate of interest which, if used to determine the pres

The term “effectively connected earnings and profits” means earnings and profits (without diminution by reason of any distributions made during the taxable year) which are attribut

The term “effectively connected income” means any income which is effectively connected (or treated as effectively connected) with the conduct of a trade or business in the United

For purposes of this section, the term “effectively connected taxable income” means the taxable income of the partnership which is effectively connected (or treated as effectively

The term “effective period of the Declaration” means the effective period specified in the Declaration, unless extended by the Secretary.

The term “effective price” means the price calculated by the Secretary under section 7954 of this title for peanuts to determine whether counter-cyclical payments are required to b

the term “effective registration date” means the date of international registration determined by the International Bureau under the treaty;

The term “efficacy supplement” means a supplement to an approved premarket application under section 262 of title 42 that requires substantive clinical data.

The term “efficiency descriptor” means the ratio of the useful output to the total energy input, determined using the test procedures prescribed under section 6293 of this title an