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In this subsection, the term “Export Administration Regulations” means— (A) the Export Administration Regulations as maintained and amended under the authority of the International
the term “Export Assistance Center” means a one-stop shop for United States exporters established by the United States and Foreign Commercial Service of the Department of Commerce
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The terms “export” and “exportation” mean to move from, or the act of movement from, the United States to any place outside the United States. / The terms “export”, “exported”, and
The term “export charges” means any tax, charge, or other fee collected by the country from which softwood lumber or a softwood lumber product, described in section 1683b(a) of thi
the term “export development activity” includes— (I) obtaining a standby letter of credit when required as a bid bond, performance bond, or advance payment guarantee; (II) particip
The terms “export”, “exported”, and “exportation” include shipments to a possession of the United States.
the term “export education” means educating, teaching and training to provide general knowledge and specific skills pertinent to the selling of goods and services to other countrie
the term “export elevator” means any grain elevator, warehouse, or other storage or handling facility in the United States as determined by the Secretary, from which grain is shipp
The term “exporter” means any person who exports honey or honey products from the United States. / The term “exporter” means any person who exports domestic live sheep or greasy wo
The term "exporter or producer" means the exporter of the subject merchandise, the producer of the subject merchandise, or both where appropriate. For purposes of section
the term “export finance specialist” means a full-time equivalent employee of the Office assigned to an Export Assistance Center to carry out the duties described in subsection (e)
For purposes of this paragraph, the term “export financing interest” means any interest derived from financing the sale (or other disposition) for use or consumption outside the Un
the term “export grain” means grain for shipment from the United States to any place outside thereof;
The term “exporting authority” means 1 or more entities designated by a Participant from whose territory a shipment of rough diamonds is being exported as having the authority to v
the term “export port location” means a commonly recognized port of export in the United States or Canada, as determined by the Secretary, from which grain produced in the United S
The term "export price" means the price at which the subject merchandise is first sold (or agreed to be sold) before the date of importation by the producer or exporter o
the term “export promotion data system” means the data system known as the Commercial Information Management System which is maintained and operated by the United States and Foreig
For purposes of this subpart, the term “export promotion expenses” means the following expenses paid or incurred in the receipt or production of export trade income— (1) a reasonab
For purposes of this subchapter, the term “export promotion program” means any activity of the Department of Commerce designed to stimulate or assist United States businesses in ma
For purposes of this subpart, the term “export property” means any property or any interest in property manufactured, produced, grown, or extracted in the United States. / For purp
The term “export targeting” means any government plan or scheme consisting of a combination of coordinated actions (whether carried out severally or jointly) that are bestowed on a
the term “export trade” means trade or commerce in goods or services produced in the United States which are exported, or in the course of being exported, from the United States to
the term “export trade activities” means activities or agreements in the course of export trade,
For purposes of this subpart, the term “export trade assets” means— (1) working capital reasonably necessary for the production of export trade income, (2) inventory of export prop
For purposes of this subpart, the term “export trade corporation” means— (1) A controlled foreign corporation (as defined in section 957) which satisfies the following conditions:
For the purposes of this subpart, the term “export trade income” means net income from— (1) the sale to an unrelated person for use, consumption, or disposition outside the United
the term “export trade services” includes, but is not limited to, consulting, international market research, advertising, marketing, insurance (other than acting as principal, agen
the term “export trading company” means a company which does business under the laws of the United States or any State, which is exclusively engaged in activities related to intern
“Export warehouse” means a bonded internal revenue warehouse for the storage of tobacco products or cigarette papers or tubes or any processed tobacco, upon which the internal reve
“Export warehouse proprietor” means any person who operates an export warehouse.
The term "exposed" includes— (i) directly experiencing or witnessing an event; or (ii) being subjected, in an intense way, to aversive consequences of the event (includin
As used in this subsection, the term “exposure assessment” means an assessment to determine the extent of exposure of, or potential for exposure of, individuals to petroleum from a
As updated from time to time in accordance with paragraph (3), the term “exposure-related cancer” means— (i) bladder cancer; (ii) brain cancer; (iii) breast cancer; (iv) cervical c
The term "exposure tracking record system"— (A) means any system, program, or pilot program used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or the Secretary of Defense to track
“express consent” means consent in writing, including consent conveyed electronically that bears an electronic signature as defined in section 106(5) of Public Law 106–229.
In this paragraph, the term “Express Lane agency” means a public agency that— (I) is determined by the State Medicaid agency or the State CHIP agency (as applicable) to be capable
The term “express lender” means any lender authorized by the Administration to participate in the Express Loan Program.
The term “express loan” means any loan made pursuant to this paragraph in which a lender utilizes to the maximum extent practicable its own loan analyses, procedures, and documenta
The term “Express Loan Program” means the program for express loans established by the Administration under paragraph (25)(B), as in existence on April 5, 2004, with a guarantee ra
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the term “expropriation” includes, but is not limited to, any abrogation, repudiation, or impairment by a foreign government, a political subdivision of a foreign government, or a
For purposes of this subsection, the term “extended active duty” means any period of active duty pursuant to a call or order to such duty for a period in excess of 90 days or for a
The term “extended care services” means the following items and services furnished to an inpatient of a skilled nursing facility and (except as provided in paragraphs (3), (6), and
The term “extended duty” means any period of active duty pursuant to a call or order to such duty for a period in excess of 90 days or for an indefinite period.
For purposes of this paragraph, the term “extended low-income housing commitment” means any agreement between the taxpayer and the housing credit agency— (i) which requires that th
In this part, subject to subparagraph (B), the term “extended-monopoly drug” means, with respect to an initial price applicability year, a selected drug for which at least 12 years
The term “extended period of time” means a period that is normally 1 year, but not less than 6 months.
The term “extended services” means ongoing support services and other appropriate services, needed to support and maintain an individual with a most significant disability in suppo
For purposes of this section, the term “extended trails” means trails or trail segments which total at least one hundred miles in length, except that historic trails of less than o
For purposes of this paragraph, the term “extended use period” means the period— (i) beginning on the 1st day in the compliance period on which such building is part of a qualified
The term “extended-year adjusted cohort graduation rate” means the fraction— (i) the denominator of which consists of the number of students who form the original cohort of enterin
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The term “extension” means the informal education programs conducted in the States in cooperation with the Department of Agriculture.
For purposes of this subsection, the term “extension disapproval resolution” means a resolution of either House of the Congress, the sole matter after the resolving clause of which
Extension of a Program.—In this chapter, the term "extension of a program" means, with respect to a major automated information system program or other major information
For purposes of this paragraph, the term “extension of credit” shall have the meaning prescribed by the Board pursuant to section 375b of this title , and the term “executive offic
The term “extension of protection” means the protection resulting from an international registration that extends to the United States at the request of the holder of the internati
The term “extension program” means the rural electronic commerce extension program established under subsection (b) of this section.
The term “extent of growth lag” means the number of persons who would have been residents in a metropolitan city or urban county, in excess of the current population of such metrop
The term “extent of housing overcrowding” means the number of housing units with 1.01 or more persons per room based on data compiled by the United States Bureau of the Census and
The term “extent of poverty” means the number of persons whose incomes are below the poverty level. Poverty levels shall be determined by the Secretary pursuant to criteria provide
The term “external organization” means— (A) a nonprofit organization with a record of success in running or working with before and after school (or summer recess) programs and act
The term “external power supply” means an external power supply circuit that is used to convert household electric current into DC current or lower-voltage AC current to operate a
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The term “extortion” means the obtaining of property from another, with his consent, induced by wrongful use of actual or threatened force, violence, or fear, or under color of off
The term “extraction of the ores or minerals from the ground” includes the extraction by mine owners or operators of ores or minerals from the waste or residue of prior mining. The
The terms “extradition” and “extradite” mean the extradition of a person in accordance with the provisions of chapter 209 of title 18 (including section 3181(b) of such title) and
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The terms “extradition” and “extradite” mean the extradition of a person in accordance with the provisions of chapter 209 of title 18 (including section 3181(b) of such title) and
the terms “torture” and “extrajudicial killing” have the meaning given those terms in section 3 of the Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991 ( 28 U.S.C. 1350 note).
The term “extra long staple cotton” means cotton that— (A) is produced from pure strain varieties of the Barbadense species or any hybrid thereof, or other similar types of extra l
the term “extramural budget” means the sum of the total obligations minus amounts obligated for such activities by employees of the agency in or through Government-owned, Governmen
The term “extramural institutions” means participants in an activity established under section 4142 of this title , public sector organizations, and nonprofit credentialing organiz
The term “extraordinary ability” means, for purposes of subsection (a)(15)(O)(i), in the case of the arts, distinction.
For purposes of this subsection, the term “extraordinary circumstances” means circumstances in which— (i) suspension of an investigation will be more beneficial to the domestic ind
“extraordinary cost in connection with a relocation” means any cost incurred by the owner of a utility facility in connection with relocation of such facility which is determined b
The term “extraordinary dividend” means any dividend with respect to a share of stock if the amount of such dividend equals or exceeds the threshold percentage of the taxpayer's ad
The term “extraordinary nuclear occurrence” means any event causing a discharge or dispersal of source, special nuclear, or byproduct material from its intended place of confinemen
The term “extraordinary operation and maintenance work” means major, nonrecurring maintenance to Reclamation-owned or operated facilities, or facility components, that is— (A) inte
For purposes of this section, the term “extraterritorial income” means the gross income of the taxpayer attributable to foreign trading gross receipts (as defined in section 942) o
The term “extremely hazardous substance” means a substance on the list described in section 11002(a)(2) of this title .
The term “extremely low-income” means— (A) in the case of owner-occupied units, income not in excess of 30 percent of the area median income; and (B) in the case of rental units, i
The term “extremely low-income renter household” means a household whose income is not in excess of 30 percent of the area median income, with adjustments for smaller and larger fa
The term “extreme weather” means recurrent flooding, drought, desertification, wildfires, thawing permafrost, sea level fluctuation, changes in mean high tides, or any other weathe
For purposes of this 10 subparagraph (A)(iii)(II), the term "eye or eye and ear unit" means a physically separate or distinct unit containing separate surgical suites dev