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  • The term "eligible local educational agency" means a local educational agency that— (A) is among the local educational agencies in the State with the highest numbers or p

  • The term “eligible local entity” means— (A) a high-need local educational agency; or (B) an eligible local partnership.

  • The term “eligible local partnership” means a partnership that— (A) shall include at least one high-need local educational agency and at least one— (i) local educational agency tha

  • The term "eligible low-income housing" means any housing financed by a loan or mortgage— (A) that is— (i) insured or held by the Secretary under section 1715l(d)(3) of th

  • Eligible low-income individual.—The term "eligible low-income individual" means an individual whose family income is at or below 150 percent of the poverty line (as that

  • The term “eligible management entity” means, with respect to any public housing project, any of the following entities: (A) A public or private nonprofit organization, which may— (

  • The term “eligible material” means renewable biomass harvested directly from the land, including crop residue from any crop that is eligible to receive payments under title I of th

  • In this section, the term “eligible member” means a member of the armed forces on active duty who is eligible for basic educational assistance under chapter 30 of title 38 and who—

  • The term “eligible metropolitan area” means any of the 100 most populous metropolitan statistical areas in the United States. / the term “eligible metropolitan area” means any Metr

  • The term “eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers” means individuals who are eligible migrant farmworkers or are eligible seasonal farmworkers. / The term "eligible migrant

  • The term “eligible migrant farmworker” means— (A) an eligible seasonal farmworker described in paragraph (4)(A) whose agricultural labor requires travel to a job site such that the

  • In this subsection, the term "eligible military borrower" means an individual who— (A) (i) is serving on active duty during a war or other military operation or national

  • The term "eligible milk" means Class I fluid milk products produced and processed in the United States.

  • As used in paragraph (3)(A), the term “eligible month” means, with respect to a State, a month in the 2-month period that begins with any month for which the State is a needy State

  • The term “eligible mortgage” means a mortgage— (A) the mortgagor of which— (i) occupies such property as his or her principal residence; and (ii) cannot, subject to such standards

  • For purposes of this subsection, the term “eligible multifamily housing” means any housing financed by a loan or mortgage that is (A) insured or held by the Secretary under subsect

  • The term “eligible multifamily housing property” means a property consisting of more than 4 dwelling units— (I) to which the Corporation acquires title either in its corporate capa

  • In this subsection, the term “eligible national association” means a national association with demonstrated experience in providing training and technical assistance to protection

  • The term "eligible national nonprofit organization" means an organization of national scope that— (A) is supported by staff, which may include volunteers, or affiliates a

  • The term “eligible neighborhood development activity” means— (A) creating permanent jobs in the neighborhood; (B) establishing or expanding businesses within the neighborhood; (C)

  • The term “eligible neighborhood development organization” means— (A) (i) an entity organized as a private, voluntary, nonprofit corporation under the laws of the State in which it

  • The term “eligible newspaper plan sponsor” means the plan sponsor of— (A) any community newspaper plan, or (B) any other plan sponsored, as of April 2, 2019, by a member of the sam

  • The term "eligible nonprofit organization" means an organization that— (A) is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and that is exempt from

  • Subject to the limitations in paragraph (2) and the prohibition in paragraph (3), the term “eligible not-for-profit holder” means an eligible lender under subsection (d) (except fo

  • “eligible obligation” means any security designated as acceptable in lieu of a surety bond by the Secretary of the Treasury.

  • "eligible offender" means a primary caretaker parent who— (A) has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more than 7 years or is awaiting sentencing for a convic

  • The term “eligible operating costs” means costs relating to— (A) emergency response; (B) cleaning; (C) sanitization; (D) janitorial services; (E) staffing; (F) workforce retention;

  • Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term “eligible operations and maintenance” means all Federal operations, maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation, including (i) maintena

  • The term “eligible orchardist” means a person that produces annual crops from trees for commercial purposes. / The term “eligible orchardist” means a person that produces annual cr

  • The term “eligible organization” means an organization that is— (A) described in section 1722(d) of this title ; and (B) with respect to nongovernmental organizations, subject to r

  • The term “eligible participant” means a qualified beginning farmer or rancher that— (A) lacks significant financial resources or assets; and (B) has an income that is less than— (i

  • The term "eligible partner" means— (i) a State agency or regional authority; (ii) a philanthropic organization; (iii) a private corporation; (iv) an institution of higher

  • In this section, the term “eligible partnership” means a partnership consisting of a land-grant college or university and other entities specified in subsection (c)(1) of this sect

  • In this part, the term “eligible partnerships” means an entity that— (A) shall include— (i) a partner institution; (ii) a school of arts and sciences; and (iii) a high need local e

  • the term "eligible patient" means a patient— (A) who has been diagnosed with a life-threatening disease or condition (as defined in section 312.81 of title 21, Code of Fe

  • The term “eligible PBGC pension recipient” means, with respect to any month, any individual who— (A) has attained age 55 as of the first day of such month, and (B) is receiving a b

  • the terms “accessible format”, “authorized entity”, and “eligible person” have the meanings given those terms in section 121 of title 17 ; and / The term “eligible person” means a

  • The term “eligible person or entity” means a live venue operator or promoter, theatrical producer, or live performing arts organization operator, a relevant museum operator, a moti

  • As used in this subparagraph, the term “eligible pesticide chemical residue” means a pesticide chemical residue as to which— (I) the Administrator is not able to identify a level o

  • "eligible place" means a place in the United States that— (A) (i)(I) was an eligible point under section 419 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 before October 1, 1988; (

  • For purposes of clause (i), the term “eligible plan” means a plan which provides that any nonforfeitable accrued benefit for which the present value (as determined under section 41

  • For purposes of this subparagraph, the term “eligible plan year” means any plan year beginning in 2008, 2009, 2010, or 2011, except that a plan year shall only be treated as an eli

  • “Eligible portfolio company” means any issuer which— (A) is organized under the laws of, and has its principal place of business in, any State or States; (B) is neither an investme

  • For purposes of this section, the term “eligible practitioner” means a physician or other health care practitioner, such as a nurse practitioner, that— (A) is enrolled under sectio

  • In this subsection, the term “eligible pregnant woman” means any woman who is pregnant on the date on which such woman becomes a victim of domestic violence, sexual violence, sexua

  • The term “eligible preschool program” means a program that— (A) provides for the care, development, and education of infants, toddlers, or young children age five and under; (B) me

  • the term “eligible prisoner” means a prisoner who is— (i) determined by the Bureau of Prisons to have a substance abuse problem; and (ii) willing to participate in a residential su

  • The term “eligible privately held company” means a privately held company that meets both of the following conditions: (I) The company does not have any class of securities registe

  • In this section, the term “eligible producer” means a producer of advanced biofuels.

  • The term “eligible producer on a farm” means an individual or entity described in subparagraph (B) that, as determined by the Secretary, assumes the production and market risks ass

  • The term “eligible product” means, with respect to any foreign country or instrumentality that is— (i) a party to the Agreement, a product or service of that country or instrumenta

  • the term “eligible product developer” means a person that seeks to develop a product for approval pursuant to an application for approval under subsection (b)(2) or (j) of section

  • The term “eligible production” means milk produced by a producer in a participating State. / The term “eligible production” means milk produced by a producer in a participating Sta

  • The term “eligible professional” has the meaning given that term in section 1395w–4(k)(3)(B) of this title and includes a group that includes such professionals. / The terms “eligi

  • The term “eligible professional development provider” means a provider of professional development in reading instruction to teachers, including special education teachers, that is

  • In this subparagraph, the term “eligible professional organization” means a professional organization as defined by nationally recognized specialty boards of certification or equiv

  • The term “eligible program” means a program administered by the Rural Utilities Service and authorized in— (A) this chapter; or (B) paragraph (1), (2), (14), (22), or (24) of secti

  • In this subsection, the term “eligible program participant” means an individual who— (A) has successfully completed an academic program for which a scholarship or fellowship under

  • The term “eligible project” means any project described in section 10606(a)(3) of this title . / In general.—The term "eligible project" means a project to replace, rehab

  • Eligible project costs.—The term “eligible project costs” means amounts substantially all of which are paid by, or for the account of, an obligor in connection with a project, incl

  • In this section, the term “eligible project or activity” means a project or activity within an existing operational right-of-way (as defined in section 771.117(c)(22) of title 23,

  • The term “eligible project partner” means any person who— (i) is responsible for, or participates in, the design or construction of the advanced nuclear power facility to which the

  • the term “eligible project resident” means elderly handicapped individuals, nonelderly handicapped individuals, or temporarily disabled individuals, who are residents of congregate

  • The term “eligible property” means— (A) in the case of any qualifying advanced coal project using an integrated gasification combined cycle, any property which is a part of such pr

  • “eligible protected employee” means a protected employee who is deprived of employment, or who is adversely affected related to compensation, because of a qualifying dislocation.

  • The term “eligible provider” means— (A) a local educational agency; (B) a community-based organization of demonstrated effectiveness; (C) a volunteer literacy organization of demon

  • The term "eligible public entities" means— (A) the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission; (B) the Corps of Engineers; (C) the North Ame

  • In this section, the term “eligible public entity” means any unit of general local government. / For purposes of this section, the term “eligible public entity” means any unit of g

  • The term “eligible public utility property loss” means any loss with respect to public utility property located in the Gulf Opportunity Zone and attributable to Hurricane Katrina.

  • The term "eligible pulse crop" means dry beans, dry peas, lentils, and chickpeas.

  • The term "eligible pump station" means a pump station— (A) that is a feature of— (i) a federally authorized flood or coastal storm risk management project; or (ii) an int

  • For purposes of this paragraph, the term “eligible qualified heir” means a qualified heir who— (i) is the surviving spouse of the decedent, (ii) has not attained the age of 21, (ii

  • the term “eligible recipient” means an individual or entity that is eligible to receive a covered loan; / the term "eligible recipient" means the recipient of a covered l

  • The term “eligible recipient agency” means a public or nonprofit organization that— (A) administers— (i) an emergency feeding organization; (ii) a charitable institution (including

  • The term “eligible remediation expenditures” means, with respect to any qualifying brownfield property, any amount paid or incurred by the eligible taxpayer to an unrelated third p

  • The term "eligible reservist" means a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces ordered to perform active service for a period of more than 30 consecutive days.

  • The term “eligible resident” means a person residing in eligible housing for the elderly who qualifies under the definition of frail elderly, person with disabilities (regardless o

  • The term “eligible residential property” includes eligible single family properties and eligible multifamily housing properties. / The term “eligible residential property” includes

  • The term “eligible response site” means a site that meets the definition of a brownfield site in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (39), as modified by subparagraphs (B) and (

  • The term “eligible retired public safety officer” means an individual who, by reason of disability or attainment of normal retirement age, is separated from service as a public saf

  • The term “eligible retirement plan” shall have the meaning given such term by section 402(c)(8)(B). / For purposes of this paragraph, the term “eligible retirement plan” has the me

  • The term "eligible revenue sharing consolidated government" means a county, parish, or borough— (A) that has been classified by the Bureau of the Census as an active gove

  • The term "eligible revenue sharing county" means— (A) a county, parish, or borough— (i) that is independent of any other unit of local government; and (ii) that, as deter

  • the term “eligible rollover distribution” has the meaning given such term by section 402(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and / For purposes of this subsection, the term

  • The term “eligible rural community” means a community located in a rural area (as defined in section 1991(a)(13)(A) of this title).

  • The term "eligible rural electric cooperative plan" means a plan maintained by more than 1 employer, with respect to which at least 85 percent of the employers maintainin

  • The term “eligible satellite carrier” means any satellite carrier that is not a party to a carriage contract that— (A) governs carriage of at least 30 qualified noncommercial educa

  • The term “eligible school” means— (A) a public school, including a charter school, at which— (i) at least 30 percent of the students enrolled in the school are from families with i

  • The terms “eligible school attendance area” and “school attendance area” have the meanings given the terms in section 6313(a)(2) of this title .

  • The term “eligible seasonal farmworker” means— (A) a disadvantaged person who, for 12 consecutive months out of the 24 months prior to application for the program involved, has bee

  • the term “eligible self-employed individual” has the meaning given the term in section 7002(b) of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Public Law 116–127); / the terms “add

  • For purposes of this paragraph, the term “eligible seller” means an assigned operator described in section 9704(j)(2) or a related person to such assigned operator.

  • The term "eligible service area" means an area in which broadband service capacity is less than— (A) a 10-Mbps downstream transmission capacity; and (B) a 1-Mbps upstream

  • The term “eligible service lands” means public lands, Indian lands, and Hawaiian home lands.

  • As used in this subsection, the term “eligible service provider” means— (A) a local school food service authority; (B) a service institution or private nonprofit organization descr

  • The term “eligible single family property” means a 1- to 4-family residence (including a manufactured home)— (i) to which the Corporation acquires title in its corporate capacity,

  • The term “eligible small agri-biodiesel producer” means a person who, at all times during the taxable year, has a productive capacity for agri-biodiesel not in excess of 60,000,000

  • The term "eligible small airport concession" means a concession (as defined in section 23.3 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations), that is in-terminal and— (A) a smal

  • The term "eligible small business" means any business concern which, in the agency's judgment, due to its small size, has neither adequate internal resources nor financia

  • the term “eligible small business concern” means a small business concern— (I) that has suffered disaster-related substantial economic injury as a result of the applicable major di