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The terms “emission limitation” and “emission standard” mean a requirement established by the State or the Administrator which limits the quantity, rate, or concentration of emissi

For purposes of this section, the term “emission standard or limitation under this chapter” means— (1) a schedule or timetable of compliance, emission limitation, standard of perfo

The term “emotional support animal” means an animal that is covered by the exclusion specified in section 5.303 of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation)

The term "EMP" means an electromagnetic pulse caused by a nuclear device or nonnuclear device, including such a pulse caused by an act of terrorism.

The terms “employ” and “employment” mean any affiliation of any person with the business operations of a licensee, with or without compensation, including ownership or self-employm

The term “employed” means— (I) earning at least the applicable minimum wage requirement under section 206 of title 29 and working at least 40 hours per month; or (II) being engaged

The term “employed by the Armed Forces outside the United States” means— (A) employed as— (i) a civilian employee of— (I) the Department of Defense (including a nonappropriated fun

In this section, the term “employed by the Department of Homeland Security or the Department of Justice” means— (1) being employed as a civilian employee, a contractor (including a

The term “employed by the Federal Government outside the United States” means— (A) employed as a civilian employee of the Federal Government, as a Federal contractor (including a s

The term “employed, carries on a vocation” includes employment that is full-time or part-time for a period of time exceeding 14 days or for an aggregate period of time exceeding 30

The term “employed individual with a medically improved disability” means an individual who— (A) is at least 16 years of age; (B) is employed (as defined in paragraph (2)); (C) cea

“employee” means any individual whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate or the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives; and / The term “employee”

The term "employee achievement award" means an item of tangible personal property which is— (I) transferred by an employer to an employee for length of service achievemen

The term “employee amount” means any amount paid from a State unemployment fund to the Unemployment Trust Fund which would not have been required to be paid, under the provisions o

The term “employee benefit plan”— (I) has the meaning given to such term in section 1002(3) of title 29 ; (II) includes any plan described in section 401(d) of title 26 ; and (III)

The term “employee discount” means the amount by which— (A) the price at which the property or services are provided by the employer to an employee for use by such employee, is les

The term “employee in fire protection activities” means an employee employed as a firefighter (including a wildland firefighter), paramedic, emergency medical technician, rescue wo

the term “employee in the executive branch” means— (A) an appointed officer or employee in the executive branch; and (B) an expert or consultant in the executive branch, under sect

the term “employee of any other legislative office of the Congress” means an officer or employee of the Architect of the Capitol, the United States Botanic Garden, the Government A

the term "employee of Congress" means— (i) any individual (other than a Member of Congress), whose compensation is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate or the Chief A

The term “employee of the Bureau” includes an officer of the Bureau.

The term “employee of the Capitol Police” includes any member or officer of the Capitol Police.

For purposes of this subsection, the term “employee of the Corporation” includes any employee of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency or of the Consumer Financial Protecti

“Employee of the government” includes (1) officers or employees of any federal agency, members of the military or naval forces of the United States, members of the National Guard w

The term “employee of the House of Representatives” includes an individual occupying a position the pay for which is disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of R

The term “employee of the intelligence community” means an employee (as defined by section 2105 of title 5 , United States Code) of— (I) the Office of the Director of National Inte

The term “employee of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol” includes any employee of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol or the Botanic Garden.

The term “employee of the Senate” includes any employee whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate, but not any such individual employed by any entity listed in subparag

The terms “officer of the United States” and “employee of the United States” have the meanings given the terms “officer” and “employee”, respectively, in sections 2104 and 2105, re

the term “employee on the leadership staff of the House of Representatives” means an employee of the office of a Member of the leadership of the House of Representatives described

the term “employee on the leadership staff of the Senate” means an employee of the office of a Member of the leadership of the Senate described in subparagraph (M);

“employee organization” means— (A) an association or other organization of employees which is national in scope, or in which membership is open to all employees of a Government age

The term “employee-owner” means any employee who owns, on any day during the taxable year, more than 10 percent of the outstanding stock of the personal service corporation. For pu

Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the terms “employee pension benefit plan” and “pension plan” mean any plan, fund, or program which was heretofore or is hereafter establishe

For purposes of this chapter, the term “employee representative” means any officer or official representative of a railway labor organization other than a labor organization includ

To exercise any other power established under this section and such incidental powers as are necessary to carry out its duties and functions under this section. The Corporation may

The term “employees engaged in a high-risk profession” means law enforcement officers (as such term is defined in section 1204 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of

“employee stock ownership plan” means a plan described in section 4975(e)(7) of title 26 , / For purposes of this section, the term “employee stock ownership plan” has the meaning

For purposes of this part, the term “employee stock purchase plan” means a plan which meets the following requirements: (1) the plan provides that options are to be granted only to

For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “employee use” means any use in connection with the performance of services as an employee.

The terms “employee welfare benefit plan” and “pension plan” have the meanings given the terms in section 1002 of title 29 . / The terms “employee welfare benefit plan” and “pensio

The term “employee who maintains the right of way” means an employee who is a safety-related railroad employee described in section 20102(4)(C) of title 49 .

the term “employer” includes any agent or representative designated by the employer; and / The term “employer” includes a State or unit of local government. / The term "employ

“employer corporation” means a corporation which is an employer maintaining the plan, and / “employer corporation” means a corporation which is an employer maintaining the plan, an

The term “employer deferred compensation plan” means any pension, annuity, profit-sharing, or stock bonus plan or other plan deferring the receipt of compensation.

For purposes of this subsection, the term “employer-owned life insurance contract” means a life insurance contract which— (i) is owned by a person engaged in a trade or business an

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “employer provided amounts” means any amount paid or incurred on behalf of the individual by the individual's employer which is foreign ear

The term “employer real property” means real property (and related personal property) which is leased to an employer of employees covered by the plan, or to an affiliate of such em

The term “employer reversion” means the amount of cash and the fair market value of other property received (directly or indirectly) by an employer from the qualified plan.

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “employer securities” has the meaning given such term by section 409(l). The term “securities acquisition loan” shall not include a loan wi

The term “employer security” has the meaning given such term by section 407(d)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. / The term "employer security" h

“employing agency” means— (A) the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of the House of Representatives, for Members and employees of the House of Representatives, except that

The term “employing office” means— (A) the personal office of a Member of the House of Representatives or of a Senator; (B) a committee of the House of Representatives or the Senat

For purposes of paragraph (1) (but not paragraph (2)), the term “employment” includes employment under a personal services contract with the United States. / For purposes of paragr

The term “employment agency” means any person regularly undertaking with or without compensation to procure employees for an employer and includes an agent of such a person; but sh

The term “employment and training activity” means an activity described in section 2864 of this title that is carried out for an adult or dislocated worker. / The term "employ

The term “employment and training program” means a program that contains case management services such as comprehensive intake assessments, individualized service plans, progress m

The term “employment-based plan” means a group benefits plan providing health benefits that— (i) is— (I) maintained by one or more current or former employers (including without li

The term “employment-based retiree health coverage” means health insurance or other coverage of health care costs (whether provided by voluntary insurance coverage or pursuant to s

The term “employment benefits” means all benefits provided or made available to employees by an employer, including group life insurance, health insurance, disability insurance, si

The term “employment handicap” means an impairment, resulting in substantial part from a disability described in section 3102(1)(A) of this title, of a veteran's ability to prepare

For purposes of this section, the term “employment income” includes income from self-employment.

subject to subsection (b), the term “employment loss” means (A) an employment termination, other than a discharge for cause, voluntary departure, or retirement, (B) a layoff exceed

The term “employment office” means a free employment office operated by the Board, or designated as such by the Board pursuant to section 362(i) of this title .

The term “employment- or education-based nonimmigrant visa” means— (A) a nonimmigrant visa issued under subparagraph (A)(iii), (G)(v), (H), or (J) of section 1101(a)(15) of this ti

The term "employment outcome" means, with respect to an individual— (A) entering or retaining full-time or, if appropriate, part-time competitive employment in the integr

The term “employment-related activities” means advocacy, capacity building, and systemic change activities that result in individuals with developmental disabilities acquiring, ret

The term “employment-related expenses” means amounts paid for the following expenses, but only if such expenses are incurred to enable the taxpayer to be gainfully employed for any

The term “employment retention plan” means a plan to pay, upon termination of employment, compensation to an employee of a local educational agency or education association describ

The term “employment service delivery system” means a service delivery system at which or through which labor exchange services, including employment, training, and placement servi

the term “employment service office” means a local office of a State agency; and

A disqualified employment tax levy is any levy in connection with the collection of employment taxes for any taxable period if the person subject to the levy (or any predecessor th

For purposes of this title, the terms “empowerment zone” and “enterprise community” mean areas designated as such under section 1391.

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “empowerment zone employment credit” means the portion of the credit under subsection (a) which is attributable to the credit determined un

For purposes of this subsection, the term “empowerment zone facility bond” means any bond which would be described in subsection (a) if— (A) in the case of obligations issued befor

The term "empty ballast tank" means a tank that— (i) has previously held ballast water that has been drained to the limit of the functional or operational capabilities of

The term “Enabling Clause” means the Decision on Differential and More Favourable Treatment, Reciprocity and Fuller Participation of Developing Countries (L/4903), adopted November

The term “enactment date” means the date of the enactment of the Musical Works Modernization Act. / For purposes of this chapter, the term “enactment date” means the date of the en

The term “enclosed motor” means a motor so enclosed as to prevent the free exchange of air between the inside and outside of the case but not sufficiently enclosed to be termed air

The term “encore service program” means a program, carried out by an eligible entity as described in subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 12572 of this title , that— (A) involves

the term “encryption research” means activities necessary to identify and analyze flaws and vulnerabilities of encryption technologies applied to copyrighted works, if these activi

the term “encryption technology” means the scrambling and descrambling of information using mathematical formulas or algorithms.

The term “Encumbrance Factor” means— (A) 100 percent for a solar energy generation facility; and (B) an amount determined by the Secretary, but not less than 10 percent for a wind

The term “endangered species” means any species which is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range other than a species of the Class Insecta dete

The term “end item” means a production product assembled, completed, and ready for issue or deployment. / The term “end item” means the final production product when assembled or c

For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “end-of-life planning” means verbal or written information regarding— (A) an individual's ability to prepare an advance directive in the cas

The terms “endorsed discount card program” and “endorsed program” mean a prescription drug discount card program that is endorsed (and for which the sponsor has a contract with the

The terms “endorsed discount card program” and “endorsed program” mean a prescription drug discount card program that is endorsed (and for which the sponsor has a contract with the

The term “endorsement contract” means an agreement under which a student athlete is employed or receives consideration for the use by the other party of that individual's person, n

the term “Endowment” means the National Endowment for the Arts.

For purposes of this section, the term “endowment contract” includes a face-amount certificate, as defined in section 2(a)(15) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C., sec

In this section, the term “endowment fund” means the Hispanic-Serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities Fund established under subsection (b). / For the purpose of this part,

the term “endowment fund corpus” means an amount equal to the grants awarded under this subchapter plus an amount equal to such grants provided by Howard University; / The term “En

the term “endowment fund income” means an amount equal to the total value of the endowment fund established under this subchapter minus the endowment fund corpus; / The term “Endow

The term “end product” means any product which contains processed wheat as an ingredient and which is intended, as produced, for consumption as human food, notwithstanding any addi

The term “end product manufacturer” means any person who commercially produces an end product within the United States, but such term shall not include such persons to the extent t

As used in this subsection, the term “end user of imported tobacco” means— (A) a domestic manufacturer of cigarettes or other tobacco products; (B) an entity that mixes, blends, pr

The term "end water user" means a non-Federal entity, including— (A) a State; (B) a political subdivision of a State; (C) an Indian tribe; (D) a utility; (E) a municipal

the term “enemy” means any country, government, group, or person that has been engaged in hostilities, whether or not lawfully authorized, with the United States;

In this section, the term “energetic materials” means critical chemicals and formulations that— (1) release large amounts of stored chemical energy; and (2) are capable of being us