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For purposes of this section, the term “federally owned treatment works” means a facility that is owned and operated by a department, agency, or instrumentality of the Federal Gove
The term “federally permitted release” means (A) discharges in compliance with a permit under section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act [ 33 U.S.C. 1342 ], (B) dischar
The term “federally protected function” means any function, operation, or action carried out, under the laws of the United States, by any department, agency, or instrumentality of
The term “federally protected species” means a species that is or previously was protected under— (A) the Act of June 8, 1940 (commonly known as the “Bald and Golden Eagle Protecti
The term “Federally qualified health center” means an entity which— (A) (i) is receiving a grant under section 330 of the Public Health Service Act [ 42 U.S.C. 254b ], or (ii) (I)
The term “Federally qualified health center services” means— (A) services of the type described in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (1) and preventive services (as define
The term “federally recognized area of economic distress” means— (A) a HUBZone, as that term is defined in section 657a(b) of this title ; (B) an area that— (i) has been designated
For purposes of this section, the term “federally recognized Indian tribe” means any Indian tribe, band, nation, pueblo, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska
The term “federally recognized tribe” means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community of Indians, including any Alaska Native village or regional or vil
For purposes of subsection (a), the term "federally related mortgage loan" means any loan which— (1) is secured by residential real property designed principally for the
The term “federally related transaction” means any real estate-related financial transaction which— (A) a federal financial institutions regulatory agency or the Resolution Trust C
Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term “federally required commencement date” means the date the plaintiff knew (or reasonably should have known) that the personal injury
The term “federally-subsidized indebtedness” means any indebtedness if— (i) financing for the indebtedness was provided in whole or part from the proceeds of any tax-exempt qualifi
The term “Federally-subsidized royalty income” means any otherwise-regulatory-exempt royalty income if any Federal funds were used in the research, development, or creation of the
The term “federally supported work” means any lead hazard evaluation or reduction activities conducted in federally owned or assisted housing or funded in whole or in part through
The term “federally vaccine-eligible child” means any of the following children: (i) A medicaid-eligible child. (ii) A child who is not insured. (iii) A child who (I) is administer
Notwithstanding section 1502 of this title, for purposes of this subchapter the term “Federal mandate” means any provision in statute or regulation or any Federal court ruling that
“Federal manufactured home construction and safety standard” means a reasonable standard for the construction, design, and performance of a manufactured home which meets the needs
The term “Federal medical assistance percentage” means— (A) 75 percent, in the case of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa; or (B) the Federal medical assista
The term “Federal milk marketing order” means an order issued under section 608c of this title . / The term “Federal milk marketing order” means an order issued under section 608c
In this section, the term “Federal minimum wage” means the rate applicable under section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1) ).
The term “Federal National Mortgage Association” means the corporation created by the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act [ 12 U.S.C. 1716 et seq.].
“Federal natural resource management agencies” means the United States Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service, and the Fish and Wildlife Service;
the term “Federal offense” means an offense that is punishable under Federal law;
the term “Federal offense involving the sexual exploitation or abuse of children” means an offense under section 1201, 1591, 2241(c), 2242, 2243, 2251, 2251A, 2252, 2252A, 2260, 24
The term “Federal office” means the office of President or Vice President, or of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress. / The term “Fe
the term “Federal official” means any individual holding the office of President or Vice President of the United States, or Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Co
“Federal On-Scene Coordinator” means a Federal On-Scene Coordinator designated in the National Contingency Plan;
The term “Federal parcel” means the parcel of Federal land consisting of approximately 500 acres that is identified as Tract A on the map entitled “Southern Nevada Public Land Mana
The term “Federal payments” includes— (A) Federal wage, salary, and retirement payments; (B) vendor and expense reimbursement payments; and (C) benefit payments. Such term shall no
the term “Federal personnel” means officers and employees of the Government of the United States, members of the uniformed services (including members of the Reserve Components), i
For purposes of this section, the term “Federal poverty line” means the level of income equal to the official poverty line (as defined by the Director of the Office of Management a
As used in this paragraph, the term “Federal power agency” means the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Bonneville Power Administration, the Western Area Power Administration, the Sou
The term “Federal Power Marketing Administration” means— (A) the Bonneville Power Administration; (B) the Southeastern Power Administration; (C) the Southwestern Power Administrati
“Federal power marketing agency” means any agency or instrumentality of the United States (other than the Tennessee Valley Authority) which sells electric energy; / The term “Feder
The term "Federal Presidential library" means a library operated and maintained by the United States Government through the National Archives and Records Administration u
The term “Federal private sector mandate” means any provision in legislation, statute, or regulation that— (A) would impose an enforceable duty upon the private sector except— (i)
the term “Federal program” means those activities or responsibilities of a department, agency, independent commission, or other unit of the Federal Government that involve (A) unde
“Federal property” means any building, land, or other real property owned, leased, or occupied by any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States (including the Dep
the term "Federal property manager" means— (A) the Federal Housing Finance Agency, in its capacity as conservator of the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Fed
Except as provided in paragraph (2), for purposes of this chapter the term “Federal public benefit” means— (A) any grant, contract, loan, professional license, or commercial licens
The term “Federal qualified payment stablecoin issuer” means— (A) a nonbank entity, other than a State qualified payment stablecoin issuer, approved by the Comptroller, pursuant to
The term "Federal real property" means any real property owned, leased, or otherwise managed by the Secretary concerned.
The term “Federal reclamation law” means the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388, chapter 1093), and Acts supplemental to and amendatory of that Act ( 43 U.S.C. 371 et seq.).
The term “Federal Reclamation laws” means the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388) and Acts supplementary thereto and amendatory thereof. / The term “Federal reclamation laws” shall
The term “Federal Reclamation project” means any project constructed or funded under Federal Reclamation law. Such term includes projects having approved loans under the Small Recl
The term “Federal recreational lands and waters” means lands or waters managed by a Federal land management agency. / The term “Federal recreational lands and waters” has the meani
The term “Federal reef manager” means— (i) a management unit of a Federal agency specified in subparagraph (B) with lead management jurisdiction over a coral reef ecosystem; or (ii
For purposes of this paragraph, the term "Federal regional commission or authority" means— (i) the Appalachian Regional Commission; (ii) the Delta Regional Authority; (ii
In this subparagraph, the term “Federal regulatory agency” means— (I) the Commission; (II) the Securities and Exchange Commission; (III) an appropriate Federal banking agency; (IV)
The term "Federal research agency" means any Federal agency with an annual extramural research expenditure of over $100,000,000. / The term "Federal research agency&
The term “Federal research facility” means each department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States which uses live animals for research or experimentation.
The term "Federal research strategy" means the coordinated cross-agency plan for addressing critical research gaps related to detecting, assessing exposure to, and identi
the term “Federal Reserve System Retirement Plan” means the Retirement Plan for Employees of the Federal Reserve System; and
the term “Federal Reserve System Thrift Plan” means the Thrift Plan for Employees of the Federal Reserve System.
the term “Federal Reserve System transferred employee” means a transferred employee who is an employee of the Board of Governors or a Federal reserve bank on the day before the des
the term “Federal retirement system” includes the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and the Federal Employees’ Retirement System (including the Thrift S
The term "Federal savings association" means a Federal savings association or a Federal savings bank chartered under section 1464 of this title. / The term “Federal savin
For the purposes of this section, the term “Federal science agency” means any Federal agency with an annual extramural research expenditure of over $100,000,000.
For the purpose of this section, the term “Federal service” means service which is employment for the purposes of title II of the Social Security Act and chapter 21 of the Internal
the term “Federal sex offense” means an offense under section 1591 (relating to sex trafficking of children), 2241 (relating to aggravated sexual abuse), 2242 (relating to sexual a
Except as provided in paragraph (2) or (3) and for purposes of subsection (a) of this section, the term “Federal share” means, with respect to the costs of teacher training program
the terms “public agencies or organizations” and “Federal, State, or local agencies” shall include any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community (including
As used in this chapter the term “Federal supervisory agency” means the appropriate Federal banking agency, as defined in section 1813(q) of this title. / Each Federal supervisory
The term “Federal Trade Commission Act” means the Act of Congress entitled “An Act to create a Federal Trade Commission, to define its powers and duties, and for other purposes”, a
The term “Federal Triangle property” means— (A) the property owned by the Federal Government in the District of Columbia, known as the “Great Plaza” site, which consists of squares
The term “Federal trust species” means migratory birds, threatened species, endangered species, interjurisdictional fish, marine mammals, and other species of concern. / The term “
The term "Federal user" means a Federal agency or extramural holder of one or more Federal research grants using helium.
The term “Federal utility” means— (A) a Federal power marketing agency; or (B) the Tennessee Valley Authority.
the term “Federal wages” means basic pay for service as an employee or Member, as the case may be; / “Federal wages” means all pay and allowances, in cash and in kind, for Federal
The term “Federal waterway” means waters managed by 1 or more of the relevant Secretaries.
The term “Federal waterway restriction” means a restriction on the access or use of a Federal waterway applied under applicable law by 1 or more of the Secretaries.
The term “FedRAMP” means the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program established under section 3608.
The term “FedRAMP authorization” means a certification that a cloud computing product or service has— (A) completed a FedRAMP authorization process, as determined by the Administra
The term “FedRAMP authorization package” means the essential information that can be used by an agency to determine whether to authorize the operation of an information system or t
The term “FedRAMP Board” means the board established under section 3610.
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Definition.—In this section, the term “fee” means any rate, rental charge, landing fee, or other service charge for the use of airport facilities.
For purposes of this section, the term "fee appraiser" means a person who is not an employee of the mortgage loan originator or appraisal management company engaging the
The term “fee area” means any area which was acquired in fee by the United States and is administered, either solely or primarily, by the Secretary through the Service.
The term “feeder” means a person who feeds lambs until the lambs reach slaughter weight.
The term “feeder pattern” means a secondary school and the elementary schools and middle schools that channel students into that secondary school.
For the 1964 crop and the 1965 crop of feed grains, if the Secretary determines that the total supply of feed grains will, in the absence of an acreage diversion program, likely be
The term “feedstock” means the raw material supplied for use in manufacturing, chemical, and biological processes.
The term "Feed the Future Innovation Labs" means research partnerships led by United States universities that advance solutions to reduce global hunger, poverty, and maln
For purposes of paragraph (2)(B)(i) and subsection (f)(2)(A) of this section, subject to subparagraph (C), the term “fee-for-service area-specific non-drug amount” means, for a CCA
For purpose of paragraph (1)(B)(i), the term “fee-for-service enrollment” means aggregate enrollment (including receipt of benefits other than through enrollment) under— (A) part A
Except as provided in subsection (e)(6)(D), the term “fee schedule area” means a locality used under section 1395u(b) of this title for purposes of computing payment amounts for ph
The term "fellow" means a National Coral Reef Management Fellow. / The term “fellow” means an eligible fellowship recipient who is awarded a ServeAmerica Fellowship and i
The term "fellowship" means the National Coral Reef Management Fellowship established in subsection (c). / the term "fellowship" means an award to an individual
the term "Fellowships Programs" means the SFC Sean Cooley and SPC Christopher Horton Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program (commonly referred to as the "
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the term “felony” means an offense punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of more than one year; / the term "felony" means any offense under Federal or State law pu
“felony crime of violence” means an offense punishable by more than one year in prison that has as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against th
The term “felony drug offense” means an offense that is punishable by imprisonment for more than one year under any law of the United States or of a State or foreign country that p
Definition.—For purposes of this section, the term "felony violation enumerated in subsection (c)" means any offense that is a felony violation of— (1) section 641 (relat
The term “FEMA” means the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
the term “female breast” means any portion of the female breast below the top of the areola; and
For purposes of this section, the term “female genital mutilation” means the removal or infibulation (or both) of the whole or part of the clitoris, the labia minora, or labia majo
The term “female genital mutilation or cutting” has the meaning given such term in section 116 of title 18 .
The term “FEMP designated product” means a product that is designated under the Federal Energy Management Program of the Department of Energy as being among the highest 25 percent
For purposes of subparagraph (C)(ii), the term “FERC” means— (i) the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or (ii) in the case of any utility with respect to which all of the elect