United States Code

The term “FinCEN” means the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the Department of the Treasury.

The term “FinCEN identifier” means the unique identifying number assigned by FinCEN to a person under this section.

“finding of discrimination” means a decision by the Secretary about a complaint described in section 6716(b), a decision by a State or local administrative agency, or other informa

The term "finding of no significant impact" has the meaning given the term in section 1508.1 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation). / The t

The term “finding of patient or resident abuse” means any substantiated finding by a State agency under section 1819(g)(1)(C) or 1919(g)(1)(C) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C

The term “finished dosage form” means— (A) a drug product in the form in which it will be administered to a patient, such as a tablet, capsule, solution, or topical application; (B

The term “finished good” means any good or product (other than a panel) containing— (i) hardwood plywood; (ii) particleboard; or (iii) medium-density fiberboard.

the term "finished product" means any article which is usable for its intended functions without being imbedded or integrated into any other product, but in no case shall

The term “firearm” means any weapon which is designed to or may readily be converted to expel any projectile by the action of an explosive; or the frame or receiver of any such wea

The terms “firearm silencer” and “firearm muffler” mean any device for silencing, muffling, or diminishing the report of a portable firearm, including any combination of parts, des

The terms “firearm silencer” and “firearm muffler” mean any device for silencing, muffling, or diminishing the report of a portable firearm, including any combination of parts, des

the term "firearms offenses" means an offense under section 922 or 924 of title 18;

Firearms training facility.—The term "firearms training facility" means a private or government-owned gun range approved by the Administrator to provide recurrent or requ

the term “firearms use” means an offense that has as its elements those described in section 924(c) or 929(a), if the firearm was brandished, discharged, or otherwise used as a wea

The term “fire control or fire rescue equipment” includes any fire vehicle, fire fighting tool, communications equipment, protective gear, fire hose, or breathing apparatus.

the terms "chaplain", "firefighter", "law enforcement officer", "member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew", and "public agency"

Firefighting agency.—The term “firefighting agency” means any volunteer, paid, or combined departments that provide fire and emergency medical services.

The term “firefighting personnel” means individuals, including volunteers, who are firefighters, officers of fire departments, or emergency medical service personnel of fire depart

The term “fireman” means any member of a fire department (including a volunteer fire department) of any State, any political subdivision of a State, or the District of Columbia.

The term “fire organization” means any governmental entity or public or private corporation or association maintaining fire protection facilities within the United States, its Terr

The term “fire protection” includes personal services and equipment required for fire prevention, the protection of life and property from fire,,1 fire fighting, and emergency serv

The term “fire regime I” means an area— (A) in which historically there have been low-severity fires with a frequency of 0 through 35 years; and (B) that is located primarily in lo

The term “fire regime II” means an area— (A) in which historically there are stand replacement severity fires with a frequency of 0 through 35 years; and (B) that is located primar

The term “fire regime III” means an area— (A) in which historically there are mixed severity fires with a frequency of 35 through 100 years; and (B) that is located primarily in fo

the term “fire safety equipment” means any device or facility which is designed to reduce the risk of personal injury or property damage resulting from fire and is in conformity wi

“fire service” means any organization in any State consisting of personnel, apparatus, and equipment which has as its purpose protecting property and maintaining the safety and wel

For purposes of this part, the term “firm” includes an individual proprietorship, partnership, joint venture, association, corporation (including a development corporation), busine

“Firm energy” and “allottees” shall have the meaning assigned to such terms in regulations promulgated before July 19, 1940, by the Secretary and in effect on July 19, 1940;

The term “firm offer of credit or insurance” means any offer of credit or insurance to a consumer that will be honored if the consumer is determined, based on information in a cons

The term "first applicable registration" means the first registration or renewal of registration by a qualified practitioner under this section that occurs on or after th

As used in this subsection, the term “first applicant” means an applicant that, on the first day on which a substantially complete application containing a certification described

The term “first approved applicant” means any applicant that has submitted an application that— (AA) is for a competitive generic therapy that is approved on the first day on which

In this subsection, the term “first assistant to the position of Inspector General” has the meaning given in section 3 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).2 / In t

“first carrier” means the first carrier transporting a loaded container or trailer in intermodal transportation.

The term “first certified title status report” means the title status report needed to verify title status on Indian land.

The term “first cost reporting period” means, with respect to a skilled nursing facility, the first cost reporting period of the facility beginning on or after July 1, 1998.

The term "first coverage year" means, with respect to a group health plan and an item or service for which coverage is not offered in 2019 under such plan or coverage, th

The term “first credit year” means— (A) the taxable year which includes the date that the eligible employer plan to which such costs relate becomes effective with respect to the el

The term “first crop” means the first crop of the first agricultural commodity planted for harvest, or prevented from being planted, on specific acreage during a crop year and insu

The term “first domestic processing” means each domestic processing, including each processing of successive domestic processings, of sugar beets, sugarcane, or raw sugar, which di

The term “first-generation college student” has the meaning given the term in section 1070a–11(h) of this title .

The term “first handler” means the first person who buys or takes possession of pecans from a grower for marketing. If a grower markets pecans directly to consumers, such grower sh

As used in paragraph (1), the term “first month of such taxable year” means the earliest month in such year to which the charging of excess earnings described in such paragraph is

The term “first mortgage” means such classes of first liens as are commonly given to secure advances on, or the unpaid purchase price of, real estate or a first or subordinate lien

The term “first payment year” means, with respect to covered professional services furnished by an eligible professional, the first year for which an incentive payment is made for

For purposes of this subsection, the term “first purchaser” means a person acquiring peanuts from a producer except that in the case of peanuts forfeited by a producer to the Commo

the term "first responder" means a "public safety officer" as defined in section 1204 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U

The term "first responder agency" means a Federal, State, local, or Tribal agency that employs or otherwise engages the services of a first responder.

The term “First Responder Network Authority” means the First Responder Network Authority established under section 1424 of this title .

The term “first retail sale” means the first sale, for a purpose other than for resale or leasing in a long-term lease, after production, manufacture, or importation.

The term “first sale” means any sale of any volume of natural gas— (i) to any interstate pipeline or intrastate pipeline; (ii) to any local distribution company; (iii) to any perso

The term “first segment rate” means, with respect to any month, the single rate of interest which shall be determined by the Secretary for such month on the basis of the corporate

The term “first sufficient information year” means, with respect to a group health plan— (aa) in the case of an item or service for which the plan does not have sufficient informat

The term "first tier subcontractor" means a subcontractor who has a subcontract directly with the prime contractor.

For purposes of this subchapter, the term “first tier tax” means any tax imposed by subsection (a) of section 4941, 4942, 4943, 4944, 4945, 4951, 4952, 4955, 4958, 4966, 4967, 4971

The term “first-time farmer” means any individual if such individual— (I) has not at any time had any direct or indirect ownership interest in substantial farmland in the operation

The term “first-time homebuyer” means an individual who— (i) (and whose spouse) has had no ownership in a principal residence during the 3-year period ending on the date of purchas

For purposes of this subsection, the term “first-time homeowner” means— (A) a family, no member of which has had a present ownership interest in a principal residence during the 3

the term “first-time violation” means a violation by a small business concern of a federally enforceable rule or regulation (other than a Federal rule or regulation that relates to

The term "First Tranche Amount" means, with respect to each metropolitan city for which an amount is allocated under subsection (b)(1), each State for which an amount is

In this section, the term “fiscal agent” means a carrier described in section 1395u(f)(1) 1 of this title and includes, with respect to contracts under subsection (a)(1)(A), an Ind

“fiscal distress” means a jurisdiction other than a State that satisfies 1 of the distress criteria set forth in paragraph (3); and

The term "Fiscal Plan" means a Territory Fiscal Plan or an Instrumentality Fiscal Plan, as applicable.

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “fiscal year” means the 12-month period ending on September 30 of the designated year. / The term “fiscal year” means a fiscal year establi

The term “fiscal year 1998 baseline limitation” means the maximum annual amount of Department of Defense contributions for common-funded budgets of NATO that is set forth as the an

The term “fiscal year 2000 level of activities” means— (A) with respect to public and nonprofit private agency and organization grantees that operate under this subchapter under na

The term “fiscal year 2009 grant funds” means the amount appropriated under section 5106h of this title for fiscal year 2009, and not reserved under section 5106h(a)(2) of this tit

The terms “plan year” and “fiscal year of the plan” mean, with respect to a plan, the calendar, policy, or fiscal year on which the records of the plan are kept.

The term “fish” means finfish, mollusks, crustaceans, and all other forms of marine animal and plant life other than marine mammals and birds. / The term “fish” includes any highly

The term “fish and fish products” means any aquatic species (including marine mammals and plants) and all products thereof exported from a nation, whether or not taken by fishing v

The term “fish and wildlife” means wild vertebrate animals that are in an unconfined state, including, but not limited to, nongame fish and wildlife. / The term “fish and wildlife”

Fisher House Defined.—In this section, the term “Fisher house” means a housing facility that— (1) is located in proximity to a medical treatment facility of the Army, the Air Force

In this title, the term “fisheries” includes processing, storing, transporting (except in foreign commerce), planting, cultivating, catching, taking, or harvesting fish, shellfish,

Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term "fisheries resources" means all fish, mollusks, crustaceans, and other marine species caught by a fishing vessel within t

The term “Fisher Suite” means one or more rooms that— (A) meet the requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1); (B) are constructed, altered, or repaired and donated

The term “fishery” means— (A) one or more stocks of fish which can be treated as a unit for purposes of conservation and management and which are identified on the basis of geograp

For purposes of this subsection, the term “fishery agreement resolution” refers to a joint resolution of either House of Congress— (A) the effect of which is to prohibit the enteri

“Fishery conservation zone” means the fishery conservation zone of the United States established by section 1811 1 of this title.

In general.—Subject to subparagraph (B), the term "fishery facility" means— (i) for operations on land— (I) a structure or appurtenance thereto designed for the unloading

The term “fishery resource” means any fishery, any stock of fish, any species of fish, and any habitat of fish. / The term “fishery resource” means finfish, mollusks, crustaceans,

The term "fishery resource disaster" means a disaster that is determined by the Secretary in accordance with this subsection and— (i) is an unexpected large decrease in f

The term “fishery resources” means all fish, mollusks, and crustaceans, including any products thereof, within the Convention Area. / The term "fishery resources" means a

The term “fishing” means— (A) the catching, taking, or harvesting of fish; (B) the attempted catching, taking, or harvesting of fish; (C) any other activity which can reasonably be

The term “fishing activities” means harvesting or processing fishery resources, or transhipping 1 of fishery resources or products derived from fishery resources, or any other acti

The term "fishing business" means the conduct of commercial fishing as defined in section 3 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 180

The term “fishing community” means harvesters, marketers, growers, processors, recreational fishermen, charter fishermen, and persons providing them with goods and services. / The

The term “fishing gear” means any equipment or appurtenance which is necessary for the carrying out of fishing operations by a fishing vessel, whether or not such equipment or appu

The term “fishing rights-related activity” means, with respect to an Indian tribe, any activity directly related to harvesting, processing, or transporting fish harvested in the ex

The term “fishing vessel” means any vessel, boat, ship, or other craft which is used for, equipped to be used for, or of a type which is normally used for— (A) fishing; or (B) aidi

The term “fish or wildlife” means any member of the animal kingdom, including without limitation any mammal, fish, bird (including any migratory, nonmigratory, or endangered bird f

The term “fish processing” includes, in addition to processing, the performance of any other activity relating to fishing, including, but not limited to, preparation, supply, stora

“fish processing vessel” means a vessel that commercially prepares fish or fish products other than by gutting, decapitating, gilling, skinning, shucking, icing, freezing, or brine

The term “fish products” means any article which is produced from or composed of (in whole or in part) any fish.

“fish tender vessel” means a vessel that commercially supplies, stores, refrigerates, or transports fish, fish products, or materials directly related to fishing or the preparation

The term “fissile materials” means plutonium, highly-enriched uranium, or other material capable of sustaining an explosive nuclear chain reaction, including irradiated items conta

The term “Five Eyes countries” means the following: (A) Australia. (B) Canada. (C) New Zealand. (D) The United Kingdom.

the terms “copy”, “fixed”, “musical work”, “phonorecord”, “reproduce”, “sound recordings”, and “transmit” mean those terms within the meaning of title 17; and

Fixed guideway.—The term "fixed guideway" means a public transportation facility— (A) using and occupying a separate right-of-way for the exclusive use of public transpor

Fixed guideway bus rapid transit project.—The term "fixed guideway bus rapid transit project" means a bus capital project— (A) in which the majority of the project operat

the term “Fixed Income Investment Fund” means the Fixed Income Investment Fund established under subsection (b)(1)(B);