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  • For purposes of this subsection, the term “H–1B-dependent employer” means an employer that— (i) (I) has 25 or fewer full-time equivalent employees who are employed in the United St

  • The term “H–1B nonimmigrant” means an alien admitted or provided status as a nonimmigrant described in section 1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of this title .

  • The term “H–2A worker” means a nonimmigrant described in section 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) of this title .

  • For purposes of paragraph (4)(B), the term “habilitation services”— (A) means services designed to assist individuals in acquiring, retaining, and improving the self-help, socializ

  • The term “habitat” means those portions of the land or water, including the constituent elements thereof, (A) which salmon or steelhead occupy at any time during their life cycle,

  • The term “habitat enhancement” means the manipulation of the physical, chemical, or biological characteristics of a habitat to change a specific function or seral stage of the habi

  • The term “habitat establishment” means the manipulation of physical, chemical, or biological characteristics of a project site to create and maintain habitat that did not previousl

  • The term “habitat improvement” means restoring, enhancing, or establishing physiographic, hydrological, or disturbance conditions necessary to establish or maintain native plant an

  • The term “habitat restoration” means the manipulation of the physical, chemical, or biological characteristics of a site with the goal of returning the majority of natural function

  • The term “habit-forming narcotic drug” or “narcotic” means opium and coca leaves and the several alkaloids derived therefrom, the best known of these alkaloids being morphia, heroi

  • the term “half-staff” means the position of the flag when it is one-half the distance between the top and bottom of the staff;

  • The terms “half time” and “half-time” mean a minimum of 20 hours per week (not to exceed 39 hours per week) in a clinical practice, for a minimum of 45 weeks per year. / The terms

  • “Halibut” means fish of the species Hippoglossus stenolepis inhabiting Convention waters.

  • The term “handgun” means— (A) a firearm which has a short stock and is designed to be held and fired by the use of a single hand; and (B) any combination of parts from which a fire

  • “Handicap” means, with respect to a person— (1) a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more of such person’s major life activities, (2) a record of havin

  • “handicapped” means having a temporary or permanent physical disability; and / the term “handicapped” means having an impairment which (A) is expected to be of long-continued and i

  • For purposes of section 636 of this title , the term “handicapped individual” means an individual— (1) who has a physical, mental, or emotional impairment, defect, ailment, disease

  • The term "handicapped person" means any individual (A) who is an individual with a disability, as defined in section 705 of title 29, (B) who is under a disability as def

  • handledefined inU.S. Code

    As used in this section, the term “handle” includes but is not limited to collecting, isolating, testing, opening, disposing, and destroying. / In general.—The term “handle” means

  • The term "handler" means any person who handles cotton or cottonseed or, for the purposes of sections 2102, 2105(c), and 2112 of this title, any person who imports cotton

  • The term “handling operation” means any operation or portion of an operation (except final retailers of agricultural products that do not process agricultural products) that— (A) r

  • The term “harassment” means any act of pursuit, torment, or annoyance which— (i) has the potential to injure a marine mammal or marine mammal stock in the wild; or (ii) has the pot

  • The term “harbor” means any channel or harbor, or element thereof, in the United States, capable of being utilized in the transportation of commercial cargo in domestic or foreign

  • The term "harbor maintenance tax" means the amounts collected under section 4461 of title 26.

  • For purposes of subsection (b)(6), the term “hard cider” means a wine— (1) containing not more than 0.64 gram of carbon dioxide per hundred milliliters of wine, except that the Sec

  • “hard-metric” means measurement, design, and manufacture using the metric system of measurement, but does not include measurement, design, and manufacture using English system meas

  • “hard mineral resource” means any deposit or accretion on, or just below, the surface of the deep seabed of nodules which include one or more minerals, at least one of which contai

  • The term “hard seeds” means the percentage of seeds which because of hardness or impermeability do not absorb moisture or germinate under prescribed tests but remain hard during th

  • A rural cooperative plan which includes a qualified cash or deferred arrangement shall not be treated as violating the requirements of section 401(a) or of paragraph (2) merely by

  • In this section, the term “harm” means— (1) injury, illness, or death; or (2) risk of injury, illness, or death, as determined by the Commission. / The term “harm” includes physica

  • the term “harmful interference” means— (A) flying or landing helicopters or other aircraft in a manner that disturbs concentrations of birds or seals; (B) using vehicles or vessels

  • “discharge”, “emission”, “garbage”, “harmful substance”, and “incident” shall have the meanings provided in the Convention;

  • The term “harmful to minors” means any picture, image, graphic image file, or other visual depiction that— (i) taken as a whole and with respect to minors, appeals to a prurient in

  • The term “harvest” means to engage in harvesting or other associated activities.

  • “harvester” means any individual who is in the business of catching or growing fish for purposes of sale;

  • The terms “harvesting” and “harvesting or other associated activities” mean— (A) the harassing, molesting, harming, pursuing, hunting, shooting, wounding, killing, trapping, or cap

  • The terms “harvesting” and “harvesting or other associated activities” mean— (A) the harassing, molesting, harming, pursuing, hunting, shooting, wounding, killing, trapping, or cap

  • 2 The term “harvest rate” means the amount of ice (at 32 degrees F) in pounds produced per 24 hours.

  • The term “Hass avocado” includes— (i) the fruit of any Hass variety avocado tree; and (ii) any other type of avocado fruit that the Board, with the approval of the Secretary, deter

  • The term “hatchery operator” means any person engaged in the production of egg-type baby chicks.

  • The term “hatching eggs” means eggs intended for use by hatcheries for the production of baby chicks.

  • The term “hate crime” means a crime as described in section 1(b) of the Hate Crime Statistics Act of 1990.

  • The term “Hawaiian home lands” means all lands given the status of Hawaiian home lands under section 204 of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920 (42 Stat. 110), or under the c

  • The term “hazard” has the meaning given that term under section 5195a(a)(1) of title 42 . / The term “threat” or “hazard” means that an asbestos material is friable or easily damag

  • The term “hazardous air pollutant” means any air pollutant listed pursuant to subsection (b).

  • The term “hazardous areas” means those areas in a building referred to as hazardous areas in National Fire Protection Association Standard 101, known as the Life Safety Code, or an

  • For purposes of this section, the term “hazardous chemical” has the meaning given such term by section 1910.1200(c) of title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations, except that such

  • Subject to regulations prescribed by the President, a member of a uniformed service who is entitled to basic pay is also entitled to incentive pay, in the amount set forth in subse

  • “hazardous financial condition” means that, based on its present or reasonably anticipated financial condition, a risk retention group is unlikely to be able— (A) to meet obligatio

  • “hazardous liquid” means— (A) petroleum or a petroleum product; (B) nonpetroleum fuel, including biofuel, that is flammable, toxic, or corrosive or would be harmful to the environm

  • “hazardous liquid pipeline facility” includes a pipeline, a right of way, a facility, a building, or equipment used or intended to be used in transporting hazardous liquid;

  • the term “hazardous material” has the meaning given to that term in chapter 51 of title 49; / “hazardous material” means a liquid material or substance that is— (A) flammable or co

  • the term “hazardous or injurious device” means a device, which when assembled or placed, is capable of causing bodily injury, or damage to property, by the action of any person mak

  • The terms “environment”, “facility”, “hazardous substance”, “person”, “pollutant or contaminant”, “release”, “removal”, “response”, “disposal”, and “hazardous waste” have the meani

  • The terms “environment”, “facility”, “hazardous substance”, “person”, “pollutant or contaminant”, “release”, “removal”, “response”, “disposal”, and “hazardous waste” have the meani

  • The term “hazardous waste generation” means the act or process of producing hazardous waste.

  • as may be necessary to protect human health and the environment. Such standards may include any of the requirements set forth in paragraphs (1) through (7) of subsection (a) as may

  • The term “hazardous waste management” means the systematic control of the collection, source separation, storage, transportation, processing, treatment, recovery, and disposal of h

  • The term “hazard reduction” means the reduction in the potential consequences to life and property of dam failure.

  • hazingdefined inU.S. Code

    In this chapter, the term “hazing” means any unauthorized assumption of authority by a midshipman whereby another midshipman suffers or is exposed to any cruelty, indignity, humili

  • “hazmat employee”— (A) means an individual— (i) who— (I) is employed on a full time, part time, or temporary basis by a hazmat employer; or (II) is self-employed (including an owne

  • “hazmat employer”— (A) means a person— (i) who— (I) employs or uses at least 1 hazmat employee on a full time, part time, or temporary basis; or (II) is self-employed (including an

  • HCPCSdefined inU.S. Code

    The term “HCPCS” refers to the Health Care Procedure Coding System. / The term “HCPCS” means, with respect to hospital items and services, the code under the Healthcare Common Proc

  • The term “header information” means the source, destination, and routing information attached to an electronic mail message, including the originating domain name and originating e

  • Head of a covered agency.—The term "head of a covered agency" means each of the following: (A) The Secretary of Defense. (B) The Secretary of the Army. (C) The Secretary

  • the term “head of an agency” means— (i) the head of an Executive agency, other than the Department of Defense or the Government Accountability Office; (ii) the head of the United S

  • “head of a State agency” includes the designated delegate of the head of the agency.

  • “head of each agency” means— (A) the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts with respect to the judicial branch; and (B) the Mayor of the District of Col

  • the term “head of the agency” means— (I) in the case of the Department of Defense, the Secretary of Defense; and (II) in the case of a military department, the Secretary of such mi

  • In this section, the term “head of the agency concerned” means the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of a military department, or the Secretary of the department in which the Coa

  • As used in this section, the term “head of the employing office” means any person with the final authority to appoint, hire, discharge, and set the terms, conditions, or privileges

  • the term “head of the Federal agency concerned” means the head of the Federal agency that employs, or has jurisdiction over the uniformed service of, a covered employee permitted t

  • The term “Headquarters Agreement” means the International Telecommunication 1 Satellite Organization Headquarters Agreement (November 24, 1976) (TIAS 8542, 28 UST 2248).

  • The term “Head Start agency” means any agency designated as a Head Start agency under the Head Start Act [42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.].

  • The term “Head Start classroom” means a group of children supervised and taught by two paid staff members (a teacher and a teacher's aide or two teachers) and, where possible, a vo

  • The term “Head Start family day care” means Head Start services provided in a private residence other than the residence of the child receiving such services.

  • The term “health” includes, but is not limited to, the prevention of accidents.

  • The term “health and safety study” means any study of any effect of a chemical substance or mixture on health or the environment or on both, including underlying information and ep

  • For the purposes of this subsection and section 9611(c)(4) of this title, the term "health assessments" shall include preliminary assessments of the potential risk to hum

  • The term “health benefits account” means an account established and maintained under section 401(h).

  • “health benefits plan” means a group insurance policy or contract, medical or hospital service agreement, membership or subscription contract, or similar group arrangement provided

  • The term “health care” includes mental health care. / The term “health care” includes all appropriate examinations, preventive, curative and restorative health and medical care, an

  • As used in this section, the term “health care benefit program” has the meaning given such term in section 24(b) of this title. / the term "health care benefit program" h

  • The term “health care business”— (A) means any public or private entity (without regard to whether that entity is organized for profit or not for profit) that is primarily engaged

  • The term “health care clearinghouse” means a public or private entity that processes or facilitates the processing of nonstandard data elements of health information into standard

  • For purposes of this paragraph,1 the term “health care economic information” means any analysis (including the clinical data, inputs, clinical or other assumptions, methods, result

  • The term “health care entity” means— (i) a hospital that is licensed to provide health care services by the State in which it is located, (ii) an entity (including a health mainten

  • For purposes of clause (i), the term “health care facility” means a hospital, nursing facility, assisted living facility, congregate care facility, qualified continuing care facili

  • The term “health care group” means a group of physicians (as defined in subparagraph (A)) organized at least in part for the purpose of providing physicians’ services under this su

  • The term “health care institution” shall include any hospital, convalescent hospital, health maintenance organization, health clinic, nursing home, extended care facility, or other

  • The term “health care operations” has the meaning given such term for purposes of the HIPAA regulations.

  • The term “healthcare partner”’ means a healthcare provider, including— (A) a hospital; (B) a Federally-qualified health center (as defined in section 1905( l ) of the Social Securi

  • The term "health care practitioner" means a person authorized under law to prescribe drugs subject to section 353(b) of title 21.

  • The term “health-care professional” means a physician, dentist, clinical psychologist, marriage and family therapist certified as such by a certification recognized by the Secretar

  • the term “health care provider” means— (A) a doctor of medicine or osteopathy who is authorized to practice medicine or surgery (as appropriate) by the State in which the doctor pr

  • The term “health-care providers” includes health-care plans and insurers and any organizations, institutions, or other entities or individuals who furnish health-care resources.

  • In this subsection (except as provided in paragraph (6)), the term “health care related tax” means a tax (as defined in paragraph (7)(F)) that— (i) is related to health care items

  • The term “health-care resource” includes hospital care and medical services (as those terms are defined in section 1701 of this title), services under sections 1782 and 1783 of thi

  • The term “health care services” includes products provided or purchased through a facility of the uniformed services. / The term “health care services” means any services provided

  • the term “health care visit”— (A) means a visit, as determined by the Director, by a prisoner to an institutional or noninstitutional health care provider; and (B) does not include