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  • The term “HIPAA regulations” has the meaning given such term for purposes of parts 160 and 164 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations.

  • The term “hiring date” has the meaning given such term by section 51(d). / The term “hiring date” means the day the individual is hired by the employer.

  • The term “Hispanic” means individuals whose origin is Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or any other Spanish-speaking country.

  • In general.—The term "Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges and universities" means colleges or universities— (i) that qualify as Hispanic-serving institutions; (ii) tha

  • The term "Hispanic-serving institution" has the meaning given that term in section 1101a of title 20. / The term “Hispanic-serving institution” has the meaning given such

  • the term “Historian” means the Historian of the Department of State or any successor officer of the Department of State responsible for carrying out the functions of the Office of

  • The term “historical, architectural, or cultural significance” includes buildings listed or eligible to be listed on the National Register established under chapter 3021 of title 5

  • the term "historical loss data" means information respecting claims paid, or reserves held for claims reported, by any person engaged in the business of insurance; and

  • The term “historically Black college and university” means any of the historically Black colleges and universities referred to in section 2323 of this title , as in effect on March

  • The term "historically Black college or university" has the meaning given the term "part B institution" in section 1061(2) of title 20. / The term “historically

  • The term “historically Black colleges and universities” has the meaning given the term “part B institution” in section 1061(2) of title 20 . / The term “Historically Black Colleges

  • The terms "historically underutilized business zone" or "HUBZone" mean any area located within 1 or more— (A) qualified census tracts; (B) qualified nonmetropol

  • As used in this subsection, the term “historical or antiquated rail passenger car” means a rail passenger car— (A) which is not less than 30 years old at the time of its use for tr

  • The term “historical park” means the Adams National Historical Park established in section 410eee–2 of this title . / The term "historical park" means the First State Nat

  • Historical uses.—The term "historical uses" includes— (A) refurbishing, repairing, rebuilding, or replacing equipment on a fishing vessel, without materially increasing h

  • The term “historic barn” means a barn that— (A) is at least 50 years old; (B) retains sufficient integrity of design, materials, and construction to clearly identify the barn as an

  • “Historic conservation district” means an area which contains (A) historic properties, (B) buildings having similar or related architectural characteristics, (C) cultural cohesiven

  • The term “Historic District” means the Great Falls Historic District in the State. / The term "Historic District" means the Coltsville Historic District. / The term &quot

  • The term “historic light station” includes the light tower, lighthouse, keepers dwelling, garages, storage sheds, oil house, fog signal building, boat house, barn, pumphouse, tramh

  • The term “historic peanut producer” means a producer on a farm in the United States that produced or was prevented from planting peanuts during any or all of the 1998 through 2001

  • “Preservation” or “historic preservation” includes identification, evaluation, recordation, documentation, curation, acquisition, protection, management, rehabilitation, restoratio

  • “Historic preservation review commission” means a board, council, commission, or other similar collegial body which is established by State or local legislation as provided in sect

  • “Historic property” or “historic resource” means any prehistoric or historic district, site, building, structure, or object included in, or eligible for inclusion on the National R

  • “Historic property” or “historic resource” means any prehistoric or historic district, site, building, structure, or object included in, or eligible for inclusion on the National R

  • the term “historic site or monument” means any site or monument listed as an historic site or monument pursuant to Annex V to the Protocol;

  • The term “historic State expenditures” means, with respect to a State, the lesser of— (I) the expenditures by the State under parts A and F (as in effect during fiscal year 1994) f

  • The Secretary is authorized and empowered upon such terms and conditions as he may prescribe, to insure banks, trust companies, personal finance companies, mortgage companies, buil

  • The term “HIT Advisory Committee” means such Committee established under section 300jj–12(a) of this title .

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    The term “HIV” means the human immunodeficiency virus, the pathogen that causes AIDS. / The term “HIV” means the human immunodeficiency virus, the pathogen which causes AIDS. / The

  • The term “HIV/AIDS” has the meaning given the term in section 2151b–2(g)(3) 2 of this title. / The term “HIV/AIDS” means, with respect to an individual, an individual who is infect

  • The term “HIV disease” means infection with the etiologic agent for acquired immune deficiency syndrome. / The term “HIV disease” means infection with the etiologic agent for acqui

  • The term “HIV-infected patient” means any individual who has been diagnosed to be infected with the human immunodeficiency virus.

  • The term “hog class” means, as applicable— (A) barrows or gilts; (B) sows; or (C) boars or stags.

  • The term “holder” means a person that has possession in fact or by operation of law of a receipt or any electronic document. / The term “holder” means an eligible lender who owns a

  • "holding company" means— (A) any bank holding company (as defined in section 1841 of this title); and (B) any company described in section 1843(f)(1) of this title; / For

  • For purposes of this subsection, the terms “associate company”, “holding company”, and “holding company system” have the meaning given those terms in the Public Utility Holding Com

  • “holding of discrimination” means a holding by a United States court, a State court, or an administrative law judge appointed under section 3105 of title 5 , United States Code, th

  • the terms “diversified”, “employee benefit plan”, “holdings”, “mutual fund”, and “unit investment trust” have the meanings given those terms under section 2640.102 of title 5, Code

  • The term “holding temperature application” means a use of commercial refrigeration equipment other than a pull-down temperature application, except a blast chiller or freezer.

  • The term “holiday” means any day designated as a holiday under a Federal statute or Executive order.

  • The term "Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership" or "Program" means the program established under subsection (b).

  • The term “home” includes any dwelling or dwelling unit eligible for a qualified mortgage, and includes a unit in a condominium project, a membership interest and occupancy agreemen

  • The term “home- and community-based service” means 1 or more of the services specified in paragraphs (1) through (9) of section 1396t(a) of title 42 (whether provided by the Servic

  • The term "home and community-based services" includes services described in sections 1396d(a)(7) and 1396d(a)(8) of this title, services described in subsection (c)(4)(B)

  • The term “home and community-based services waiting list” means, in the case of a State that has a limit on the number of individuals who may receive home and community-based servi

  • In this subchapter, the term “home and community care” means one or more of the following services furnished to an individual who has been determined, after an assessment under sub

  • the term "home-based alternative services" means services provided to a juvenile in the home of the juvenile as an alternative to incarcerating the juvenile, and includes

  • The term “home-based Head Start program” means a Head Start program that provides Head Start services in the private residence of the child receiving such services.

  • The term "home-based services"— (A) means services provided to youth and their families for the purpose of— (i) preventing such youth from running away, or otherwise beco

  • The term “home construction contract” means any construction contract if 80 percent or more of the estimated total contract costs (as of the close of the taxable year in which the

  • The term “home country” means, with respect to a controlled foreign corporation, the country in which such corporation is created or organized. / The term “home country” means, wit

  • For purposes of this subchapter, the term “home dialysis supplies and equipment” means medically necessary supplies and equipment (including supportive equipment) required by an in

  • The term “home energy” means a source of heating or cooling in residential dwellings.

  • For purposes of this section, the term “home energy audit” means an inspection and written report with respect to a dwelling unit located in the United States and owned or used by

  • The term “home equity conversion mortgage” means a first mortgage which provides for future payments to the homeowner based on accumulated equity and which a housing creditor (as d

  • The term “home equity indebtedness” means any indebtedness (other than acquisition indebtedness) secured by a qualified residence to the extent the aggregate amount of such indebte

  • The term “home health agency” means a public agency or private organization, or a subdivision of such an agency or organization, which— (1) is primarily engaged in providing skille

  • The term "home health aide" means an individual employed by a home health agency to provide in-home care services.

  • For purposes of this subparagraph, the term “home health applicable increase percentage” means, with respect to— (I) each of fiscal years 2002 and 2003, the home health market bask

  • The term "home health care agency" means an agency that provides home health care or personal care services on a visiting basis in a place of residence.

  • The term “home health care services” means services described in section 1396d(a)(7) of this title provided under a State plan under this subchapter (or under a waiver of the plan)

  • For purposes of this subsection, the term “home health market basket percentage increase” means, with respect to a fiscal year or year, a percentage (estimated by the Secretary bef

  • The term “home health services” means the following items and services furnished to an individual, who is under the care of a physician, a nurse practitioner or a clinical nurse sp

  • the term “home improvement loan” means a loan, advance of credit, or purchase of an obligation representing a loan or advance of credit made— (i) for the purpose of financing the i

  • The term “home infusion drug” means a parenteral drug or biological administered intravenously, or subcutaneously for an administration period of 15 minutes or more, in the home of

  • The term “home infusion therapy” means the items and services described in paragraph (2) furnished by a qualified home infusion therapy supplier (as defined in paragraph (3)(D)) wh

  • Each of the terms “American homeland” and “homeland” means the United States. / The terms “appropriate congressional committee” and “homeland” have the meaning given those terms in

  • The term “homeland defense activity” means an activity undertaken for the military protection of the territory or domestic population of the United States, or of infrastructure or

  • The term "homeland security" includes efforts— (A) to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States; (B) to reduce the vulnerability of the United States to terroris

  • The term "Homeland Security Enterprise" means relevant governmental and nongovernmental entities involved in homeland security, including Federal, State, local, and Triba

  • The term “homeland security grant” means any grant made or administered by the Department, including— (A) the State Homeland Security Grant Program; (B) the Urban Area Security Ini

  • The term "homeland security information" has the meaning given that term in section 482 of this title. / The term “homeland security information” means any information po

  • The term “homeland security missions” means the following missions of the Coast Guard: (A) Ports, waterways and coastal security. (B) Drug interdiction. (C) Migrant interdiction. (

  • The term “homeland security research” means research relevant to the detection of, prevention of, protection against, response to, attribution of, and recovery from homeland securi

  • The term “homeless” has the meaning given such term in section 12473 of this title . / the terms “homeless”, “homeless individual”, and “homeless person”— (A) mean an individual wh

  • The term “homeless children” has the meaning given the term “homeless children and youths” in section 11434a of title 42 . / The term "homeless children" has the meaning

  • The term “homeless children and youths”— (A) means individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence (within the meaning of section 11302(a)(1) of this title

  • “Homeless individual” means— (1) an individual who lacks a fixed and regular nighttime residence; or (2) an individual who has a primary nighttime residence that is— (A) a supervis

  • The term “homeless individual with a disability” means an individual who is homeless, as defined in section 11302 of this title , and has a disability that— (i) (I) is expected to

  • the terms “homeless”, “homeless individual”, and “homeless person”— (A) mean an individual who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence; and (B) includes— (i) an in

  • the term "homeless service provider" means a nonprofit, nongovernmental homeless service provider, such as a homeless shelter, a homeless service or advocacy program, a t

  • The term “homeless veteran” means a veteran who is homeless (as that term is defined in subsection (a) or (b) of section 103 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.

  • The term “homeless youth” has the meaning given the term “homeless children and youths” in section 11434a of title 42 . / The term “homeless youth” has the meaning given the term “

  • The term “home loan” means a loan secured by a mortgage or lien on residential property.

  • The term “home mortgage” means a mortgage upon real estate, in fee simple, or on a leasehold (1) under a lease for not less than ninety-nine years which is renewable or (2) under a

  • The term “home mortgage loan” means a loan made by a member upon the security of a home mortgage.

  • The term “homeowner” means a person who is obligated under a home loan. / The terms “elderly homeowner” and “homeowner” mean any homeowner who is, or whose spouse is, at least 62 y

  • For purposes of section 636 of this title , the term “homeowners” includes owners and lessees of residential property and also includes personal property.

  • The term “homeowners association” means an organization which is a condominium management association, a residential real estate management association, or a timeshare association

  • For purposes of this subsection and as used in the provisions referred to in this subparagraph, the term “homeownership counseling” means counseling related to homeownership and re

  • The term “homeownership program” means a program for homeownership under this part. / The term “homeownership program” means a program for homeownership under this part. / The term

  • The term “homepage” means the opening or main page or screen of the website of an online pharmacy that is viewable on the Internet.

  • The term “home repairs” means capital improvements or repairs that— (A) are identified in an appraisal or home inspection completed in conjunction with a home purchase; or (B) are

  • In this subsection, the term "home-schooled student" means a student in a grade equivalent to kindergarten or any of grades 1 through 12 who receives educational instruct

  • The term “home service provider” means the facilities-based carrier or reseller with which the customer contracts for the provision of mobile telecommunications services.

  • The term “home skilled nursing facility” means, with respect to an enrollee who is entitled to receive post-hospital extended care services under a Medicare+Choice plan, any of the

  • The term "HOMES rebate program" means a Home Owner Managing Energy Savings rebate program established by a State energy office as part of an approved State energy conserv

  • the term “home State” means— (i) with respect to a national bank, the State in which the main office of the bank is located; (ii) with respect to a State bank or State savings asso

  • The term “homestead property” means the principal residence and adjoining property possessed and occupied by a borrower-owner specified in paragraph (2) of this subsection, includi

  • The term “home study” means an evaluation of a home environment conducted in accordance with applicable requirements of the State in which the home is located, to determine whether