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  • The term “Indian student count” means a number equal to the total number of Indian students enrolled in each tribally controlled postsecondary career and technical institution, as

  • The term “Indian Tribal government” has the meaning given the term “Indian tribal government” in section 5122 of title 42 . / The term “Indian tribal government” means the governin

  • The term “Indian tribal law” means any regulation of, or other rule of conduct enforceable by, any Indian tribe, band, or group but only to the extent that the regulation or rule a

  • As used in this section, the term “Indian tribal organization” means any tribe, band, or community of Indians which is subject to the laws of the United States relating to Indian a

  • The term "Indian tribe" has the meaning given that term in section 5304(e) of title 25. / The term “Indian tribe” has the meaning given the term in section 5304 of title

  • “Indian tribes” means the Nez Perce Tribe, the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakima Indian Nation,1 the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs of Oregon, and the Confederat

  • The term “Indian Wars” means the campaigns, engagements, and expeditions of the United States military forces against Indian tribes or nations, service in which has been recognized

  • In this subsection, the term "indication of multiple issuance" means an indication, based on a computer match, that supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits are

  • The term “indictment” includes an indictment or information in any court under which a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year may be prosecuted.

  • “indirect cost rate” means the rate arrived at through negotiation between an Indian tribe or tribal organization and the appropriate Federal agency; / "indirect cost rate&quo

  • “indirect costs” means costs incurred for a common or joint purpose benefiting more than one contract objective, or which are not readily assignable to the contract objectives spec

  • The term “indirectly” means a transfer of merchandise or an article from one person to another person with one or more intermediate transfers.

  • The term “indirect material” means a good— (i) used in the production, testing, or inspection of a good but not physically incorporated into the good, or (ii) used in the maintenan

  • The term “indirect reduction” means subsequent planned reductions or relocations in base operations support services and personnel able to occur due to the direct reductions.

  • For purposes of this subsection, the term “indirect skip” means any transfer of property (other than a direct skip) subject to the tax imposed by chapter 12 made to a GST trust.

  • For purposes of this paragraph, the term “indirect source” means a facility, building, structure, installation, real property, road, or highway which attracts, or may attract, mobi

  • For purposes of this paragraph the term “indirect source review program” means the facility-by-facility review of indirect sources of air pollution, including such measures as are

  • In determining the meaning of any Act of Congress, or of any ruling, regulation, or interpretation of the various administrative bureaus and agencies of the United States, the word

  • For purposes of this subsection, the term “individual account plan” has the meaning provided in section 1002(34) of title 29 , except that such term shall not include a one-partici

  • For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “individual at risk for diabetes” means an individual who has any of the following risk factors for diabetes: (A) Hypertension. (B) Dyslipid

  • In this section, the terms “individual community care plan” and “ICCP” mean, with respect to a functionally disabled elderly individual, a written plan which— (A) is established, a

  • The term "individual coverage" means agriculture risk coverage selected under section 9015(b)(2) of this title to be obtained at the farm level.

  • The term “individual development account” means a savings account described in subsection (b)(4)(A).

  • The term “individual download license” means a compulsory license obtained by a record company to make and distribute, or authorize the making and distribution of, permanent downlo

  • Where the Secretary has approved a plan of family unit ownership, the terms “single-family dwelling”, “single-family dwellings”, “individual dwelling”, and “individual dwellings” s

  • Where the Secretary has approved a plan of family unit ownership, the terms “single-family dwelling”, “single-family dwellings”, “individual dwelling”, and “individual dwellings” s

  • As used in this paragraph, the term “individual employer record” means a record of an individual employer's benefit ratio, reserve ratio, 1-year compensation base, 3-year compensat

  • The term “individual fishing quota” means a Federal permit under a limited access system to harvest a quantity of fish, expressed by a unit or units representing a percentage of th

  • The term “individual health insurance coverage” means health insurance coverage offered to individuals in the individual market, but does not include short-term limited duration in

  • For purposes of this paragraph, the term “individual income tax return” means any return of the tax imposed by subtitle A on individuals, estates, or trusts.

  • “Individual Indian” means any individual Indian whose name appears on the final roll prepared pursuant to section 743 of this title.

  • The term “individualized education program” or “IEP” means a written statement for each child with a disability that is developed, reviewed, and revised in accordance with section

  • The term “individualized education program team” or “IEP Team” means a group of individuals composed of— (i) the parents of a child with a disability; (ii) not less than 1 regular

  • The term “individualized family service plan” has the meaning given the term in section 1436 of this title .

  • The term “individualized supports” means supports that— (A) enable an individual with a developmental disability to exercise self-determination, be independent, be productive, and

  • The term "Individual Laboratory-Associated Foundation" means a Laboratory Foundation established by an operating contractor of a National Laboratory.

  • The term “Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record” means the data system maintained under section 996 of title 10 .

  • The term "individually identifiable Department employee data" means information related to an employee of the Department of Defense, including a member of the Armed Force

  • The term “individually identifiable health information” means any information, including demographic information collected from an individual, that— (A) is created or received by a

  • the term “individually identifiable information” means any record, response form, completed survey, or aggregation thereof from which information about particular individuals may b

  • the term “individually owned allotted land” means a parcel of land that— (A) (i) is located within the jurisdiction of an Indian tribe; or (ii) is held in trust or restricted statu

  • the term “individually owned Navajo Indian allotted land” means a single parcel of land that— (A) is located within the jurisdiction of the Navajo Nation; (B) is held in trust or r

  • The term “individual market” means the market for health insurance coverage offered to individuals other than in connection with a group health plan. / The term “individual market”

  • For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “individual medical benefit account” means any separate account— (A) which is established for a participant under a pension or annuity plan,

  • The term “individual of limited English proficiency” means an adult or out-of-school youth who has limited ability in speaking, reading, writing, or understanding the English langu

  • For purposes of clauses (i) through (iii) of this subparagraph, the term “individual or class of individuals” refers to the clients or customers of the covered public accommodation

  • The term “individual practice association” means a partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity which has entered into a services arrangement (or arrangements) with

  • The term “individual purchase” means a task order, delivery order, or other purchase.

  • For the purpose of this subsection, the terms “Individual Ready Reserve” and “Inactive National Guard” shall have the meanings prescribed by the Secretary in consultation with the

  • The term “Individual Ready Reserve mobilization category” means, in the case of any reserve component, the category of the Individual Ready Reserve described in section 10144(b) of

  • For purposes of this section, the term “individual retirement account” means a trust created or organized in the United States for the exclusive benefit of an individual or his ben

  • For purposes of this section, the term “individual retirement annuity” means an annuity contract, or an endowment contract (as determined under regulations prescribed by the Secret

  • The term “individual retirement plan” means— (A) an individual retirement account described in section 408(a), and (B) an individual retirement annuity described in section 408(b).

  • Individual shipper.—The term “individual shipper” means any person who— (A) is the shipper, consignor, or consignee of a household goods shipment; (B) is identified as the shipper,

  • The term “individuals living with HIV or AIDS” means, with respect to the counting of cases in a geographic area during a period of time, the sum of— (A) the number of living non-A

  • The terms “individual's representative” and “applicant's representative” mean a parent, a family member, a guardian, an advocate, or an authorized representative of an individual o

  • The term “individuals with disabilities” means more than 1 individual with a disability. / The term “individuals with disabilities” means more than 1 individual with a disability.

  • The term “individuals with significant disabilities” means more than one individual with a significant disability.

  • The term “individuals with the most significant disabilities” means more than one individual with a most significant disability.

  • the term “individual who is deaf-blind” means any individual— (A) (i) who has a central visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with corrective lenses, or a field defect

  • The term “individual with a barrier to employment” means a member of 1 or more of the following populations: (A) Displaced homemakers. (B) Low-income individuals. (C) Indians, Alas

  • In this subsection, the term “individual with acute kidney injury” means an individual who has acute loss of renal function and does not receive renal dialysis services for which p

  • the term “individual with a disability” has the meaning given the term in section 12102 of title 42 ; / The term “individual with a disability” means an individual with a disabilit

  • Except as provided in subparagraph (B) or (C), the term “individual with a significant disability” means an individual with a disability— (i) who has a severe physical or mental im

  • The term “individual with mental illness” means, except as provided in section 10804(d) of this title , an individual— (A) who has a significant mental illness or emotional impairm

  • The term “individual with regular income” means individual whose income is sufficiently stable and regular to enable such individual to make payments under a plan under chapter 13

  • The term “indoor facility” means a building that is enclosed. / The term “indoor facility” means a building that is enclosed. / The term "indoor facility" means a buildin

  • The term “indoor tanning service” means a service employing any electronic product designed to incorporate 1 or more ultraviolet lamps and intended for the irradiation of an indivi

  • The term “induction program” means a formalized program for new teachers during not less than the teachers’ first two years of teaching that is designed to provide support for, and

  • Except as provided in clause (ii), the term “industrial carbon dioxide facility” means a facility that emits carbon dioxide (including from any fugitive emissions source) that is c

  • In this section, the term "industrial control system" means an information system used to monitor and/or control industrial processes such as manufacturing, product handl

  • “industrial development agency” means any agency which is permitted to issue obligations the interest on which is excludable from gross income under section 103 of title 26 ;

  • The term “industrial enterprise” means a private, nongovernmental enterprise that has an expertise or capability that relates to methane hydrate research and development.

  • The term “industrial equipment” means any article of equipment referred to in subparagraph (B) of a type— (i) which in operation consumes, or is designed to consume, energy; (ii) w

  • The term "industrial hemp" means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of such plant, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not

  • The term “industrial plant” means any fixed equipment or facility which is used in connection with, or as part of, any process or system for industrial production or output. / The

  • The term “industrial research” means planned search or critical investigation aimed at the discovery of new knowledge, with the objective that such knowledge may be useful in devel

  • The term "industrial research and assessment center" means— (A) an institution of higher education-based industrial research and assessment center that is funded by the S

  • The term "industrial resources" means materials, services, processes, or manufacturing equipment (including the processes, technologies, and ancillary services for the us

  • The term “industrial source” means a unit that does not serve a generator that produces electricity, a “nonutility unit” as defined in this section, or a process source as defined

  • The term “industrial user” means those industries identified in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, Bureau of the Budget, 1967, as amended and supplemented, under the ca

  • For purposes of this section, the term “industrial waste” means any solid, semisolid, or liquid waste generated by a manufacturing or processing plant. / the term “industrial waste

  • “metal casting industry” or “industry” means the industries identified by codes numbered 3321, 3322, 3324, 3325, 3363, 3364, 3365, 3366, and 3369, in the Standard Industrial Classi

  • The term “industry affecting commerce” means any industry or activity in commerce or in which a labor dispute would burden or obstruct commerce or tend to burden or obstruct commer

  • The term “Industry Alliance” means an entity selected by the Secretary under subsection (d).

  • In this subsection, the term "industry category" means a discrete group of similar goods and services, as determined by the Administrator in accordance with the North Ame

  • The term "industry cluster" means a broadly defined network of interconnected firms and supporting institutions in related industries that accelerate innovation, business

  • the term “industry information” means information and programs that will lead to the development of new markets, marketing strategies, increased efficiency, and activities to enhan

  • The term “industry member” means a member of the canola and rapeseed industry who represents— (A) manufacturers of canola or rapeseed products; or (B) persons who commercially buy

  • The term “industry or activity affecting commerce” means any activity, business, or industry in commerce or in which a labor dispute would hinder or obstruct commerce or the free f

  • The term “industry or sector partnership” has the meaning given the term in section 3102 of title 29. / The term "industry or sector partnership" means a workforce collab

  • For purposes of this section, the term “industry rate” means the license fee a performing rights society has agreed to with, or which has been determined by the court for, a signif

  • the term “industry trade association” means an organization exempt from tax, under section 501(c)(3) or (6) of title 26, representing the propane industry;

  • The term “industry-wide” means activities funded by or performed on behalf of local exchange carriers for use in providing wireline telephone exchange service whose combined total

  • The term “inedible” means eggs of the following descriptions: black rots, yellow rots, white rots, mixed rots (addled eggs), sour eggs, eggs with green whites, eggs with stuck yolk

  • The term “ineligible condominium property” means a condominium unit, as such term is defined in section 3603 of title 15— (I) to which the Corporation acquires title in its corpora

  • For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “ineligible corporation” means any corporation which is— (A) a financial institution which uses the reserve method of accounting for bad deb

  • The term “ineligible multifamily housing property” means a property consisting of more than 4 dwelling units— (I) to which the Corporation acquires title in its capacity as conserv

  • The term “ineligible residential property” includes ineligible single family properties, ineligible multifamily housing properties, and ineligible condominium properties. / The ter

  • The term “ineligible single family property” means a 1- to 4-family residence (including a manufactured home)— (I) to which the Corporation acquires title in its corporate capacity