United States Code

The terms "map" and "mapping" mean activities that provide comprehensive data and information needed to understand sea floor characteristics, including depth, t

The term “maquiladora” means an entity located in Mexico that assembles and produces goods from imported parts for export to the United States.

For purposes of this subchapter, the term “MA region” means such a region within the 50 States and the District of Columbia as established by the Secretary under this paragraph.

The term “MA regional plan” means an MA plan described in section 1395w–21(a)(2)(A)(i) of this title — (A) that has a network of providers that have agreed to a contractually speci

For purposes of section 1395w–23(j)(2) of this title and this section, subject to subsection (e), the term “MA region-specific non-drug monthly benchmark amount” means, with respec

For the purposes of this section and section 347 of title 21 , the term “oleomargarine” or “margarine” includes— (1) all substances, mixtures, and compounds known as oleomargarine

The term "marginalized children and vulnerable groups" includes girls, children affected by or emerging from armed conflict or humanitarian crises, children with disabili

The term “marginal production” means domestic crude oil or domestic natural gas which is produced during any taxable year from a property which— (i) is a stripper well property for

Until such time as the Secretary issues regulations under subsection (e) that prescribe a different definition, in this section, the term “marginal property” means an onshore unit,

The term "margin payment" means, for purposes of the forward contract provisions of this title, payment or deposit of cash, a security or other property, that is commonly

(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the terms "marihuana" and "marijuana" mean all parts of the plant Cannabis sativa L., whether growing or not; the seeds thereof

(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the terms "marihuana" and "marijuana" mean all parts of the plant Cannabis sativa L., whether growing or not; the seeds thereof

“marine and coastal waters” means estuaries, waters of the estuarine zone, including wetlands, any other waters seaward of the historic height of tidal influence, the territorial s

The term “marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy” means energy derived from— (i) waves, tides, and currents in oceans, estuaries, and tidal areas, (ii) free flowing water in rive

The term “marine casualty” means a marine casualty that is required to be reported pursuant to paragraph (3), (4), or (5) of section 6101 2 of title 46. / The term “marine casualty

The term “Marine Corps” means the United States Marine Corps. It includes the Regular Marine Corps, the Fleet Marine Corps Reserve, and the Marine Corps Reserve. / The term "M

The term “Marine Corps Historical Center” means the archive for historical records and materials of the Marine Corps that the Secretary of the Navy designates as the primary archiv

The term “marine debris” means any persistent solid material that is manufactured or processed and directly or indirectly, intentionally or unintentionally, disposed of or abandone

The term "marine debris event" means an event or related events that affects or may imminently affect the United States involving— (A) marine debris caused by a natural e

The term "marine energy" means energy from— (A) waves, tides, and currents in oceans, estuaries, and tidal areas; (B) free flowing water in rivers, lakes, streams, and ma

“marine environment” means those areas of coastal and ocean waters, the Great Lakes and their connecting waters, and submerged lands over which the United States exercises jurisdic

The term “Marine Fisheries Commission” means the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission, or the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Co

The term "Marine Fisheries Commissions" means— (A) the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission; (B) the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission; and (C) the Pacific S

The term "marine highway transportation" means the carriage by a documented vessel of cargo (including such carriage of cargo and passengers), if such cargo— (A) is— (i)

The term “marine insurance companies” means any persons, companies, or associations, authorized to write marine insurance or reinsurance under the laws of the United States or of a

The term “marine mammal” means any mammal which (A) is morphologically adapted to the marine environment (including sea otters and members of the orders Sirenia, Pinnipedia and Cet

The term “marine mammal product” means any item of merchandise which consists, or is composed in whole or in part, of any marine mammal.

The term “marine mineral resource” means— (A) sand and aggregates; (B) placers; (C) phosphates; (D) manganese nodules; (E) cobalt crusts; (F) metal sulfides; (G) for purposes of th

“Marine or aquatic park system resource” means any living or non-living part of a marine or aquatic regimen within or is a living part of a marine or aquatic regimen within the bou

"marine pollution control device" means, except as provided in subsection (p), any equipment or management practice, for installation or use on board a vessel of the Arme

“marine sanitation device” includes any equipment for installation on board a vessel which is designed to receive, retain, treat, or discharge sewage, and any process to treat such

Marine terminal operator.—The term “marine terminal operator” means a person engaged in the United States in the business of providing wharfage, dock, warehouse, or other terminal

The term “marine turtle” means any member of the family Cheloniidae or Dermochelyidae. / The term “marine turtle” includes— (i) any part, product, egg, or offspring of a turtle des

In this section, the term “Maritime Administration authorization request” means a proposal for legislation that, for a fiscal year— (1) recommends authorizations of appropriations

In this section the term “maritime archeology” includes the curation, preservation, and display of maritime artifacts.

Maritime labor agreement.—The term “maritime labor agreement”— (A) means— (i) a collective bargaining agreement between an employer subject to this part, or a group of such employe

Maritime-related services.—The term “maritime-related services” means intermodal operations, terminal operations, cargo solicitation, agency services, ocean transportation intermed

The term “Maritime Security Fleet” means the fleet established under section 53102(a) of title 46 .

Maritime services.—The term “maritime services” means port-to-port transportation of cargo by vessels operated by an ocean common carrier.

The term “mark” includes any trademark, service mark, collective mark, or certification mark.

The term "Mark Center Campus" means that area of land (consisting of approximately 16 acres) and improvements thereon, including parking areas, located in Alexandria, Vir

The term “marker well” means any well from which natural gas was produced in commercial quantities at any time after January 1, 1970, and before April 20, 1977.

The term “market” means to sell or otherwise dispose of in commerce in the United States. / The term “market” includes— (i) the forfeiture of sugar under the loan program for sugar

For purposes of subsection (d)(5), the term “marketable obligation” means a bond, debenture, note, or certificate, or other evidence of indebtedness (hereinafter in this subsection

The term “marketable securities” means any security for which, as of the date of the disposition, there was a market on an established securities market or otherwise. / The term “m

The term “marketable stock” means— (A) any stock which is regularly traded on— (i) a national securities exchange which is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission or

The term “market agency” means any person engaged in the business of (1) buying or selling in commerce livestock on a commission basis or (2) furnishing stockyard services. Beginni

The term “market area” means a market area determined by the Secretary.

For purposes of this subparagraph, the term “market basket percentage increase” means, with respect to cost reporting periods and discharges occurring in a fiscal year, the percent

The term “market clearance” includes— (i) approval of an application under section 355, 357,4 360e, or 360j(g) of this title; (ii) a finding of substantial equivalence under this p

The term “market discount” means the excess (if any) of— (i) the stated redemption price of the bond at maturity, over (ii) the basis of such bond immediately after its acquisition

Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term “market discount bond” means any bond having market discount.

In this section, “market dominance” means an absence of effective competition from other rail carriers or modes of transportation for the transportation to which a rate applies.

“market-dominant product” or “product in the market-dominant category of mail” means a product subject to subchapter I of chapter 36;

“marketer” means any person who is in the business of selling fish or fish products in the wholesale, retail, or restaurant trade, but whose primary business function is not the pr

The term “marketing” means the sale or other disposition of livestock, livestock products, or meat or meat food products in commerce. / The term “marketing” includes the sale of co

The term “marketing and promotion” means an activity aimed at encouraging the consumption of seafood or expanding or maintaining commercial markets for seafood. / “marketing and pr

The term “marketing premises” means, in the case of any franchise, premises which, under such franchise, are to be employed by the franchisee in connection with sale, consignment,

“Marketing year” means, in the case of the following commodities, the period beginning on the first and ending with the second date specified below: Corn, September 1–August 31; Co

the term “market intermediary” means any person that regularly holds itself out as being willing contemporaneously to engage in, and that is regularly engaged in, the business of e

The term “market maker” means any specialist permitted to act as a dealer, any dealer acting in the capacity of block positioner, and any dealer who, with respect to a security, ho

the term “market rate of interest” means any rate of interest which is equal to or greater than the current average interest rate (as of the last day of the month preceding the fin

The term “market research” means obtaining specific information about the price, quality, and time of delivery of products available in the private sector through a variety of mean

The term “market share” means the share of each manufacturer or importer of a class of tobacco product (expressed as a decimal to the fourth place) of the total volume of domestic

The term “market value” means the most probable price which a property should bring in a competitive and open market if— (I) all conditions requisite to a fair sale are present, (I

The terms "MARPOL", "Annex V", and "Convention" have the meaning given those terms under section 1901(a) of this title. / The terms “MARPOL”, “Annex V

“MARPOL Protocol” means the Protocol of 1978 relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, and includes the Convention;

The term “marque” means the trade name used by a separate marketing division of a motor vehicle assembler.

the term "Marrakesh Treaty" has the meaning given in section 121A of such title 17. / the term "Marrakesh Treaty" means the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Acces

The term "marriage and family therapist" means an individual who— (A) possesses a master's or doctor's degree which qualifies for licensure or certification as a marriage

The term "marriage and family therapist services" means services furnished by a marriage and family therapist (as defined in paragraph (2)) for the diagnosis and treatmen

In general.—For purposes of this paragraph, the term "Marxist-Leninist country" means any country that maintains a centrally planned economy based on the principles of Ma

The term "mask work" has the meaning given it in section 901(a)(2) of title 17.

The term "masonry unit" means a noncombustible building product intended to be laid by hand or joined using mortar, grout, surface bonding, post-tensioning or some combin

(i) As used in subparagraph (A), the term "mass action" means any civil action (except a civil action within the scope of section 1711(2)) in which monetary relief claims

For purposes of this subsection, the term “mass balance” means an accumulation of the annual quantities of chemicals transported to a facility, produced at a facility, consumed at

The term "mass casualty event" means an incident resulting in casualties to not fewer than 3 victims, including— (i) an incident that exceeds the normal resources for eme

In this section, the term “mass communication” means a mass mailing described in section 3210(a)(6)(E) of title 39 or any other unsolicited communication of substantially identical

The term "mass fatality event" means an incident resulting in the fatalities of not fewer than 3 individuals at 1 or more locations close to one another with a common cau

the term “mass killings” means 3 or more killings in a single incident; and / the term “mass killings” means 3 or more killings in a single incident; and

the term “mass layoff” means a reduction in force which— (A) is not the result of a plant closing; and (B) results in an employment loss at the single site of employment during any

Mass mailing.—The term “mass mailing” means a mailing by United States mail or facsimile of more than 500 pieces of mail matter of an identical or substantially similar nature with

The term "mass shooting" means a multiple homicide incident in which not fewer than 3 victims are killed— (i) with a firearm; (ii) during one event; and (iii) in one or m

The term "mass timber" includes— (A) cross-laminated timber; (B) nail-laminated timber; (C) glue-laminated timber; (D) laminated strand lumber; and (E) laminated veneer l

Mass transit account.—The term "Mass Transit Account" means the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund established under section 9503(e)(1) of the Internal Revenu

The Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Mass Transit Account the mass transit portion of the amounts appropriated to the Highway Trust Fund under subsection (b) which a

the term “mass transportation” has the meaning given to that term in section 5302(a)(7) 2 of title 49, except that the term includes intercity bus transportation 3 school bus, char

“master” includes the pilot or other person in command of an aircraft. / "master" includes the pilot or other person in command of an aircraft. / The word “master” means

The term “master credit agreement” means a conditional agreement to extend credit assistance for a program of related projects secured by a common security pledge covered under sec

The term "master file holder" means a person who submits data and information to the Secretary with the intent to reference or authorize another person to reference such

The term “master netting agreement”— (A) means an agreement providing for the exercise of rights, including rights of netting, setoff, liquidation, termination, acceleration, or cl

The term “master netting agreement participant” means an entity that, at any time before the date of the filing of the petition, is a party to an outstanding master netting agreeme

the term “Master Plan” means the comprehensive master plan for the management of the Upper Mississippi River system, dated January 1, 1982, prepared by the Upper Mississippi River

The term “master servicer” means any entity approved by the Secretary in accordance with subparagraph (B) to oversee the activities of servicers, as provided in subsection (f)(4).

The term “master teacher” means an individual— (A) who has been awarded a master's or doctoral degree by an institution of higher education; (B) whose graduate coursework included

“Masthead light” means a white light placed over the fore and aft centerline of the vessel showing an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of 225 degrees and so fixed as to sh

The term “matching contribution” means— (i) any employer contribution made to a defined contribution plan on behalf of an employee on account of an employee contribution made by su

The term “matching payment account” means the Presidential Primary Matching Payment Account established under section 9037(a).

The term “matching payment period” means the period beginning with the beginning of the calendar year in which a general election for the office of President of the United States w

the term "matching program"— (A) means any computerized comparison of— (i) two or more automated systems of records or a system of records with non-Federal records for th