United States Code

“Mexican Border Act” means the Act of January 31, 1942 (56 Stat. 40), as from time to time amended.

The term “Mexican border period” means the period beginning on May 9, 1916, and ending on April 5, 1917, in the case of a veteran who during such period served in Mexico, on the bo

The term “Mexican facility” means a proposed public-private wastewater treatment facility to be constructed and operated under sections 277d–43 to 277d–46 of this title within Mexi

The term "Mexico" means the United Mexican States. / The term “Mexico’s labor reform” means the legislation on labor reform enacted by Mexico on May 1, 2019.

The term "medical forensic examination" or "MFE" means an examination of a sexual assault patient by a health care provider, who has specialized education and c

The term “mgd” means million gallons per day.

The term “Miccosukee lands” means lands that are— (A) held in trust by the United States for the use and benefit of the Miccosukee Tribe as Miccosukee Indian Reservation lands; and

The term “Miccosukee Tribe” means the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, a tribe of American Indians recognized by the United States and organized under section 476 of this ti

The terms “MICR line” and “magnetic ink character recognition line” mean the numbers, which may include the bank routing number, account number, check number, check amount, and oth

The term "microelectronics" means— (A) a semiconductor and related materials; (B) processing chemistries; (C) design technologies; (D) fabrication technologies; (E) litho

The term “microenterprise” means a commercial enterprise that has 5 or fewer employees, 1 or more of whom own the enterprise. / The term “microenterprise” means a sole proprietorsh

The term “microenterprise development organization” means an organization that— (A) is— (i) a nonprofit entity; (ii) an Indian tribe, the tribal government of which certifies to th

The term “microenterprise development organization or program” means a nonprofit entity, or a program administered by such an entity, including community development corporations o

The term “microenterprise institution” means an institution that provides services, including microfinance, training, or business development services, for microentrepreneurs.

For purposes of this title, the term “micro entity” means an applicant who makes a certification that the applicant— (1) qualifies as a small entity, as defined in regulations issu

The term “microentrepreneur” means an owner and operator, or prospective owner and operator, of a rural microenterprise who is unable to obtain sufficient training, technical assis

The term “microfinance institution” means an institution that directly provides, or works to expand, the availability of credit, savings, and other financial services to microentre

In this subsection, the term "microgrid" means an integrated energy system consisting of interconnected loads and energy resources that, if necessary, can be removed from

The term “microgrid controller” means equipment which is— (i) part of a qualified microgrid, and (ii) designed and used to monitor and control the energy resources and loads on suc

The term "micro-grid system" means a localized grid that operates autonomously, regardless of whether the grid can operate in connection with another grid.

The term "microinverter" means an inverter which— (i) is suitable to connect with one solar module, (ii) has a rated output of— (I) 120 or 240 volt single-phase power, or

The term “microloan” means a business loan of not more than $50,000 that is provided to a rural microenterprise. / the term “microloan” means a short-term, fixed rate loan of not m

The term "micro-purchase threshold" has the meaning given such term in section 1902 of title 41.

The term "micro-reactor" means an advanced nuclear reactor that has an electric power production capacity that is not greater than 50 megawatts.

The term "micro, small, and medium-sized enterprise institution" means an entity that provides services, including finance, training, or business development services, fo

The term "Middle and Upper Columbia River Basin" means the region consisting of the United States portion of the Columbia River Basin above Bonneville Dam.

In this paragraph, the term “Middle East and North Africa” means the region of countries that the Secretary of State designates as within the responsibility of the Bureau of Near E

The term “middle income country” means a country that has developed economically to the point at which the country does not receive bilateral development assistance from the United

The term "middle mile grant" means a grant awarded under subsection (c).

The term "middle mile infrastructure"— (A) means any broadband infrastructure that does not connect directly to an end-user location, including an anchor institution; and

The term “midpoint of the amortization period” means, with respect to a residential mortgage transaction, the point in time that is halfway through the period that begins upon the

The term “midshipman” means a midshipman of the United States Naval Academy and any other midshipman on active duty in the naval service.

The term “mid-term validated biowarfare threat agent” means a validated biowarfare threat agent that is an emerging biowarfare threat, is the object of research by a foreign threat

The term "mid-tier value chain" means a local or regional supply network that links independent producers with businesses and cooperatives that market value-added agricul

Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term “migrant agricultural worker” means an individual who is employed in agricultural employment of a seasonal or other temporary natur

The term “migrant farmworker”— (i) means any person (and the family of such person) who (I) receives a substantial portion of his or her income from primary production of agricultu

The term "migrant health center" has the meaning given the term in section 254b(a)(1) 2 of this title.

The term “migrant or seasonal Head Start program” means— (A) with respect to services for migrant farmworkers, a Head Start program that serves families who are engaged in agricult

“migrant worker” means an individual going to or from employment in agriculture as provided under section 3121(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 3121(g)) or sectio

The term “migratory agricultural worker” means an individual who made a qualifying move in the preceding 36 months and, after doing so, engaged in new temporary or seasonal employm

The term “Migratory Bird Conservation Commission” means that commission established by section 715a of this title .

The term “migratory birds” means all wild birds native to North America that are in an unconfined state and that are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act [ 16 U.S.C. 703 e

The term “migratory child” means a child or youth who made a qualifying move in the preceding 36 months— (A) as a migratory agricultural worker or a migratory fisher; or (B) with,

The term “migratory fisher” means an individual who made a qualifying move in the preceding 36 months and, after doing so, engaged in new temporary or seasonal employment or person

The term “migratory range” means the maximum area at a given time of the year within which fish of an anadromous species or stock thereof can be expected to be found, as determined

The term “migratory waterfowl” means the species enumerated in paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of article I of the Convention between the United States and Great Britain for the Pro

The term “mile” means a statute mile of 5,280 feet.

“milestone” means a scheduled event signifying the completion of a major deliverable or a set of related deliverables or a phase of work;

The term “Milestone A” has the meaning given that term in section 415a–9(f) 1 of this title. / The term "Milestone A" has the meaning given that term in section 3103(f) 1

The term "Milestone A approval" means a decision to enter into technology maturation and risk reduction pursuant to guidance prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for th

The term “Milestone B” has the meaning given that term in section 415a–5(e) of this title. / The term “Milestone B” means a decision to enter into major system development and demo

The term “Milestone B approval” has the meaning provided that term in section 2366(e)(7) of this title. / The term “Milestone B approval” has the meaning provided that term in sect

In this section, the term “milestone B decision” means the decision to approve the system development and demonstration of a major system by the official of the Department of Defen

The term “Milestone C approval” means a decision to enter into production and deployment pursuant to guidance prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for the management of Departmen

Milestone decision authority.—The term "milestone decision authority" has the meaning given in section 2431a(e)(5) of this title. / The terms “milestone decision authorit

The term “military” refers to any or all of the armed forces. / The term “military” includes Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard.

The term “military aircraft” means an aircraft owned, operated, or chartered by the Department of Defense.

"military and naval service" means honorable active service— (A) in the Armed Forces of the United States, (B) in the Regular or Reserve Corps 1 of the Public Health Serv

In this section, the term “military animal” means the following: (1) A military working dog, which may include a contract working dog (as such term is defined in section 2387) that

The term “military banking contract” means a contract between the Secretary and a financial institution under which the financial institution operates a military banking facility o

The term “military child development center” means a facility on a military installation (or on property under the jurisdiction of the commander of a military installation) at whic

In this subsection, the term “military construction project” has the meaning given such term in section 2801 of this title .

In this section, each of the terms "Executive department", "military department", and "independent establishment" has the meaning given such term in c

The term “military departments” means the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force.

The term “military dependent students” refers to— (A) elementary and secondary school students who are dependents of members of the Armed Forces; and (B) elementary and secondary s

For purposes of this subsection, the term “military device” includes, but is not restricted to, shells, bombs, projectiles, mines, missiles, rockets, shaped charges, grenades, perf

“Military education and training” includes formal or informal instruction of foreign students in the United States or overseas by officers or employees of the United States, contra

The term “military equipment” means equipment used directly by the armed forces to carry out military operations. / The term “military equipment” includes all weapon systems, weapo

“military forces of a state” means the armed forces of a state which are organized, trained, and equipped under its internal law for the primary purpose of national defense or secu

The term “military ID card” means a card or other form of identification used for purposes of demonstrating eligibility for any benefit from the Department of Defense.

The terms "facility" and "military installation" have the meanings given, respectively, in section 2801 of this title. / Military Installation Defined.—In this

The term “military installation resilience” means the capability of a military installation to avoid, prepare for, minimize the effect of, adapt to, and recover from extreme weathe

In this paragraph, the terms “military institution” 1 and “realignment” have the meanings given the terms in section 2910 of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (P

The term "military judge" means a judge advocate designated under section 826(c) of this title (article 26(c)) who is detailed under section 826(a) or section 830a of thi

The term “military labor organization” means any organization that engages in or attempts to engage in— (A) negotiating or bargaining with any civilian officer or employee, or with

Military Law Enforcement Official.—In this section, the term “military law enforcement official” means a person authorized under regulations governing the armed forces to apprehend

The term “military legal assistance counsel” means— (A) a judge advocate (as defined in section 801(13) of this title ); or (B) a civilian attorney serving as a legal assistance of

The term "military magistrate" means a commissioned officer certified for duty as a military magistrate in accordance with section 826a of this title (article 26a).

The term “military medical cooperation” means any of the following: (A) Information exchange. (B) Medical interoperability, including credentialing of health care personnel. (C) Me

The term "military medical or dental position" means a position for the performance of health care functions within the armed forces held by a member of the armed forces.

In this subsection, the term "military medical treatment facility" means a facility described in subsection (b), (c), or (d) of section 1073d of this title. / The term &q

The term “military medicine” means any of the following: (A) Combat casualty care including trauma. (B) Military infectious disease. (C) Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuc

The term “military munitions” means all ammunition products and components produced for or used by the armed forces for national defense and security, including ammunition products

In this section, the term “military musical unit” means a band, ensemble, chorus, or similar musical unit of the armed forces.

The term “military nursing research” means research on the furnishing of care and services by nurses in the armed forces.

The term “military objective” means combatants and those objects during hostilities which, by their nature, location, purpose, or use, effectively contribute to the war-fighting or

The term “military operation” means a contingency operation as such term is defined in section 101(a)(13) of title 10 . / The term "military operation" means a contingenc

The term “military operations” includes those operations involving members of the armed forces assisting in United States Government sponsored training of military personnel of a f

The terms “military orders” and “permanent change of station” have the meanings given such terms in section 3955 of this title . / The term “military orders” has the meaning given

The term "military pay status" means a period of service where the amount of pay payable to a technician for that service is based on rates of military pay provided for u

For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “military property” means any property which is an arm, ammunition, or implement of war designated in the munitions list published pursua

The term "military readiness" includes any training or operation that could be related to combat readiness, including testing and evaluation activities.

Military readiness activity.—The term "military readiness activity" has the meaning given that term in section 315(f) of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act

In this section, the term "military record" means a document or other record that pertains to (1) an individual member or former member of the armed forces, or (2) at the

The term “military recruiter” means a person who, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, has the primary duty to recruit persons for military service.

The term “military region” means the geographical area of responsibility assigned to the commander of a unified combatant command (excluding Europe and adjacent waters).

In this chapter, the term “military retirement and survivor benefit programs” means— (1) the provisions of this title creating entitlement to, or determining the amount of, retired

"military service" means honorable active service— (A) in the armed forces; (B) in the Regular or Reserve Corps 2 of the Public Health Service after June 30, 1960; or (C)

The term "military sexual trauma" has the meaning given that term in section 1166 of this title. / The term "military sexual trauma" means, with respect to a ve

The term “military spouse” means, with respect to any employer, any individual who is married (within the meaning of section 7703 as of the first date that the employee is employed