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The term “NAAQS” means national ambient air quality standard. The term “CTG” means a Control Technique Guideline published by the Administrator under section 7408 of this title .

The term “NAFTA” means the North American Free Trade Agreement. / The term “NAFTA” means the North American Free Trade Agreement. / The term “NAFTA” means the North American Free T

Except as provided in section 3332 of this title, the term “NAFTA country” means— (A) Canada for such time as the Agreement is in force with respect to, and the United States appli

The term “NAIC Model Standards” means the “NAIC Model Regulation to Implement the Individual Accident and Sickness Insurance Minimum Standards Act”, adopted by the National Associa

In this subsection, the term “NAIC Model Transition Regulation” refers to the standards contained in the “Model Regulation to Implement Transitional Requirements for the Conversion

the term “name” shall include in the case of a partnership the name of each partner and, in the case of a corporation, the name of each corporate officer and director, and the Stat

For purposes of this subchapter, the term “named fiduciary” means a fiduciary who is named in the plan instrument, or who, pursuant to a procedure specified in the plan, is identif

As used in this subsection, the term “name of the food source from which the major food allergen is derived” means the name described in section 321(qq)(1) of this title ; provided

the term “NANA” means NANA Regional Corporation, Inc., a corporation formed for the Natives of Northwest Alaska pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

The term “nanotechnology” means the science and technology that will enable one to understand, measure, manipulate, and manufacture at the atomic, molecular, and supramolecular lev

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 terms "narcotic drug", "controlled substance", and "listed chemical" have the meanings given those terms in section 802 of this title. / The term

The term “narcotics trafficking” means any illicit activity to cultivate, produce, manufacture, distribute, sell, finance, or transport narcotic drugs, controlled substances, or li

The term “narrow-based security index” means an index— (i) that has 9 or fewer component securities; (ii) in which a component security comprises more than 30 percent of the index'

The term “NASA” means the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

The term “NASA human space flight vehicle” means a space vehicle, as defined in section 2458b(f)(1) of this title, that

the term “Nation’s parks and wilderness” means units of the National Park System and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System;

The term “national” means a person owing permanent allegiance to a state.

The term “National Appeals Division” means the National Appeals Division of the Department established under section 6992 of this title.

National architecture.—For purposes of this chapter, the term “national architecture” means the common framework for interoperability that defines— (A) the functions associated wit

the term “National Archives of the United States” means those official records which have been determined by the Archivist of the United States to have sufficient historical or oth

The term “national average level of State welfare spending per poor person” means, with respect to a fiscal year, an amount equal to— (I) the total amount required to be paid to th

The term “national average price” means the national average price paid to an agricultural commodity producer for an agricultural commodity in a marketing year as determined by the

The term “national average weekly wage” means the national average weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonagricultural payrolls.

The terms “banks”, “national bank”, “national banking association”, “member bank”, “board”, “district”, and “reserve bank” shall have the meanings assigned to them in section 221 o

For purposes of merger or consolidation under this subchapter and section 321 of this title the term “national banking association” means one or more national banking associations,

The term “National Bituminous Coal Wage Agreement” means a collective bargaining agreement negotiated by the BCOA and the United Mine Workers of America.

The term “National Board” means the National Rural Investment Board established under section 2009dd–2(c) of this title . / The term “National Board” means the Emergency Food and S

In this section, the term “National Call to Service participant” means a person who has not previously served in the armed forces who enters into an original enlistment pursuant to

National capital.—The term “National Capital” means the District of Columbia and territory the Federal Government owns in the environs.

For purposes of this section, the term “national capital area” means the metropolitan Washington area, including the District of Columbia, the cities of Alexandria, Falls Church, a

The term “National Capital Region” means the geographic area located within the boundaries of (A) the District of Columbia, (B) Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties in the State

the term “National Center” means the John S. McCain III National Center for Environmental Conflict Resolution established pursuant to section 5605(a)(1)(B) of this title ; / The te

In this section, the terms “national committee” and “political party” have the meaning given such terms in section 431 of this title . / The term “national committee” means the org

The term “national consensus standard” means any occupational safety and health standard or modification thereof which (1),2 has been adopted and promulgated by a nationally recogn

“National Contingency Plan” means the National Contingency Plan prepared and published under subsection (d); / “National Contingency Plan” means the National Contingency Plan prepa

The term “national corporation” means a corporation the ownership of which is held through publicly traded securities, and that is incorporated under, and subject to, the laws of a

“National Council” means the National Fish and Seafood Promotional Council established in section 4004 of this title ;

For purposes of this section, the term “national coverage determination” means a determination by the Secretary with respect to whether or not a particular item or service is cover

the term “national crime information databases” means the National Crime Information Center and its incorporated criminal history databases, including the Interstate Identification

the term “national criminal history background check system” means the criminal history record system maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation based on fingerprint identif

The term “national critical technology” means a technology that appears on the list of national critical technologies contained in the most recent biennial report on national criti

The term “National Customs Automation Program” means the program established under section 1411 of this title .

In this section, the term “national dairy policy” means the dairy policy of the United States as evidenced by the following policies and programs: (1) Federal milk marketing orders

The term “national defense” means programs for military and atomic energy production or construction, military assistance to any foreign nation, stockpiling, space, and directly re

The words “national-defense material” include arms, armament, ammunition, livestock, forage, forest products and standing timber, stores of clothing, air, water, food, foodstuffs,

The words “national-defense premises” include all buildings, grounds, mines, or other places wherein such national-defense material is being produced, manufactured, repaired, store

The term “national defense sealift vessel” means— (A) a Department of Defense sealift vessel; and (B) a national defense reserve fleet vessel, including a vessel in the Ready Reser

The term “national defense strategy” means the review of the defense programs and policies of the United States that is carried out every four years under section 113(g) of this ti

The term “National Defense University” includes any school or other component of the National Defense University specified under section 2165(b) of this title .

The words “national-defense utilities” include all railroads, railways, electric lines, roads of whatever description, railroad or railway fixture, canal, lock, dam, wharf, pier, d

The term “National Disaster Medical System” means the system established under section 2812 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300hh–11 ).

The term “National Drug Control Program” means programs, policies, and activities undertaken by National Drug Control Program agencies pursuant to the responsibilities of such agen

the term “National Drug Control Program Agency” means— (A) a National Drug Control Program Agency 1, as defined in section 1701(7) 2 of title 21 (as last in effect); and (B) any su

The term “National Drug Control Strategy” or “Strategy” means the strategy developed and submitted to Congress under section 1705 of this title , including any report, plan, or str

The term “national educational programming supplier” includes any qualified noncommercial educational television station, other public telecommunications entities, and public or pr

The term “national education dissemination system” means the activities carried out by the Office of Reform Assistance and Dissemination established by section 6041 of this title.

The term "national education plan" means a comprehensive national education plan developed by partner country governments in consultation with other stakeholders as a mea

The term “national emergency” means a national emergency declared by the President or Congress. / The term “national emergency” means the national emergency by reason of certain te

the term “National Emergency Family Registry and Locator System” means the National Emergency Family Registry and Locator System established under subsection (b).

the term “national Federal campaign committee” means an organization that, by virtue of the bylaws of a political party, is established primarily for the purpose of providing assis

The term “National Fish and Wildlife Foundation” means the charitable and nonprofit corporation established under section 3701 of this title .

The term “national forest” means lands included in the National Forest System (as defined in section 1609(a) of this title ).

The term “National Forest lands” means lands included in the National Forest System (as defined in section 1609(a) of this title ).

“national governing body” means an amateur sports organization, a high-performance management organization, or a paralympic sports organization that is certified by the corporation

The term “national grants” means grants made under this subchapter by the Secretary to public and nonprofit private agency and organization grantees that operate under this subchap

the term “national group” means a set of individuals whose identity as such is distinctive in terms of nationality or national origins;

The term “National Guard” means the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard. / The term “National Guard” has the meaning given the term in section 101(c) of title 10 . / “Na

The term “National Guard facility” includes land used for training the National Guard pursuant to chapter 5 of title 32 with funds provided by the Secretary of Defense or the Secre

The term “National Highway Freight Network” means the National Highway Freight Network established under section 167.

The term “National Highway System” means the Federal-aid highway system described in section 103(b).

National honey marketing cooperative.—The term “national honey marketing cooperative” means a cooperative that markets its products in at least 2 of the following 4 regions of the

the term “National Incident Management System” means a system to enable effective, efficient, and collaborative incident management; / the term “National Incident Management System

“national Indian organization” means an organization which the Secretary finds is nationally based, represents a substantial Indian constituency, and has expertise in the fields of

In this section, the term “National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center” means the National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center established under section 5195c(

The term “National Institute” means the National Institute on Regional Rural Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship established under section 2009dd–2(b)(2) of this title .

The term “National Institute of Building Sciences” means the institute established by section 1701j–2 of title 12 .

the term “National Institute of Justice” means the institute established by section 3722(a) of this title ; and

The term “National Instructional Materials Access Center” means the center established pursuant to section 1474(e) of this title .

The term “National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard” has the meaning given the term in section 1474(e)(3)(A) of this title . / The term “National Instructional Materi

For purposes of this section, the term “National Intelligence Council product” includes a National Intelligence Estimate and any other intelligence community assessment that sets f

In this section, the terms "intelligence community" and "National Intelligence Program" have the meanings given such terms in section 3003 of title 50. / The te

The term “National Laboratory” has the meaning given the term in section 15801(3) 1 of this title. / The term “National Laboratory” means any of the following laboratories owned by

The term "National Labor Relations Board" means the National Labor Relations Board provided for in section 153 of this title.

The term “national levee database” means the levee database established under section 3303 of this title .

The term “National List” means a list of approved and prohibited substances as provided for in section 6517 of this title .

The term "nationally distributed superstation" means a television broadcast station, licensed by the Commission, that— (A) is not owned or operated by or affiliated with

The term “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” means a credit rating agency that— (A) issues credit ratings certified by qualified institutional buyers, in accord

The term “National Maritime Transportation Security Plan” means the National Maritime Transportation Security Plan prepared and published under section 70103(a).

The term “national member bank” means any national bank which is a member of the Federal Reserve System.

the term “National Methamphetamine Information Clearinghouse” or “NMIC” means the information clearinghouse established under section 2012(a) of this title ; and

The term “national monument” means the Great Sand Dunes National Monument, including lands added to the monument pursuant to this subchapter.

the term “National Museum” means the National Museum of the American Indian established by section 80q–1 of this title ;

"National Network" includes long-distance routes and State-supported routes.

The term “national nonmember bank” means any national bank which— (A) is located in any territory of the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, or th

the terms “National Nutrition Monitoring Advisory Council” and “Council” mean the advisory body established under section 5331 of this title;

The term “national of the United States” means (A) a citizen of the United States, or (B) a person who, though not a citizen of the United States, owes permanent allegiance to the

The term “national organic program import certificate” means a form developed for purposes of the program under this chapter— (A) to provide documentation sufficient to verify that

The term “national park” means the Great Sand Dunes National Park established in section 410hhh–2 of this title . / The term “national park” means lands and waters included in the

The term "National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass" means the interagency national pass authorized by section 6804 of this title.