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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 "nacelle" means the assembly of the drivetrain and other tower-top components of a wind turbine (with the exception of the blades and the hub) within their cover
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” means the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any successor entity. / The term “NAIC” means the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or an
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
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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
The term "named storm" means any organized weather system with a defined surface circulation and maximum sustained winds of at least 39 miles per hour which the National
The term "Named Storm Event Model" means the official meteorological and oceanographic computerized model, developed by the Administrator under subsection (b)(1)(A), whic
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 “narrowband spectrum” means the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum between the frequencies from 769 megahertz to 775 megahertz and between the frequencies from 799 me
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” means the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
the term “NASAA” means the North American Securities Administrators Association;
The term “NASA human space flight vehicle” means a space vehicle, as defined in section 2458b(f)(1) of this title, that
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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 terms “alien”, “national”, and “national of the United States” have the meanings given those terms i
The term "National Academies" means the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. / The term "National Academies" means the National Academies
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 terms "National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource" and "Resource" mean a system that provides researchers and students across scientific fields and
In this section, the term “national assets” means the Nation’s core rail assets shared among Amtrak services, including national reservations, security, training and training cente
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.
For purposes of this section, the term “national balance sheet of Iran” refers to the ratio of the assets of the Government of Iran to the liabilities of that Government.
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
The term “National Conservation Area” means the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area that— (A) consists of approximately 44,725 acres of public land in the County, as generally de
“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 Coordinator" means the National Beginning Farmer and Rancher Coordinator established under subsection (b)(1). / The term “National Coordinator” means t
The term “National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy” means the National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy in effect under section 6403 of this title . / The terms “conservation”, “coral
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 fingerpri
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 currency” means each of the following: (A) A Federal Reserve note (as the term is used in section 411 of this title ). (B) Money standing to the credit of an acc
The term “National Customs Automation Program” means the program established under section 1411 of this title .
The term "national cybersecurity asset response activities" means— (A) furnishing cybersecurity technical assistance to entities affected by cybersecurity risks to protec
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 exercise program” means activities carried out to test and evaluate the national preparedness goal and related plans and strategies as described in section 748(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 Flood Insurance Program” means the program established under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 4011 et seq.). / The term “National Flood Insur
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 ).
The term “National Forest System” has the meaning given the term in section 1609(a) of title 16 . / The term “National Forest System” means land of the National Forest System (as d
The term “National Forest System land” means land of the National Forest System (as defined in section 1609(a) of this title ). / The term “National Forest System land” means land
The term "National Forest System road" has the meaning given the term in section 212.1 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on March 23, 2018).
The term "national fund manager" means a community development financial institution that is— (A) in existence on the date of enactment of this section; and (B) certified
the term “National Geospatial Data Asset data theme” means the National Geospatial Data Asset core geospatial datasets (including electronic records and coordinates) relating to a
The term “national governing body” has the meaning given such term in section 220501 of title 36 . / the terms “amateur athlete”, “amateur athletic competition”, “amateur sports or
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
In this chapter, the term "National Heritage Area" means a component of the National Heritage Area System described in section 120102(b).
The term "National Heritage Corridor" means the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor.
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 .