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The term “Native Hawaiian health center” means an entity— (A) which is organized under the laws of the State of Hawaii, (B) which provides or arranges for health care services thro

The term “Native Hawaiian health organization” means “Papa Ola Lokahi” as defined in section 11711 of this title .

The term “Native Hawaiian language” means the single Native American language indigenous to the original inhabitants of the State of Hawaii.

The term “Native Hawaiian organization” has the meaning given such term in section 6207 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7517 ) except the term inc

The term “Native Hawaiian-serving institution” has the meaning given the term in section 1059d(b) of title 20 .

the term “native invertebrate” means any terrestrial or freshwater invertebrate, at any stage of its life cycle, which is indigenous to Antarctica, and includes any part of such in

The term “Native land” means land owned by a Native Corporation or any Native Group and includes land which, as of December 2, 1980, had been selected under the Alaska Native Claim

the term “native mammal” means any member, at any stage of its life cycle, of any species of the class Mammalia, which is indigenous to Antarctica or occurs there seasonally throug

the term "Native Nations Institute" means the Native Nations Institute for Leadership, Management, and Policy established at the University of Arizona in 2001;

the term “native plant” means any terrestrial or freshwater vegetation, including bryophytes, lichens, fungi, and algae, at any stage of its life cycle (including seeds and other p

The term “native plant species” means any noninvasive, naturally occurring plant species within an ecosystem.

In this subsection, the term “native sod” means land— (A) on which the plant cover is composed principally of native grasses, grasslike plants, forbs, or shrubs suitable for grazin

“Natives of the Pribilof Islands” means any Aleuts who are permanent residents of the Pribilof Islands, or any organization or entity representing such natives.

Subject to subparagraph (B), in this subsection the term “native to the United States or its territories” means occurring in the United States or its territories as the result of n

The term “native vegetation” means those plant species, communities, or vegetative associations which are endemic to a given area and which would normally be identified with a heal

“Native village” means any tribe, band, clan, group, village, community, or association in Alaska listed in sections 1610 and 1615 of this title, or which meets the requirements of

The term "NATO" means the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. / the term “NATO” means the North Atlantic Treaty Organization;

For purposes of this section, the term “NATO ally” means a member country of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (other than the United States).

the term “NATO/CFE country” means a member country of NATO that is a party to the CFE Treaty and is listed in paragraph 1(A) of article II of the CFE Treaty within the group of Sta

The term "NATO Innovation Fund" means the multi-sovereign, investment venture capital fund of NATO that provides secure investment in dual-use, high-impact technology.

The term “NATO organization” means any North Atlantic Treaty Organization subsidiary body referred to in section 2350(2) of this title and any other organization of the North Atlan

the term “NATO/SHAPE project” means a common-funded project supported by allocated credits from North Atlantic Treaty Organization bodies or by host nations with NATO Infrastructur

the term “natural and beneficial floodplain functions” means— (A) the functions associated with the natural or relatively undisturbed floodplain that (i) moderate flooding, retain

The term “Natural Area” means the Rio Grande Natural Area established by section 460rrr–1(a) of this title .

The term "natural cause"— (i) means a weather, climatic, hazard, or biology-related event, such as— (I) a hurricane; (II) a flood; (III) a harmful algal bloom; (IV) a tsu

The term “natural disaster” means plant disease, insect infestation, drought, fire, freeze, flood, earthquake, lightning, or other occurrence, as determined by the Secretary. / The

The terms "natural feature" and "nature-based feature" have the meanings given those terms in section 2289a(a) of this title. / The terms “natural feature” and

The term “natural fiber” means any fiber that exists as such in the natural state.

The term “natural gas” means either natural gas unmixed, or any mixture of natural and artificial gas. / “Natural gas” means either natural gas unmixed, or any mixture of natural a

“Natural-gas company” means a person engaged in the transportation of natural gas in interstate commerce, or the sale in interstate commerce of such gas for resale. / The term “nat

The term "natural gas electric generation facility" means a facility that generates electric energy using natural gas as the fuel. / The term "natural gas electric g

The term “natural gas gathering line” means— (A) the pipe, equipment, and appurtenances determined to be a gathering line by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and (B) the p

The term “natural gas sold under a fixed contract” means domestic natural gas sold by the producer under a contract, in effect on February 1, 1975, and at all times thereafter befo

The term "natural hazard" means a hazard caused by natural forces, including extreme weather events, sea-level rise, and extreme drought conditions. / the term "natu

The term “natural infrastructure” means infrastructure that uses, restores, or emulates natural ecological processes and— (A) is created through the action of natural physical, geo

The term “naturalization” means the conferring of nationality of a state upon a person after birth, by any means whatsoever.

the term “naturally degradable material” means a material which, when discarded, will be reduced to environmentally benign subunits under the action of normal environmental forces,

The term “Naturally Occurring Retirement Community” means a community with a concentrated population of older individuals, which may include a residential building, a housing compl

The term “natural, native state” means the condition of a lot or site, free of any improvements, at the time at which the lot or site is first authorized for recreation residence u

The term “natural regeneration” means the establishment of a tree or tree age class from natural seeding, sprouting, or suckering in accordance with the management objectives of an

As used in this paragraph, the term “natural resource claim” means any claim for injury to, or destruction or loss of, natural resources. The term does not include any claim for th

“natural resources” includes land, fish, wildlife, biota, air, water, ground water, drinking water supplies, and other such resources belonging to, managed by, held in trust by, ap

In this paragraph, the term “natural transition points” means those periods that are close in time to the transition of a child with a disability from preschool to elementary grade

The terms "natural feature" and "nature-based feature" have the meanings given those terms in section 2289a(a) of this title. / The terms “natural feature” and

In this subsection, the term "nature of the claim" means whether the claim is a claim for— (A) benefits under this part with respect to the death of a public safety offic

For purposes of this section, the term “nautical products” includes all nautical charts, tide and tidal current tables, tidal current charts, coast pilots, water level products, an

“nautical school vessel” means a vessel operated by or in connection with a nautical school or an educational institution under section 558 of title 40 .

the term “Navajo Indians” means members of the Navajo Tribe;

the term “Navajo Nation” means the Navajo Nation government that is in existence on August 9, 1955, or its successor;

Covered Programs.—In this section, the term “Naval Academy mixed-funded athletic or recreational extracurricular program” means an athletic or recreational extracurricular program

The term "naval petroleum reserves" means the naval petroleum and oil shale reserves established by this chapter, including Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1 (Elk Hills)

“Naval stores” means spirits of turpentine and rosin.

For the purposes of this section, the terms "navigable" and "navigability" means navigable for the purpose of determining title to lands beneath navigable water

For the purposes of this section, the terms "navigable" and "navigability" means navigable for the purpose of determining title to lands beneath navigable water

“navigable airspace” means airspace above the minimum altitudes of flight prescribed by regulations under this subpart and subpart III of this part, including airspace needed to en

“navigable waters” means those parts of streams or other bodies of water over which Congress has jurisdiction under its authority to regulate commerce with foreign nations and amon

As used in this section “navigable waters of the United States” includes all waters of the territorial sea of the United States as described in Presidential Proclamation No. 5928 o

“navigate aircraft” and “navigation of aircraft” include piloting aircraft.

“navigate aircraft” and “navigation of aircraft” include piloting aircraft.

In this subsection, the term “navigator” means an employee of the Postal Service or of a contractor of the Postal Service who is designated by the Postal Service or contractor to c

The term “Navy” means the United States Navy. It includes the Regular Navy, the Fleet Reserve, and the Navy Reserve. / The term "Navy" means the United States Navy. It in

The term "Navy indicator" includes trademarks and service marks, names, identities, abbreviations, official insignia, seals, emblems, and acronyms of the Navy and Marine

The term “NC” means the net cost of the good. / The term “NC” means the net cost of the automotive good. / The term "NC" means the net cost of the good.

the term "NCMEC" means the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children; and

The term “near-Earth asteroid” means an asteroid with a perihelion distance of less than 1.3 Astronomical Units from the Sun.

For purposes of this section the term “near-Earth object” means an asteroid or comet with a perihelion distance of less than 1.3 Astronomical Units from the Sun.

The term “near-Earth space” means the region of space that includes low-Earth orbit and extends out to and includes geo-synchronous orbit.

The terms “elderly family” and “near-elderly family” mean a family whose head (or his or her spouse), or whose sole member, is an elderly person or a near-elderly person, respectiv

The term “near-elderly person” means a person who is at least 55 years of age and less than 62 years of age. / Near-elderly person.—The term "near-elderly person" means a

the term “near fatality” means an act that, as certified by a physician, places the child in serious or critical condition; and

The term “near miss incident” means any occurrence or series of occurrences having the same origin, involving one or more vessels, facilities, or any combination thereof, resulting

the term “near real time material accountancy” means a method of accounting for the location, quantity, and disposition of special fissionable material at facilities that store or

The term “near-term validated biowarfare threat agent” means a validated biowarfare threat agent that has been, or is being, developed or produced for weaponization within 5 years,

“necessaries” includes repairs, supplies, towage, and the use of a dry dock or marine railway;

For purposes of clause (ii), the term “necessary” means the minimum required information that would support a determination by the Secretary that an application provides reasonable

In this section, the term “necessary facilities” includes facilities that provide the services specified in section 1079(r)(1) of this title .

The term “necessary preconstruction approvals or permits” means those permits or approvals, required by the permitting authority as a precondition to undertaking any activity under

“necessary services” means services which may be provided by grantees which are— (A) pregnancy testing and maternity counseling; (B) adoption counseling and referral services which

The term “necessary support” means normal wages and expenses the Secretary considers reasonable for lodging, subsistence, clothing, medical care (including hospitalization), repatr

The term “needy individual” means, with respect to a Medicaid provider, an individual— (i) who is receiving assistance under this subchapter; (ii) who is receiving assistance under

the term "negative amortization" means payment of periodic payments that will result in an increase in the principal balance under the terms of the legal obligation.

For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “negative capitalization amount” means, with respect to any category of specified insurance contracts, the percentage (applicable under subs

The term “negative information” means information concerning a customer's delinquencies, late payments, insolvency, or any form of default.

The term "Negev Forum" means the regional grouping known as the Negev Forum Regional Cooperation Framework that was adopted on November 10, 2022, or any successor group.

the terms "abuse", "adult protective services", "elder", "elder justice", "exploitation", "law enforcement", and "n

For purposes of this section, the term “negligence” includes any failure to make a reasonable attempt to comply with the provisions of this title, and the term “disregard” includes

As used in subparagraph (A)(ii), the term “negligent entrustment” means the supplying of a qualified product by a seller for use by another person when the seller knows, or reasona

the term “negligent treatment” means the failure to provide, for reasons other than poverty, adequate food, clothing, shelter, or medical care so as to seriously endanger the physi

Subject to other provisions of law, the power to negotiate and administer contracts for research or development, or both, may be further delegated. In this section, the term “negot

The term “negotiated formula purchase” means a swine or pork market formula purchase under which— (A) the formula is determined by negotiation on a lot-by-lot basis; and (B) the sw

The term “negotiated price” has the meaning given such term in section 423.100 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on March 23, 2010), except that such negotiate

The term “negotiated purchase” means a cash or spot market purchase by a packer of livestock from a producer under which— (A) the base price for the livestock is determined by sell

Definitions.—In this section, the term “negotiated rate” means a rate, charge, classification, or rule agreed upon by a motor carrier or freight forwarder and a shipper through neg

“negotiated rulemaking” means rulemaking through the use of a negotiated rulemaking committee;

"negotiated rulemaking committee" or "committee" means an advisory committee established by an agency in accordance with this subchapter and chapter 10 of this

The term “negotiated sale” means a cash or spot market sale by a producer of livestock to a packer under which— (A) the base price for the livestock is determined by seller-buyer i

(i) In this subparagraph, the term "negotiated term" means any term or provision that is negotiated by an Indian tribe and any other party to a lease, business agreement,

For purposes of this section, the term “negotiating period” means— (A) with respect to a priority foreign country identified in the investigation conducted under section 3103(a) of

For purposes of this part, subject to paragraph (2), the term “negotiation-eligible drug” means, with respect to the selected drug publication date with respect to an initial price

The term “negotiation period” means, with respect to an initial price applicability year with respect to a selected drug, the period— (A) beginning on the sooner of— (i) the date o