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  • The term “nonoperational defense nuclear facility” means a production facility or utilization facility (as those terms are defined in section 11 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (

  • The term “nonoperational storage tank” means any underground storage tank in which regulated substances will not be deposited or from which regulated substances will not be dispens

  • In this subparagraph, the term “non-opioid treatment for pain relief” means a drug, biological product, or medical device that— (I) in the case of a drug or biological product, has

  • The term “nonoriginating good” or “nonoriginating material” means a good or material that does not qualify as an originating good or material under the rules of origin set out in t

  • The term “nonoriginating good” or “nonoriginating material” means a good or material that does not qualify as an originating good or material under the rules of origin set out in t

  • The term “non-owner employee” means any employee who does not own, at any time during the taxable year, more than 5 percent in value of the outstanding stock of the taxpayer. For p

  • The term "nonparticipating emergency facility" means, with respect to an item or service and a group health plan, an emergency department of a hospital, or an independent

  • The term “nonparticipating facility” means— (A) with respect to emergency services (as defined in section 300gg–111(a)(3)(C)(i) of this title ) and a group health plan or group or

  • The term “participating physician” refers, with respect to the furnishing of services, to a physician who at the time of furnishing the services is a participating physician (under

  • The term "nonparticipating provider" means, with respect to an item or service and a group health plan, a physician or other health care provider who is acting within the

  • In this paragraph, the term “nonparticipating State” means a State— (i) for which the Administrator has not approved a State permit program or other system of prior approval and co

  • The term “participating physician” refers, with respect to the furnishing of services, to a physician who at the time of furnishing the services is a participating physician (under

  • The term “nonparticipating working interest owner” means a gas or oil owner of a tract included in a spacing unit which elects to share in the operation of the well on a carried ba

  • “non-passenger automobile” means an automobile that is not a passenger automobile or a work truck.

  • Definition.—In this section, the term “nonpecuniary damages” means damages for loss of care, comfort, and companionship.

  • The term “nonperforming loan” means any loan which is considered to be nonperforming by the primary Federal regulatory agency with respect to the bank.

  • For purposes of clause (iii), the term "nonperforming loan percentage" means the percentage determined by dividing— (I) the sum of the outstanding balances of nonperformi

  • The term “nonperiodic distribution” means any designated distribution which is not a periodic payment.

  • the term “nonpermanent merit pay” means any amount payable under section 731(b) which does not constitute basic pay.

  • The term “nonpersonal services” means contractual services designated by the Administrator of General Services, other than personal and professional services.

  • The term “nonpersonal time deposits” means a transferable time deposit or account or a time deposit or account representing funds deposited to the credit of, or in which any benefi

  • (1) In this subsection, the term “nonpostal service” means any service that is not a postal service defined under section 102(5).

  • The term “nonpregnant childless adult” has the meaning given such term by section 1397gg(f) of this title .

  • the term “nonprescription” means not subject to section 353(b)(1) of this title ;

  • The term "nonprescription drug" means a drug that is— (A) not subject to section 353(b) of this title; and (B) not subject to approval in an application submitted under s

  • The term “nonprocurement debarment” means an action to bar a person from programs and activities involving Federal financial and nonfinancial assistance, but not including Federal

  • The term “nonprofit” means a nonprofit created or organized in a State. / The term “nonprofit” means, with respect to an organization, association, corporation, or other entity, th

  • For purposes of this paragraph and the grant program under this section, the term “nonprofit agency” means an organization that is described in section 501(c)(3) of title 26 and is

  • Financial assistance may be made available in the form of grants only to individuals and nonprofit agencies or institutions. For purposes of this paragraph, the term “nonprofit age

  • The term "nonprofit building" means a building operated and owned by an organization that is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exemp

  • The term “nonprofit computer refurbisher” means a nonprofit organization that— (A) primarily works to improve access to information and communication technology in their mission to

  • The term “nonprofit conservation organization” means any non-governmental nonprofit organization whose primary purpose is conservation of open space or natural resources.

  • the term “nonprofit corporation” means any corporation responsible for a housing project assisted under section 1701q of title 12 .

  • The term “nonprofit educational organization” means an educational organization described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii) which is exempt from income tax under section 501(a). The term

  • The term “non-profit elementary or secondary school” means any elementary school or secondary school (as defined in section 7801 of title 20 ) owned and operated by one or more non

  • The term “nonprofit elementary or secondary school” has the meaning given such term by section 2642(8) 1 of this title. / the term “nonprofit elementary or secondary school” means—

  • The term "non-profit entity" or "non-profit entities" has the meaning given that term in section 501(c)(3) of title 26.

  • The term "non-profit entity" or "non-profit entities" has the meaning given that term in section 501(c)(3) of title 26.

  • The term "nonprofit entity" means any entity qualifying as an exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. / The term "nonprofit

  • No tax shall be imposed under section 4251 on any amount paid by a nonprofit hospital for services furnished to such organization. For purposes of this subsection, the term “nonpro

  • “Nonprofit institution” means an organization owned and operated exclusively for scientific or educational purposes, no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of a

  • The term "non-profit organization" means an organization which is described in section 501(c)(3) of title 26 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such title.

  • The term “nonprofit organization” means an organization, group, institute, or institution that— (A) has a demonstrated capacity to conduct agricultural research or education progra

  • The term “nonprogram food” means food that is— (i) sold in a participating school other than a reimbursable meal provided under this chapter or the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42

  • The term “nonproliferation research laboratory” means, with respect to a country, a national laboratory of that country at which research in the nuclear nonproliferation sciences i

  • “Non-Proliferation Treaty” means the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, done at Washington, London, and Moscow on 1 July 1968;

  • “Non-Proliferation Treaty State Party” means any State Party to the Non-Proliferation Treaty, to include Taiwan, which shall be considered to have the obligations under the Non-Pro

  • The term “nonproprietary ATM” means an automated teller machine which is not a proprietary ATM.

  • The term “nonprovider setting that is primarily engaged in furnishing patient care” means a nonprovider setting in which the primary activity is the care and treatment of patients,

  • The term “nonpublic personal information” means personally identifiable financial information— (i) provided by a consumer to a financial institution; (ii) resulting from any transa

  • For purposes of this paragraph, the term “nonpurpose investment” has the meaning given such term by section 148(f)(6)(A). / The term “nonpurpose investment” means any investment pr

  • For purposes of this subsection, the term “nonqualified amount” means, with respect to an issue, the lesser of— (A) the proceeds of such issue which are to be used for any private

  • Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), for purposes of this subsection and subsection (m), an organization that is a nonqualified church-controlled organization shall be aggregated with

  • For purposes of this paragraph, the term “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” means any plan or other arrangement for deferral of compensation other than a plan described in s

  • For purposes of this section, the term “nonqualified entity” means— (1) any foreign corporation unless substantially all of its income is— (A) effectively connected with the conduc

  • For purposes of this section, the term "nonqualified financial property" means debt, stock, partnership interests, options, futures contracts, forward contracts, warrants

  • For purposes of this paragraph and paragraph (2), the term “nonqualified nonrecourse financing” means any nonrecourse financing which is not qualified commercial financing.

  • For purposes of this subchapter, the term “nonqualified per-unit retain certificate” means a per-unit retain certificate which is not described in subsection (h).

  • The term “nonqualified preferred stock” means preferred stock if— (i) the holder of such stock has the right to require the issuer or a related person to redeem or purchase the sto

  • The term “nonqualified publicly offered REIT debt instrument” means any real estate asset which would cease to be a real estate asset if subparagraph (B) were applied without regar

  • For purposes of subparagraph (B), the term “nonqualified service credit” means permissive service credit other than that allowed with respect to— (i) service (including parental, m

  • For purposes of this subchapter, the term “nonqualified written notice of allocation” means a written notice of allocation which is not described in subsection (c) or a qualified c

  • The term “nonqualifying loan” means any loan which is not a qualifying real property loan.

  • The term “nonqualifying user” means a person who uses a traffic signal preemption transmitter and is not acting on behalf of a public agency or private corporation authorized by la

  • For purposes of this paragraph, the term “non-readily-tradable stock” means stock for which, at the time of the decedent's death, there was no market on a stock exchange or in an o

  • For purposes of subparagraph (B), the term “nonrecaptured capital gains deductions” means the excess of— (i) the aggregate amount allowable as a deduction under paragraph (6) for p

  • For purposes of this subsection, the term “non-recaptured net section 1231 losses” means the excess of— (A) the aggregate amount of the net section 1231 losses for the 5 most recen

  • The term “nonrecently purchased stock” means any stock in the target corporation which is held by the purchasing corporation on the acquisition date and which is not recently purch

  • For purposes of this subsection, the term “nonrecognition provision” means any provision of this title for not recognizing gain or loss.

  • The term “nonrecognition transaction” means any disposition of property in a transaction in which gain or loss is not recognized in whole or in part for purposes of subtitle A.

  • For purposes of this subparagraph, the term “nonrecourse financing” includes— (I) any amount with respect to which the taxpayer is protected against loss through guarantees, stop-l

  • The term “non-recurrent short term benefits” has the meaning given the term in OMB approved Form ACF–196R, published on July 31, 2014.

  • For purposes of paragraph (1)(B)(i), the term “nonrecurring adoption expenses” means reasonable and necessary adoption fees, court costs, attorney fees, and other expenses which ar

  • The term “nonrecurring, unrecovered costs” means those costs reasonably incurred by the contractor in performing a multiyear contract which (as determined under regulations prescri

  • The term “nonregulated electric utility” means any electric utility other than a State regulated electric utility. / The terms “electric consumer”, “electric utility”, “interconnec

  • The term “nonregulated gas utility” means any gas utility other than a State regulated gas utility.

  • For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term “non-REIT year” means any taxable year to which the provisions of this part did not apply with respect to the entity. The Secretary

  • The terms “fail to renew” and “nonrenewal” mean, with respect to any franchise relationship, a failure to reinstate, continue, or extend the franchise relationship— (A) at the conc

  • The term “nonresident” means any person other than a United States resident.

  • For purposes of this section, the term “nonresident alien individual” includes an alien resident of Puerto Rico.

  • The term “nonresidential real property” means section 1250 property which is not— (i) residential rental property, or (ii) property with a class life of less than 27.5 years. / For

  • The term “nonresident importer” means an importer who is— (i) an individual who is not a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the U

  • The term “nonroad engine” means an internal combustion engine (including the fuel system) that is not used in a motor vehicle or a vehicle used solely for competition, or that is n

  • The term “nonroad vehicle” means a vehicle— (A) powered— (i) by a nonroad engine, as that term is defined in section 7550 of this title ; or (ii) fully or partially by an electric

  • The term “nonsecurity category” means all discretionary appropriations not included in the security category defined in subparagraph (B).

  • For purposes of this subchapter, the term “nonseparately computed income or loss” means gross income minus the deductions allowed to the corporation under this chapter, determined

  • The term “nonserved area” means any area that— (A) is outside the grade B contour (as determined using standards employed by the Federal Communications Commission) of the local tel

  • The term "non-service-connected" means, with respect to disability or death, that such disability was not incurred or aggravated, or that the death did not result from a

  • For purposes of this subsection, the term “non-Service health care practitioner” means a practitioner who is not— (A) an employee of the Service; or (B) an employee of an Indian tr

  • The term “non-sited compact region” means any compact region that is not a sited compact region.

  • For purposes of this chapter, the term “non-skip person” means any person who is not a skip person.

  • The term "non-standard option plan" means a high option dental insurance plan that includes covered services in addition to, or provides greater coverage with respect to,

  • The term "non-state actor" means a nonsovereign entity that— (A) exercises significant political power and territorial control; (B) is outside the control of a sovereign

  • The term “nonstatistical purpose”— (A) means the use of data in identifiable form for any purpose that is not a statistical purpose, including any administrative, regulatory, law e

  • Nonstructural alternatives defined.—In this subsection, the term "nonstructural alternatives" includes efforts to restore or protect natural resources, including streams,

  • “nontank vessel” means a self-propelled vessel that— (A) is at least 400 gross tons as measured under section 14302 of title 46 or, for vessels not measured under that section, as

  • nontaxdefined inU.S. Code

    “nontax” means, with respect to any debt or claim, any debt or claim other than a debt or claim under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

  • For purposes of this subsection, the term “nontaxable gift” means any transfer of property to the extent such transfer is not treated as a taxable gift by reason of— (A) section 25

  • For purposes of this section, the term "nontaxable use" means— / For purposes of this subsection, the term “nontaxable use” means any use which is exempt from the tax imp

  • For purposes of paragraph (2), the term “nontax portion” means the product of— (A) the value of all of the property in the trust, and (B) the applicable fraction in effect for such