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The term “officers above the promotion zone” means a group of officers on an active-duty list in the same grade and competitive category who— (A) are eligible for consideration for

The term “officers below the promotion zone” means a group of officers on the active-duty list in the same grade and competitive category who— (A) are eligible for consideration fo

“officers of the Alaska Railroad” means the employees occupying the following positions at the Alaska Railroad as of the day before the date of transfer: General Manager; Assistant

the term "offices and agencies of the legislative branch" means, the office of the Clerk of the House, the office of the Secretary of the Senate, the office of the Archit

The term “official” means the following: (A) An officer, as defined in section 2104 of title 5. (B) An employee, as defined in section 2105 of title 5. (C) A member of the uniforme

The term “official accountholder” means— (A) a foreign state, as defined in section 632 of this title ; (B) a central bank, as defined in section 632 of this title , other than a c

the term “official act” means any decision or action on any question, matter, cause, suit, proceeding or controversy, which may at any time be pending, or which may by law be broug

the term “official agency” means any State or local governmental agency, or any person, designated by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (f) of section 79 of this title for the c

the terms “official certificate” and “official form” mean, respectively, a certificate or other form prescribed by regulations of the Secretary under this chapter; / The term “offi

The term “official compendium” means the official United States Pharmacopoeia, official Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States, official National Formulary, or any supplem

the term “official detention” means— (A) detention by a Federal officer or employee, or under the direction of a Federal officer or employee, following arrest for an offense; follo

The term “official device” means any device prescribed or authorized by the Secretary for use in applying any official mark. / The term “official device” means any device prescribe

The term “official establishment” means any establishment as determined by the Secretary at which inspection of the slaughter of poultry, or the processing of poultry products, is

In this section, the term “official finding” means— (A) a legal proceeding or agency finding or decision that determines the individual committed sexual harassment or sexual assaul

the terms “official certificate” and “official form” mean, respectively, a certificate or other form prescribed by regulations of the Secretary under this chapter;

the term “official grade designation” means a numerical or sample grade designation, specified in the standards relating to kind, class, quality, and condition of grain, provided f

“Official guest” means a citizen or national of a foreign country present in the United States as an official guest of the Government of the United States pursuant to designation a

Official guest of the supreme court.—The term “official guest of the Supreme Court” means an individual who is a guest of the Supreme Court, as determined by the Chief Justice of t

the term “official insignia or uniform” means an article of distinctive clothing or insignia, including a badge, emblem or identification card, that is an indicium of the authority

the term “official inspection” means the determination (by original inspection, and when requested, reinspection and appeal inspection) and the certification, by official inspectio

The term “official inspection legend” means any symbol prescribed by regulations of the Secretary showing that egg products were inspected in accordance with this chapter. / The te

the term “official inspection personnel” means persons licensed or otherwise authorized by the Secretary pursuant to section 84 of this title to perform all or specified functions

the term “official mark” means any symbol prescribed by regulations of the Secretary to show the official determination of official inspection or official weighing; / The term “off

The term “official of the Cuban Government or the ruling political party in Cuba” refers to any member of the Council of Ministers, Council of State, central committee of the Commu

The term “official plant” means any plant, as determined by the Secretary, at which inspection of the processing of egg products is maintained by the Department of Agriculture unde

The term “official poverty line” means the poverty line established by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and revised by the Secretary in accordance with section 9

the term “official proceeding” means— (A) a proceeding before a judge or court of the United States, a United States magistrate judge, a bankruptcy judge, a judge of the United Sta

In this section, the term “official records and papers” means books, records, papers, and official files which could be sent as franked mail. / the term “official records and paper

For purposes of this section, the term “official representation” means any representation made by a Federal law enforcement officer (as defined in section 115) or by another person

As used in this section, the term “official request” means a letter rogatory, a request under a treaty or convention, or any other request for evidence made by a court of the Unite

For the purposes of sections 205 and 207 of this title, the term “official responsibility” means the direct administrative or operating authority, whether intermediate or final, an

the term “official sample” means a sample obtained from a lot of grain by, and submitted for official inspection by, official inspection personnel (the term “official sampling” sha

The term “official sanction”— (A) means expulsion, suspension, probation, censure, condemnation, reprimand, or any other disciplinary, coercive, or adverse action taken by an insti

The term “official standards” means the standards of quality, grades, and weight classes for eggs, in effect upon the effective date of this chapter, or as thereafter amended, unde

the term “official travel” means travel engaged in the course of official business of the Senate. / The term “official travel” means travel at the expense of the Federal Government

the term “official use” means any use that is consistent with the law, and the regulations and policies of the Department of Justice, including use in connection with internal Depa

the term “official weighing” means the determination and certification by official inspection personnel of the quantity of a lot of grain under standards provided for in this chapt

The term “off mode” means the condition in which an energy-using product— (I) is connected to a main power source; and (II) is not providing any standby or active mode function.

The term “off-road vehicle” means any motorized vehicle designed for, or capable of, cross-country travel on or immediately over land, water, sand, snow, ice, marsh, swampland, or

For purposes of subsection (b)(2), the term “offset” means, with respect to any taxable year, an amount equal to that increase in the operations loss deduction for the taxable year

the term “offset agreement” means an agreement, arrangement, or understanding between a United States supplier of defense articles or defense services and a foreign country under w

The term “offset plan” means any plan with respect to which the benefit attributable to employer contributions for each participant is reduced by an amount specified in the plan.

The term “offsetting notional principal contract” means, with respect to any property, an agreement which includes— (A) a requirement to pay (or provide credit for) all or substant

The term “offshore banking license” means a license to conduct banking activities which, as a condition of the license, prohibits the licensed entity from conducting banking activi

“offshore facility” means any facility of any kind located in, on, or under, any of the navigable waters of the United States, any facility of any kind which is subject to the juri

The term “offshore lease sale” means an oil and gas lease sale— (A) that is held by the Secretary in accordance with the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.)

The term “offshore State” means a sugarcane producing State located outside of the continental United States.

“offshore supply vessel” means a motor vessel that regularly carries goods, supplies, individuals in addition to the crew, or equipment in support of exploration, exploitation, or

The term “offshore whiting resource” means the transboundary stock of Merluccius productus that is located in the offshore waters of the United States and Canada except in Puget So

The term "offshore wind foundation" means the component (including transition piece) which secures an offshore wind tower and any above-water turbine components to the se

The term “off-site consequence analysis information” means those portions of a risk management plan, excluding the executive summary of the plan, consisting of an evaluation of 1 o

The term “off-site incineration” means any incineration of radioactive materials at a facility that is located off the site where such materials were generated.

In this subsection, the term “off-system bridge” means a highway bridge or low water crossing (as defined by the Secretary) located on a public road, other than a bridge or low wat

“off-track betting office” means any location within an off-track State at which off-track wagers are accepted;

“off-track betting system” means any group which is in the business of accepting wagers on horseraces at locations other than the place where the horserace is run, which business i

“off-track racing commission” means that person designated by State statute or, in the absence of statute, by regulation, with jurisdiction to regulate off-track betting in that St

“off-track State” means the State in which an interstate off-track wager is accepted;

“oil” means oil of any kind or in any form, including, but not limited to, petroleum, fuel oil, sludge, oil refuse, and oil mixed with wastes other than dredged spoil; / The term “

The term "oil and gas extraction taxes" means any income, war profits, and excess profits tax paid or accrued (or deemed to have been paid under section 960) during the t

“oil or gas” means any oil or gas originating from, or allocated to, the Outer Continental Shelf, Federal, or Indian lands;

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “oil related qualified production activities income” means for any taxable year the qualified production activities income which is attribu

The term “oilseed” means a crop of soybeans, sunflower seed, rapeseed, canola, safflower, flaxseed, mustard seed, or, if designated by the Secretary, other oilseeds.

As used in this section, the term “oilseeds” means soybeans, sunflower seed, canola, rapeseed, safflower, flaxseed, mustard seed, and such other oilseeds as the Secretary may deter

“oil spill response vessel” means a vessel that is designated in its certificate of inspection as such a vessel, or that is adapted to respond to a discharge of oil or a hazardous

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term “old-age assistance” means money payments to, or (if provided in or after the third month before the month in which the recipient make

“old capital investment” means a capital investment the capitalized cost of which— (A) was incurred, but not repaid, before October 1, 1996, and (B) was for a project, facility, or

The term “older child adoption and older foster child guardianship” means the final adoption, or the placement into foster child guardianship (as defined in paragraph (12)) of a ch

The term “older child adoption and older foster child guardianship rate” means, with respect to a State and a fiscal year, the percentage determined by dividing— (A) the number of

The term “older individual” means an individual age 55 or older. / The term "older individual" means an individual age 55 or older. / The term “older individual” means an

For purposes of this part, the term “older individual who is blind” means an individual age 55 or older whose significant visual impairment makes competitive employment extremely d

The term "older relative caregiver" means a caregiver who— (A) (i) is age 55 or older; and (ii) lives with, is the informal provider of in-home and community care to, and

Definition.—In this section, the term “old fund” means a capital construction fund maintained before October 21, 1970.

The term “old loss corporation” means any corporation— (A) with respect to which there is an ownership change, and (B) which (before the ownership change) was a loss corporation.

The term “old Schedules” means title I of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1202) as in effect on the day before the effective date of the amendment to such title under section 120

The term “old well” means any well other than a new well.

The terms “organic light-emitting diode” and “OLED” mean a thin-film light-emitting device that typically consists of a series of organic layers between 2 electrical contacts (elec

For the purposes of this section and section 347 of title 21 , the term “oleomargarine” or “margarine” includes— (1) all substances, mixtures, and compounds known as oleomargarine

The term “OMB” means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. / The term "OMB" means the Office of Management and Budget.

O&M Budget Activity Defined.—In this section, the term “O&M budget activity” means a budget activity within an operation and maintenance appropriation of the Department of

“Ombudsman” means the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman designated under subsection (b). / The term "Ombudsman" means the individual describ

The term "omics" refers to the collective technologies used to explore the roles, relationships, and actions of the various types of molecules that make up the cells and

The term “O&M justification documents” means Department of Defense budget justification documents with respect to accounts for operation and maintenance submitted to the congre

the term “on-bill financing” means a low interest or no interest financing agreement between a small business concern and an electric utility for the purchase or installation of eq

One-call notification system.—The term “one-call notification system” means a system operated by an organization that has as 1 of its purposes to receive notification from excavato

For purposes of clause (iii), the term “one-participant retirement plan” means a retirement plan that on the first day of the plan year— (I) covered only one individual (or the ind

The term “one-step turn-key selection procedures” means procedures used for the selection of a contractor on the basis of price and other evaluation criteria to perform, in accorda

The term “one-step turnkey selection procedures” means procedures used for the selection of a contractor on the basis of price and other evaluation criteria to perform, in accordan

the terms “chief elected official”, “institution of higher education”, “one-stop center”, “one-stop partner”, “training services”, “workforce development activity”, and “workplace

the term “one-stop delivery system” means a one-stop delivery system described in section 3151(e) of this title; / The term “one-stop delivery system” means a one-stop delivery sys

The term "one-stop operator" means 1 or more entities designated or certified under section 2841(d) of this title. / The term “one-stop operator” means 1 or more entities

The term "one-stop partner" means— (A) an entity described in section 2841(b)(1) of this title; and (B) an entity described in section 2841(b)(2) of this title that is pa

The term "one-stop partner program" means a program or activities described in section 3151(b) of this title of a one-stop partner.

For purposes of this subsection, the term “on exhibition” includes that period of time beginning on the date the eligible items leave the premises of the lender or place designated

The term “one-year high-deployment threshold” means— (i) 220 days; or (ii) a lower number of days prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defe

The term “ongoing support” means— (i) to provide any target individual with information, feedback, health coaching, and recommendations regarding— (I) the results of a self-assessm

The term “ongoing support services” means services— (A) provided to individuals with the most significant disabilities; (B) provided, at a minimum, twice monthly— (i) to make an as

The term “online contact information” means an e-mail address or another substantially similar identifier that permits direct contact with a person online.

The term "online marketplace" means any person or entity that operates a consumer-directed electronically based or accessed platform that— (A) includes features that allo

The term "online pharmacy"— (A) means a person, entity, or Internet site, whether in the United States or abroad, that knowingly or intentionally delivers, distributes, o

The term "online service" means any internet-facing service, including a website, email, virtual private network, or custom application. / The term "online service&q