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  • The term “ordinary book” means a book printed on paper or cardboard, printed with inks or toners, and bound and finished using a conventional method, and that is intended to be rea

  • the term “ordinary course of business” means only debt collection activities, order fulfillment, request processing, and the transfer of ownership;

  • The term "ordinary course of trade" means the conditions and practices which, for a reasonable time prior to the exportation of the subject merchandise, have been normal

  • The term “ordinary customs duty” means a customs duty based on the article as such (whether or not such duty is also based in any manner on the use, value, or method of production

  • The term “ordinary earnings” means the excess of the earnings and profits of the qualified electing fund for the taxable year over its net capital gain for such taxable year.

  • the term “ordinary eyeglasses or contact lenses” means lenses that are intended to fully correct visual acuity or eliminate refractive error; and

  • The term “ordinary gross income” means the gross income determined by excluding— (A) all gains from the sale or other disposition of capital assets, and (B) all gains (other than t

  • The term “ordinary income” means the real estate investment trust taxable income (as defined in section 857(b)(2)) determined— (A) without regard to subparagraph (B) of section 857

  • For purposes of this subtitle, the term “ordinary loss” includes any loss from the sale or exchange of property which is not a capital asset. Any loss from the sale or exchange of

  • The term “ordinary paper-based printed materials” means materials printed on paper or cardboard, such as magazines, posters, greeting cards, and similar products, that are printed

  • organdefined inU.S. Code

    “organ” means a part of the body that performs a special function, and for purposes of this subchapter excludes the brain, heart, and back; and / the term “organ” means a human kid

  • The term “organically produced” means an agricultural product that is produced and handled in accordance with this chapter.

  • The term “organic crop” means an agricultural commodity that is organically produced consistent with section 6502 of this title .

  • 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

  • The term “organic plan” means a plan of management of an organic farming or handling operation that has been agreed to by the producer or handler and the certifying agent and that

  • The term “organic system plan” means an organic plan approved under the national organic program established under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.)

  • For purposes of this paragraph, the term “organic taxable chemical” means any taxable chemical which is an organic substance.

  • The term "organism" includes— (i) an animal, including fish and fish eggs and larvae; (ii) a plant; (iii) a pathogen; (iv) a microbe; (v) a virus; (vi) a prokaryote (incl

  • The term “organization” means a person or entity other than an individual. / The term “organization” means, but is not limited to, an organization, corporation, company, partnershi

  • The term “organizational camp” means a public or semipublic camp that— (A) is developed on National Forest System lands by a nonprofit organization or governmental entity; (B) prov

  • The term “organizational conflict of interest” has the meaning given such term in subpart 9.5 of part 9 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. / The term "organizational confl

  • The term “organizational equipment” means equipment determined by the Administrator to be necessary to an emergency preparedness organization, as distinguished from personal equipm

  • The term “organizational structure” means, in the case of— (i) a corporation, the officers, directors, and shareholders of the corporation who have an ownership interest in the cor

  • The term “organizational unit” means, within the Forest Service— (A) a regional office; (B) the headquarters; (C) a management unit; or (D) a ranger district office.

  • The term “Organization Designation Authorization” or “ODA” means an authorization by the FAA under section 44702(d) for an organization composed of 1 or more ODA units to perform a

  • The term “organization manager” means— (A) any officer, director, or trustee of the organization (or individual having powers or responsibilities similar to those of officers, dire

  • The term “organization member” means the private person who holds membership in a private international standards organization.

  • For purposes of this section and section 1320c–6 of this title , the term “organization with a contract with the Secretary under this part” includes an entity with a contract with

  • The term “organized exchange” means a trading facility that— (A) permits trading— (i) by or on behalf of a person that is not an eligible contract participant; or (ii) by persons o

  • For purposes of this section, “organized retail theft” means— (1) the violation of a State prohibition on retail merchandise theft or shoplifting, if the violation consists of the

  • The term “organotin” means any compound of tin used as a biocide in an antifouling paint. / The term “organotin” means any compound or additive of tin bound to an organic ligand, t

  • The term “Organ Procurementand 1 Transplantation Network” means the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network established under section 274 of this title .

  • In this subsection, the term “organ procurement organization” has the meaning given the term “qualified organ procurement organization” in section 371(b) of the Public Health Servi

  • The term “or his delegate”— (i) when used with reference to the Secretary of the Treasury, means any officer, employee, or agency of the Treasury Department duly authorized by the

  • The term “origin” means the State, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or possession of the United States, or the foreign country, or designated portion thereof, where the seed was

  • In this section, “original check”— (1) means an order for the payment of money— (A) payable on demand; (B) that does not bear interest; (C) drawn by an authorized disbursing offici

  • The term “original device” means a new, unused single-use device.

  • “original equipment” means motor vehicle equipment (including a tire) installed in or on a motor vehicle at the time of delivery to the first purchaser;

  • The term “original information” means information that— (A) is derived from the independent knowledge or analysis of a whistleblower; (B) is not known to the Commission from any ot

  • The term “original issue discount” means the excess (if any) of— (A) the stated redemption price at maturity, over (B) the issue price. / The term “original issue discount” has the

  • Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term “original issue discount obligation” means any bond or other evidence of indebtedness having original issue discount (within the me

  • The term “original numismatic item” means anything which has been a part of a coinage or issue which has been used in exchange or has been used to commemorate a person or event. Su

  • The term “original political item” means any political button, poster, literature, sticker, or any advertisement produced for use in any political cause.

  • For the purposes of this subsection, the term “original securities acquisition loan” means a securities acquisition loan described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (b)(1).

  • For purposes of paragraph (5), the term “original seller” means the person from whom the corporation has acquired the apartments or houses (or leaseholds therein).

  • For purposes of this paragraph, the term "original transfer period" means the transfer period under this subsection with respect to a qualified future transfer determined

  • The term “originating” means qualifying under the rules of origin set out in this section.

  • the term “originating agency” means, with respect to a record, the department, agency, or entity of the United States (or any officer or employee thereof of acting in his official

  • The term “originating depository institution” means the branch of a depository institution on which a check is drawn.

  • The term "originating good" or "originating material" means a good or material, as the case may be, that qualifies as originating under this section.

  • The term "originating good" or "originating material" means a good or material, as the case may be, that qualifies as originating under this section.

  • The term “originating mortgage institution” means a lender that provides mortgage loans.

  • Except as provided in clause (iii) and paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), the term “originating site” means only those sites described in clause (ii) at which the eligible telehealth in

  • The term “originator” means any Farm Credit System institution, bank, insurance company, business and industrial development company, savings and loan association, association of a

  • Oriondefined inU.S. Code

    The term “Orion” means the multipurpose crew vehicle described under section 303 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 ( 42 U.S.C. 18323 ).

  • The term “orphan” means a child deprived by death of one or both parents.

  • The term "orphaned well"— (A) with respect to Federal land or Tribal land, means a well— (i) 1 (I) that is not used for an authorized purpose, such as production, injecti

  • the term “orthotics and prosthetics” has the meaning given such term in section 1395x(s)(9) of this title (and includes shoes described in section 1395x(s)(12) of this title ), but

  • For purposes of this section, the term “OSD personnel” means military and civilian personnel of the Department of Defense who are assigned to, or employed in, functions in the Offi

  • OSIAdefined inU.S. Code

    the term “OSIA” means the On-Site Inspection Agency established by the President, or such other agency as may be designated by the President to carry out the on-site inspection pro

  • OSTPdefined inU.S. Code

    The term “OSTP” means the Office of Science and Technology Policy.

  • The term "OTC monograph drug" has the meaning given such term in section 379j–71 of this title. / The term “OTC monograph drug” means a nonprescription drug without an ap

  • The term “OTC monograph drug activities” means activities of the Secretary associated with OTC monograph drugs and inspection of facilities associated with such products, including

  • The term “OTC monograph drug facility” means a foreign or domestic business or other entity that— (i) is— (I) under one management, either direct or indirect; and (II) at one geogr

  • The term "OTC monograph drug meeting" means any meeting regarding the content of a proposed OTC monograph order request.

  • The term “OTC monograph order request” means a request for an order submitted under section 355h(b)(5) of this title .

  • The term “other agreement” includes a cooperative agreement, scholarship, fellowship, loan, subsidy, payment for a specified use, donation agreement, award, or subaward (regardless

  • The term “other appropriate congressional committees” means— (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governm

  • The term “other approved educational institution” includes any air flight school, language training school, or vocational school, approved by the Attorney General, in consultation

  • the term “other capital measures” has the meaning as in section 1831 o (c) of this title;

  • An aircraft owned or operated by the armed forces or chartered to provide transportation or other commercial air service to the armed forces under the conditions specified by secti

  • The term “other Convention country” means a Convention country other than the United States.

  • The term "other costs" means all costs recorded on the books of the producer that are not product costs or period costs, such as interest.

  • The term "other developmental disabilities" has the meaning given the term "developmental disability" in section 15002(8) of this title.

  • In any case where a vessel of the United States is seized by a foreign country under the conditions of section 1972 of this title and a fine, license fee, registration fee, or any

  • The term "other eligible institution" means an eligible institution, other than the qualified eligible institution, receiving an allocation of funds under this section. /

  • The term “other emergency communications service” means the provision of emergency information to a public safety answering point via wire or radio communications, and may include

  • The term "other emergency communications service provider" means— (A) an entity other than a local exchange carrier, wireless carrier, or an IP-enabled voice service prov

  • The term “other entities” means— (A) firms, or a consortium of firms, that are eligible to participate in a partnership or other arrangement with a laboratory of the Department of

  • The term "other environmental trends" means wildfires, coastal flooding, inland flooding, land subsidence, rising sea levels, and any other challenges relating to changes

  • The term “other forms of credit assistance” includes any use of funds in an infrastructure bank— (A) to provide credit enhancements; (B) to serve as a capital reserve for bond or d

  • the term “other governmental programs” includes all programs under State or local laws as well as all programs under Federal law other than those authorized by this title; and

  • The term “other import restriction” includes a limitation, prohibition, charge, or exaction other than duty, imposed on importation or imposed for the regulation of importation. Th

  • “other information” includes any book, paper, document, record, recording, or other material;

  • For purposes of this section, the term “other institutions” includes— (1) railroad police departments which perform the administration of criminal justice and have arrest powers pu

  • the term “other insurance” means any combination of private or public insurance other than investment insurance provided by the Secretary under this section;

  • the terms “insurance company”, “other insurer” and “insurance agent or broker” include any organization or person that is authorized to engage in the business of insurance under th

  • For purposes of subparagraph (B)(iii), the term “other investment” means an investment, direct or indirect, by a foreign person in a United States business described in that subpar

  • In this section, the term "other key community sectors" includes substance use disorder treatment providers, emergency medical services agencies, agencies and organizatio

  • the term “other lending institutions” means any person engaged for profit in the business of mortgage lending;

  • "other lethal device" means any weapon or device that is designed or has the capability to cause death, serious bodily injury, or substantial damage to property through t

  • Other Major Information Technology Investment Program.—In this chapter, the term “other major information technology investment program” means the following: (1) An investment that

  • The term “other market formula purchase” means a purchase of swine by a packer in which the pricing mechanism is a formula price based on any market other than the market for swine

  • “other minerals” means clay, stone, sand, gravel, metalliferous and nonmetalliferous ores, and any other solid material or substances of commercial value excavated in solid form fr

  • The term “other models” means, subject to paragraph (4), methods, other than an agency-provider model, for the provision of consumer controlled services and supports. Such models m

  • The term “other obligor” means a person who is not a veteran, as defined in section 101 of this title or other provision of this chapter.

  • The term “other oilseed” means a crop of sunflower seed, rapeseed, canola, safflower, flaxseed, mustard seed, crambe, sesame seed, or, if designated by the Secretary, another oilse

  • “other organization” means— (A) a national, regional, State-wide, area-wide, or metropolitan organization representing member State or local governments; (B) an association of Stat

  • “Other organizations” means any non-Indian individual, firm, corporation, partnership, or association.

  • the term “other participant” means a participant in a cooperative project other than the United States.