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the term “other person protected by the Secret Service” means any person whom the United States Secret Service is authorized to protect under section 3056 of this title or by Presi
For purposes of this clause, the term “other prescription drugs” means prescription drugs covered as supplemental benefits under this part or prescription drugs paid outside of thi
“other prior allowable service” means civilian service as an officer or employee of the Government or District of Columbia government not covered by subsection (d)(1) of this secti
the term “other programming service” means information that a cable operator makes available to all subscribers generally;
Except as provided in paragraph (2), the term “other property” includes securities. / If, in an exchange or distribution described in section 355, the principal amount of the secur
The term “other purchase arrangement” means a purchase of swine by a packer that— (A) is not a negotiated purchase, swine or pork market formula purchase, negotiated formula purcha
“other recipient” means a person or recipient (except a State or local government) authorized to receive United States Government assistance or procurement contracts and includes a
The term "other regional actors" means the Palestinian Authority or a credible future political entity that serves as the interlocutor for the Palestinian people.
The term “other reportable payment” means any payment of a kind, and to a payee, required to be shown on a return required under— (A) section 6041 (relating to certain information
the term “other service” includes any wire or radio communications service provided using any of the facilities of a satellite carrier that are used in the provision of satellite s
The term “other services” and “other support services” includes— (A) child care, early childhood development and intervention programs; (B) employability development services (incl
The term “other severely disabled” means an individual or class of individuals under a physical or mental disability, other than blindness, which (according to criteria established
The terms “other severely handicapped” and “severely handicapped individuals” mean an individual or class of individuals under a physical or mental disability, other than blindness
Except where otherwise provided in this chapter, the term “other similar equities” includes allocated equities.
In this section, the terms “fruits”, “vegetables”, and “other specialty food crops” shall have the meaning given the terms by the Secretary of Agriculture.
The term “other specified entity” means— (I) a prepaid inpatient health plan, as defined in section 438.2 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation); an
The term “other staff” means specialized instructional support personnel, librarians, career guidance and counseling personnel, education aides, and other instructional and adminis
In this section, the terms “other supply agreement” and “subcontract” have the meanings given such terms, respectively, in section 3452(c)(2) of this title .
The term “other services” and “other support services” includes— (A) child care, early childhood development and intervention programs; (B) employability development services (incl
The term "other technical assistance" means services to assist a Native American veteran to navigate the steps necessary for securing a mortgage loan on trust land, inclu
The term "other transaction" means a transaction other than a procurement contract, grant, or cooperative agreement, including a transaction described in subsection (b)(6
The term “other transactions” means transactions, other than procurement contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements.
The term “served”, when used with “otherwise”, includes the representation of a defense contractor— (A) at a hearing, trial, appeal, or other action in which the United States was
The term “otherwise applicable resident limit” means, with respect to a hospital, the limit otherwise applicable under subparagraphs (F)(i) and (H) of paragraph (4) on the resident
the term “otherwise engaged in the trade of” means, with respect to a particular export or transfer, to be a freight forwarder or designated exporting agent, or a consignee or end
The term “Otherwise Protected Area” means any unit of the System that, at the time of designation, was predominantly composed of areas established under Federal, State, or local la
For purposes of this subparagraph, the term “otherwise-regulatory-exempt royalty income” means royalty income which (but for this subparagraph) would not be taken into account as g
Corporation based in people's republic of china.—Notwithstanding subparagraph (A)(i), for purposes of paragraph (1), the term "otherwise related legally or financially" i
“otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the United States” means subject to the jurisdiction of the United States by virtue of United States citizenship, United States vessel doc
“outcome measure” means an assessment of the results of a program activity compared to its intended purpose; / “outcome measure” refers to an assessment of the results of a program
The term “outcome payment period” means, in connection with any individual who had assigned a ticket to work and self-sufficiency to an employment network under the Program, a peri
For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term "outcome reservation percentage" means— (i) for fiscal years 2021 through 2026, 10 percent; and (ii) for fiscal years after 202
The term “outcomes database” means the database established by the Secretary under section 274 l of this title.
“Outcrop” means any place where a formation is visible or substantially exposed at the surface.
For purposes of this paragraph, the term “outdoor advertising display” means a rigidly assembled sign, display, or device permanently affixed to the ground or permanently attached
The term "outdoor constructed feature" has the meaning given such term in appendix C to part 1191 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).
The term "outdoor recreation" means all recreational activities, and the economic drivers of those activities, that occur in nature-based environments outdoors.
The term "Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program" means the program codified under subsection (b)(1).
The term “Outer Continental Shelf” means all submerged lands lying seaward and outside of lands beneath navigable waters (as that term is defined in section 1301 of title 43 ), and
The term “outer Continental Shelf energy activity” means any exploration for, or any development or production of, oil or natural gas from the outer Continental Shelf (as defined i
the term “Outer Continental Shelf facility” means an offshore facility which is located, in whole or in part, on the Outer Continental Shelf and is or was used for one or more of t
The terms “Outer Continental Shelf source” and “OCS source” include any equipment, activity, or facility which— (i) emits or has the potential to emit any air pollutant, (ii) is re
The term "outfitter or guide" means an individual, organization, or business who provides outfitting or guiding services, as defined in section 251.51 of title 36, Code o
The terms “budget outlays” and “outlays” mean, with respect to any fiscal year, expenditures and net lending of funds under budget authority during such year. / The terms “budget a
The term “outlying area” means the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. / The term “outlying area” means the Un
As used in this section, the term “outlying areas” includes Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, but does not include th
The term “outlying possessions of the United States” means American Samoa and Swains Island.
The term "out-of-network" means, with respect to health care services, such services provided by TRICARE-authorized civilian providers who have not entered into a contrac
The term "out-of-network rate" means, with respect to an item or service furnished in a State during a year to a participant or beneficiary of a group health plan receivi
The term “out-of-school youth” has the meaning given the term in section 3102 of title 29. / The term “out-of-school youth” means— (A) an eligible youth who is a school dropout; or
The term “out-of-State bank” means, with respect to any State, a bank whose home State is another State. / The term “out-of-State bank” means, with respect to any State, a bank the
The term “out-of-State bank holding company” means, with respect to any State, a bank holding company whose home State is another State. / The term “out-of-State bank holding compa
The term “out-of-workforce individual” means— (A) an individual who is a displaced homemaker, as defined in section 3102 of title 29; or (B) an individual who— (i) (I) has worked p
The term “outpatient facility” means a facility (located in or apart from a hospital) for the diagnosis or diagnosis and treatment of ambulatory patients (including ambulatory inpa
The term “outpatient health services” means outpatient health care services, mental health services, and outpatient substance abuse services.
The term “outpatient medical facility” means a medical facility (located in or apart from a hospital) for the diagnosis or diagnosis and treatment of ambulatory patients (including
The term “outpatient occupational therapy services” has the meaning given the term “outpatient physical therapy services” in subsection (p), except that “occupational” shall be sub
The term “outpatient physical therapy services” means physical therapy services furnished by a provider of services, a clinic, rehabilitation agency, or a public health agency, or
“output measure” means the tabulation, calculation, or recording of activity or effort that can be expressed in a quantitative or qualitative manner; / “output measure” refers to t
the term “outreach” means the act or process of reaching out in a systematic manner to proactively provide information, services, and benefits counseling to veterans, and to the sp
the term “outreach and communications program” means a program to improve communications with anglers, boaters, and the general public regarding angling and boating opportunities,
The term “outreach services” means services provided to ensure (through home visits or other methods) that parents are aware of and able to participate in family resource and suppo
The term “outright transfer property” means any interest in property acquired from the decedent by the decedent's surviving spouse.
For purposes of this paragraph, the term “outside director” shall have the meaning given such term by rule or regulation of the Commission. / the term “outside director” shall have
For purposes of this subsection, the term “outside party” means any person other than (A) a Commissioner; (B) an officer or employee of the Commission; or (C) any person who has en
“outside supplier” means a supplier of passenger motor vehicle equipment to a manufacturer's allied supplier, or a person other than an allied supplier, who ships directly to the m
(A) The term "outsourcing facility" means a facility at one geographic location or address that— (i) is engaged in the compounding of sterile drugs; (ii) has elected to r
"outstanding amount of benefit liabilities" means, with respect to any plan, the excess (if any) of— (A) the value of the benefit liabilities under the plan (determined a
For purposes of this section, the term “outstanding balance” means the amount owed on a credit card account under an open end consumer credit plan as of the end of the 14th day aft
“outstanding claim for withdrawal liability” means a plan’s claim for the unpaid balance of the liability determined under part 1 of subtitle E for which demand has been made, valu
The term “outstanding data requirement” means a requirement for any study, information, or data that is necessary to make a determination under section 136a(c)(5) of this title and
The term “Outstanding Natural Area” means the Piedras Blancas Historic Light Station Outstanding Natural Area established pursuant to subsection (c). / The term “Outstanding Natura
For purposes of this subsection (other than paragraph (3)), the term “outstanding obligation” includes— (A) any obligation or other liability assumed by the Corporation from the Fe
The term "Outstanding Principal" means— (A) for a Bond that is not a Capital Appreciation Bond or a Convertible Capital Appreciation Bond, the outstanding principal amoun
The term “outstanding voting securities of such issuer” shall include the equity securities of a qualified publicly traded partnership (as defined in subsection (h)).
The term “outyear” means a fiscal year one or more years after the budget year. / The term “outyear” means a fiscal year one or more years after the budget year.
The term "Out-Year Unconstrained Total Munitions Requirement" has the meaning given that term in and for purposes of Department of Defense Instruction 3000.04, or any suc
The term “overall domestic loss” means— (i) with respect to any qualified taxable year, the domestic loss for such taxable year to the extent such loss offsets taxable income from
For purposes of this subsection, the term “overall foreign loss” means the amount by which the gross income for the taxable year from sources without the United States (whether or
“overall in length” means— (A) for a foreign vessel or a vessel engaged on a foreign voyage, the greater of— (i) 96 percent of the length on a waterline at 85 percent of the least
The term "over-classification" means classification at a level that exceeds the minimum level of classification that is sufficient to protect the national security of the
The term “overdue support” has the meaning given to such term in section 666(e) of title 42 . / For purposes of this section, the term “overdue support” means the amount of a delin
The term “overfeed” means to use uranium in the enrichment process in excess of the amount required at the transactional tails assay.
The terms “overfishing” and “overfished” mean a rate or level of fishing mortality that jeopardizes the capacity of a fishery to produce the maximum sustainable yield on a continui
The terms “overfishing” and “overfished” mean a rate or level of fishing mortality that jeopardizes the capacity of a fishery to produce the maximum sustainable yield on a continui
Definition.—For purposes of this paragraph, the term "over-income family" means an individual or family that is not a low-income family at the time of initial occupancy.
The term “overlap agent or toxin” means a biological agent or toxin that— (aa) is listed pursuant to subsection (a)(1); and (bb) is listed pursuant to section 262a(a)(1) of title 4
The term “overlap agents and toxins” means biological agents and toxins that— (aa) are listed pursuant to subsection (a)(1); and (bb) are listed pursuant to section 262a(a)(1) of t
“overpayment” means any payment by a lessee or its designee in excess of an amount legally required to be paid on an obligation and includes the portion of any estimated payment fo
the term “overpayment error rate” means the percentage of the value of all allotments issued in a fiscal year by a State agency that are either— (i) issued to households that fail
In this chapter, the terms “aircraft engine”, “air navigation facility”, “appliance”, “civil aircraft”, “foreign air commerce”, “interstate air commerce”, “landing area”, “overseas
“overseas area” means any area situated outside the United States. / The term “overseas area” means any area situated outside the United States.
The term “overseas contingency operation” means a military operation outside the United States and its territories and possessions that is a contingency operation (as that term is
In this section, the term “overseas contingency operations” means military operations outside the United States and its territories and possessions that are a contingency operation
In this section, the term “overseas defense dependents’ school” means the following: (1) A school established as part of the defense dependents’ education system provided for under
In this section, the term “overseas meal program” means a program administered by the Secretary of Defense to provide breakfasts or lunches to students attending overseas defense d
The term "overseas military dependent child" means a child whose habitual residence is the United States according to United States law even though the child is residing
The term "overseas military parent" means an individual who— (A) has custodial rights with respect to a child; and (B) is serving outside the United States as a member of
The term “overseas unit” means a unit that is located outside the United States and its territories.
“overseas voter” means— (A) an absent uniformed services voter who, by reason of active duty or service is absent from the United States on the date of the election involved; (B) a