United States Code

The term "road" has the meaning given the term in section 212.1 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on February 7, 2014).

The term "road or trail" means a road or trail designated by 1 or more of the Secretaries for public use.

The term “road safety audit” means a formal safety performance examination of an existing or future road or intersection by an independent multidisciplinary audit team.

The term “road user” means a motorist, passenger, public transportation operator or user, truck driver, bicyclist, motorcyclist, or pedestrian, including a person with disabilities

The term “robbery” means the unlawful taking or obtaining of personal property from the person or in the presence of another, against his will, by means of actual or threatened for

In this section, the term “robocall violation” means a violation of subsection (b) or (e) of section 227 of this title .

"rock dust" means pulverized limestone, dolomite, gypsum, anhydrite, shale, adobe, or other inert material, preferably light colored, 100 per centum of which will pass th

the term “Rock Island Railroad” means the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company, the estate of such Company in its reorganization proceeding, or the trustee appointed i

With respect to equipment first placed in service after October 22, 1994, for purposes of this section, the term “rolling stock equipment” includes rolling stock equipment that is

The term “rollover contract” means any contract, entered into on or after November 9, 1978, for the first sale of natural gas that was previously subject to an existing contract wh

For purposes of this section, the term "rollover contribution" includes a contribution to a Coverdell education savings account made before the end of the 1-year period b

A plan shall not fail to meet the requirements of this paragraph if, under the terms of the plan, the present value of the nonforfeitable accrued benefit is determined without rega

The terms “blank check company”, “rollup transaction”, “partnership”, “limited liability company”, “executive officer of an entity” and “direct participation investment program”, h

The term “roll-your-own tobacco” means any tobacco product which, because of its appearance, type, packaging, or labeling, is suitable for use and likely to be offered to, or purch

The term “Rome Statute” means the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, adopted by the United Nations Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of

“Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport” means the airport described in the Act of June 29, 1940 (ch. 444, 54 Stat. 686).

the term "room confinement" means the involuntary placement of a covered juvenile alone in a cell, room, or other area for any reason.

“Rosin” includes gum rosin and wood rosin.

“roster” means a list of persons qualified to provide services as neutrals.

The term “rotation” means the assignment of civilian employees referred to in subsection (b) to duty outside the United States and the return of such employees to duty within the U

For purposes of this title, the term “Roth IRA” means an individual retirement plan (as defined in section 7701(a)(37)) which is designated (in such manner as the Secretary may pre

The term “rough diamond” means any diamond that is unworked or simply sawn, cleaved, or bruted and classifiable under subheading 7102.10, 7102.21, or 7102.31 of the Harmonized Tari

The term “rough rice” means rice in that condition which is usual and customary when delivered by the producer to a processor.

The term “rough service lamp” means a lamp that— (i) has a minimum of 5 supports with filament configurations that are C–7A, C–11, C–17, and C–22 as listed in Figure 6–12 of the 9t

The term “route” includes storage facilities and trackage used by railroad cars in transportation in commerce. / The term “route” includes a trail segment commonly known as a cutof

The term “routine conveyance” means the transmission, routing, relaying, handling, or storing, through an automatic technical process, of an electronic mail message for which anoth

The term “routine governmental action” means only an action which is ordinarily and commonly performed by a foreign official in— (i) obtaining permits, licenses, or other official

The term “routinely deployable unit” means a unit that normally deploys from its permanent home station on a periodic or rotating basis to meet peacetime operational requirements t

The amounts payable under the preceding paragraph with respect to services described therein shall, subject to the provisions of section 1395e of this title , be equal to 60 percen

the term “routine use” means, with respect to the disclosure of a record, the use of such record for a purpose which is compatible with the purpose for which it was collected;

The term “royalties” means payments of any kind, including payments under technical assistance or similar agreements, made as consideration for the use or right to use any copyrigh

The term “royalties received and retained by the United States” means the royalties derived from minerals owned by the United States that the United States retains after all paymen

“royalty” means any payment based on the value or volume of production which is due to the United States or an Indian tribe or an Indian allottee on production of oil or gas from t

The term “Regional Transmission Organization” or “RTO” means an entity of sufficient regional scope approved by the Commission— (A) to exercise operational or functional control of

For purposes of this chapter, the term “rubber” includes synthetic and substitute rubber.

For purposes of this subsection, the terms “rule” and “regulation” mean a provision or series of interrelated provisions stating a single, separable rule of law. / “rule” means the

“rulemaking” means “rule making” as that term is defined in section 551(5) of this title . / The term “rulemaking” means any Commission process for formulating or amending a rule.

“rule making” means agency process for formulating, amending, or repealing a rule;

For purposes of this section, the term “rulemaking record” means the rule, its statement of basis and purpose, the transcript required by subsection (c)(5), any written submissions

For purposes of this subsection, the term “rule or regulation” means a provision or series of interrelated provisions stating a single separable rule of law. / For purposes of this

“Inland Rules” or “Rules” mean the Inland Navigational Rules and the annexes thereto, which govern the conduct of vessels and specify the lights, shapes, and sound signals that app

“rules and regulations” means rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission pursuant to section 995 of this title.

The term “rules of an exchange”, “rules of an association”, or “rules of a clearing agency” means the constitution, articles of incorporation, bylaws, and rules, or instruments cor

The term “rules of an exchange”, “rules of an association”, or “rules of a clearing agency” means the constitution, articles of incorporation, bylaws, and rules, or instruments cor

The term “rules of an exchange”, “rules of an association”, or “rules of a clearing agency” means the constitution, articles of incorporation, bylaws, and rules, or instruments cor

The term “rules of a self-regulatory organization” means the rules of an exchange which is a national securities exchange, the rules of an association of brokers and dealers which

The term “rules of the Board” means the bylaws and rules of the Board (as submitted to, and approved, modified, or amended by the Commission, in accordance with section 7217 of thi

The term “ruling amount” means, with respect to any taxable year, the amount which the Secretary determines under paragraph (1) to be necessary to— (A) fund the total nuclear decom

For purposes of this subsection, the term “rum” means any article classified under subheading 2208.40.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States ( 19 U.S.C. 1202 ).

In this section, the term “rural” means an area that is not located in a metropolitan statistical area, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget. / Subject to subparagraph

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “rural air ambulance service” means fixed wing and rotary wing air ambulance service in which the point of pick up of the individual occurs

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “rural airport” means, with respect to any calendar year, any airport if— (i) there were fewer than 100,000 commercial passengers departing

The term “rural area” has the meaning given the term in section 5302 of title 49 . / Subject to subparagraphs (B) through (I), the terms “rural” and “rural area” mean any area othe

provide financial, technical, and related assistance to State foresters or equivalent State officials in cooperative efforts to organize, train, and equip local firefighting forces

The term “rural business concern” means— (A) a public, private, or cooperative for-profit or nonprofit organization; (B) a for-profit or nonprofit business controlled by an Indian

The term “rural business investment company” means a company that— (A) has been granted final approval by the Secretary under section 2009cc–3(e) of this title ; and (B) has entere

The term “rural community” means— (A) any town, township, municipality, or other similar unit of general purpose local government, or any area represented by a not-for-profit corpo

For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “rural cooperative” means— (i) any organization which— (I) is engaged primarily in providing electric service on a mutual or cooperative

The term “rural cooperative plan” means any pension plan— (i) which is a defined contribution plan (as defined in section 414(i)), and (ii) which is established and maintained by a

“rural development” means the planning, financing, and development of facilities and services in rural areas that contribute to making those areas desirable places in which to live

In this section, the term “rural development program” means the following: (1) Sections 304(b), 306, 306A, 306C, 306D, 310B, and 375 1 and subtitle E [ 7 U.S.C. 2009 et seq.] of th

the term “rural electric cooperative” means— (I) any organization which is exempt from tax under section 501(a) of title 26 and which is engaged primarily in providing electric ser

The term “rural emergency hospital” means a facility described in paragraph (3) that— (A) is enrolled under section 1395cc(j) of this title , submits the additional information des

The term "rural emergency hospital services" means the following services furnished by a rural emergency hospital (as defined in paragraph (2)) that do not exceed an annu

The term “rural health clinic” means a facility which— (A) is primarily engaged in furnishing to outpatients services described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1); (B) i

The term “rural health clinic services” means— (A) physicians’ services and such services and supplies as are covered under subsection (s)(2)(A) if furnished as an incident to a ph

For the purposes of subparagraph (C)(ii), the term “rural health facility” means the following: (i) A subsection (d) hospital (as defined in paragraph (1)(B) of section 1395ww(d) o

In this section, the term “rural health network” means, with respect to a State, an organization consisting of— (A) at least 1 facility that the State has designated or plans to de

The term “rural heritage” means historic sites, structures, and districts. / The term “rural heritage” includes historic rural downtown areas and main streets, neighborhoods, farms

The term “rural infrastructure project” means a surface transportation infrastructure project located in an area that is outside of an urbanized area with a population greater than

The term “rural microenterprise” means— (A) a sole proprietorship located in a rural area; or (B) a business entity with not more than 10 full-time-equivalent employees located in

The term "rural minority business enterprise" means a minority business enterprise located in a rural area.

The term “rural or agricultural real estate” means— (A) any real property which is substantially used for the production of one or more agricultural products, (B) any real property

In this subsection, the term "rural or remote area" means a city, town, or unincorporated area that has a population of not more than 10,000 inhabitants.

The term “rural projects fund” means a fund— (A) established by a State infrastructure bank in accordance with section 610(d)(4); (B) capitalized with the proceeds of a secured loa

The term “rural provider or supplier” means— (A) a— (i) provider or supplier located in a rural area (as defined in section 1395ww(d)(2)(D) of this title ); or (ii) provider treate

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “rural renewal county” means any county which— (i) is outside a metropolitan statistical area (defined as such by the Office of Management

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term “rural resident” shall include a family or a person who is a renter of a dwelling unit in a rural area.

the term “rural small business concern” means an eligible small business concern located in a rural area, as that term is defined in section 1393(a)(2) of title 26 ;

The term “rural State” means any State which has— (i) a population of less than 4,500,000 according to the 2000 census, (ii) a population density of less than 150 people per square

The term “rural telephone company” means a local exchange carrier operating entity to the extent that such entity— (A) provides common carrier service to any local exchange carrier

the term “rural telephone cooperative association” means an organization described in paragraph (4) or (6) of section 501(c) of title 26 which is exempt from tax under section 501(

the term “rural tourism” has the meaning given that term by the Secretary of Commerce and shall include activities related to travel and tourism that occur on Federal recreational

the term “rural volunteer fire department” means any organized, not for profit, fire protection organization that provides service primarily to a community or city with a populatio

The term “rural water supply project” means a project that is designed to serve a community or group of communities, each of which has a population of not more than 50,000 inhabita

In this subsection, the term "Russian entity" means an entity organized under the laws of or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the Government of the Russian Federa

The term “Russian HEU Agreement” has the meaning given that term in section 2297h(11) of this title .

“Russian national” includes any corporation or business association organized under the laws, decrees, ordinances, or acts of the former Empire of Russia or of any government succe

The term “Russian nuclear complex” means all of the nuclear cities.

The term "Russian person" means— (A) an individual who is a citizen or national of the Russian Federation; or (B) an entity organized under the laws of the Russian Federa

The term “RVC” means the regional value-content, expressed as a percentage. / The term “RVC” means the regional value-content, expressed as a percentage. / The term “RVC” means the

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “Rx-to-nonprescription switch” means the approval of an application, or supplemental application, as applicable, submitted under this secti