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  • The term “recognized fishing rights” means, with respect to an Indian tribe, fishing rights secured as of March 17, 1988, by a treaty between such tribe and the United States or by

  • In this subsection the term "recognized organization" has the meaning given that term in section 2.45–1 of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date

  • In this section, the term “recognized payment amount” means, for services furnished on or after January 1, 1992, the fee schedule amount determined under subsection (a) (or, if pay

  • The term “recognized postsecondary credential” has the meaning given the term in section 3102 of title 29. / The term “recognized postsecondary credential” means— (A) any postsecon

  • The term “recognized postsecondary credential program” means any program to obtain a recognized postsecondary credential if— (A) such program is included on a State list prepared u

  • The term “recognized security practices” means the standards, guidelines, best practices, methodologies, procedures, and processes developed under section 272(c)(15) of title 15 ,

  • The term “recommendation that funds be put to better use” means a recommendation by the Office that funds could be used more efficiently if management of an establishment took acti

  • The term “recommended adult immunization schedule” means the schedule established (and periodically reviewed and, as appropriate, revised) by the Advisory Committee on Immunization

  • The term "recompete plan" means a comprehensive multiyear economic development plan that— (A) includes— (i) proposed programs and activities to be carried out with a gran

  • For purposes of this subsection, except as provided in regulations, the term “recomputation year” means, with respect to any property, the 3d and the 10th taxable years beginning a

  • The term “recomputed basis” means, with respect to any property, its adjusted basis recomputed by adding thereto all adjustments reflected in such adjusted basis on account of dedu

  • For purposes of this subsection, the term “recomputed differential earnings amount” means, with respect to any taxable year, the amount which would be the differential earnings amo

  • The term “reconciliation” means an electronic process, initiated at the request of an importer, under which the elements of an entry (other than those elements related to the admis

  • Construction, reconstruction, and reconditioning.—The terms "construction", "reconstruction", and "reconditioning" include designing, inspecting, outf

  • The term “reconfigured entry” means an entry filed on an import activity summary statement which substitutes for all or part of 1 or more entries filed under section 1484(a)(1)(A)

  • For the purposes of this section, the term “reconstruction” has the meaning provided in the first sentence of subparagraph (B) of section 1132e–1(2) 1 of title 20. / Notwithstandin

  • The term “reconverting bank” means— (A) the bank that creates a substitute check; or (B) if a substitute check is created by a person other than a bank, the first bank that transfe

  • the term “record” means any item, collection, or grouping of information about an individual that is maintained by an agency, including, but not limited to, his education, financia

  • The term “recordable contract” means a contract between the Secretary and a landowner in writing capable of being recorded under State law providing for the sale or disposition of

  • The term “record company” means an entity that invests in, produces, and markets sound recordings of musical works, and distributes such sound recordings for remuneration through m

  • “record” and “recorded” include “register” and “registered” in the instance of registered land; / The terms “record” and “recorded” include “register” and “registered” in the insta

  • For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “recorded information” includes all traditional forms of records, regardless of physical form or characteristics, including information crea

  • Recordkeeping requirement.—The term “recordkeeping requirement” means a requirement imposed by an agency on persons to maintain specified records. / the term “recordkeeping require

  • “record of conformance” means a record or records for each lot of fasteners sold or offered for sale that contains— (A) the name and address of the manufacturer; (B) a description

  • "record of proven success" means that a program, project, approach, or practice has been demonstrated by evaluation or by analysis of performance data and information to

  • Records Defined.—In this section, the term “records” includes books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of whether su

  • the term “records and documents” shall include handwritten and typewritten documents, motion pictures, television tapes and recordings, magnetic tapes, automated data processing do

  • The term “records and supporting documents” means, with respect to an exported good under paragraph (2), records and documents related to the origin of the good, including— (i) the

  • the term “records center” means an establishment maintained and operated by the Archivist or by another Federal agency primarily for the storage, servicing, security, and processin

  • the term “records creation” means the production or reproduction of any record;

  • the term “records disposition” means any activity with respect to— (A) disposal of temporary records no longer necessary for the conduct of business by destruction or donation; (B)

  • the term “records maintenance and use” means any activity involving— (A) location of records of a Federal agency; (B) storage, retrieval, and handling of records kept at office fil

  • the term “records management” means the planning, controlling, directing, organizing, training, promoting, and other managerial activities involved with respect to records creation

  • the term “records management study” means an investigation and analysis of any Federal agency records, or records management practices or programs (whether manual or automated), wi

  • As used in this subparagraph, the terms “records” and “records of a covered financial company” mean any document, book, paper, map, photograph, microfiche, microfilm, computer or e

  • The term "records of archival value" means records that have been determined by the Archivist of the United States to have sufficient historical or other value to warrant

  • The term "records or materials of extraordinary public interest" means records or materials that— (A) demonstrate and record the national security policies, actions, and

  • All land to which record title in the Tribe or the United States in trust for the Tribe or its members derives from a patent issued by the United States or from a conveyance of tid

  • the term “recourse” has the meaning given to such term under generally accepted accounting principles;

  • The term "recover" means the process by which a regulated substance is— (A) removed, in any condition, from equipment; and (B) stored in an external container, with or wi

  • The term “recoverable” refers to the capability and likelihood of being recovered from solid waste for a commercial or industrial use.

  • The term “recoverable waste energy” means waste energy from which electricity or useful thermal energy may be recovered through modification of an existing facility or addition of

  • For purposes of clause (i), the term “recovered analog spectrum” has the meaning provided in paragraph (15)(C)(vi). / For purposes of clause (v), the term “recovered analog spectru

  • The term “recovered goods” means materials in the form of individual parts that are the result of— (A) the disassembly of used goods into individual parts; and (B) the cleaning, in

  • The term "recovered material" means a material in the form of individual parts that are the result of— (A) the disassembly of a used good into individual parts; and (B) t

  • As used in this section, in the case of paper products, the term "recovered materials" includes—

  • The term “recovered mineral component” means— (A) ground granulated blast furnace slag other than lead slag; (B) coal combustion fly ash; (C) blast furnace slag aggregate other tha

  • The term “recovered person” means an individual who is returned alive from separation (whether as an individual or a group) while participating in or in association with a United S

  • The term “recovered resources” means material or energy recovered from solid waste.

  • The term “recovery action program grant” means a matching grant to a local government for development of local park and recreation recovery action programs to meet the requirements

  • “recovery action program grants” means matching grants to local governments for development of local park and recreation recovery action programs to meet the requirements of this c

  • The term “recovery audit” means a recovery audit described in section 3352(i).

  • The term “recovery community organization” has the meaning given such term in section 290ee–2(a) of this title . / In this section, the term “recovery community organization” means

  • the term "recovery costs" means expenses for personnel directly involved in the recovery efforts to obtain collections from restitution or from subrogation for payment un

  • the term "recovery home" means a shared living environment that is, or purports to be, free from alcohol and illicit drug use and centered on peer support and connection

  • The term "recovery housing" means a shared living environment free from alcohol and illicit drug use and centered on peer support and connection to services that promote

  • The term "recovery program" means a program— (i) to help children, adolescents, or young adults who are recovering from substance use disorders to initiate, stabilize, an

  • Except as provided in subparagraph (C), the term “recovery ratio” means the ratio which— (i) the sum of the values of all recoveries under section 1362, 1363, or 1364 of this title

  • The term "recovery startup business" means any employer— (A) which began carrying on any trade or business after February 15, 2020, and (B) for which the average annual g

  • The term “recreational activities” includes the operations of gymnasiums and related facilities.

  • “recreational areas and facilities” means indoor or outdoor parks, buildings, sites, or other facilities which are dedicated to recreation purposes and administered by public or pr

  • The term “recreational fishing” means fishing for sport or pleasure. / The term “recreational fishing” means fishing for personal use and enjoyment using conventional angling gear,

  • The term “recreational organization” includes any organization or entity that has as its primary function pleasure, amusement, or sports activities.

  • The term “recreational program” includes any activity or service that is intended as an entertainment pastime.

  • The term “recreational purposes” includes hunting.

  • The term “recreational trail” means a thoroughfare or track across land or snow, used for recreational purposes such as bicycling, cross-country skiing, day hiking, equestrian acti

  • The term “recreational vehicle” has the meaning given the term in section 3282.8 of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of promulgation of regulations p

  • “recreational vessel” has the meaning given that term in section 1362 of title 33 ; / The term “recreational vessel” means any vessel that is— (i) manufactured or used primarily fo

  • “recreational vessel manufacturer” means a person engaged in the manufacturing, construction, assembly, or importation of recreational vessels, components, or associated equipment.

  • the term “recreation area” means the Smith River National Recreation Area established by section 460bbb–2 of this title; / The term “Recreation Area” means the Spring Mountains Nat

  • The term “recreation area or facility” means an indoor or outdoor park, building, site, or other facility that is dedicated to recreation purposes and administered by a public or p

  • “recreation assessment” means the recreation assessment adopted pursuant to section 544d of this title ;

  • The term "recreation enhancement or improvement services" means— (A) establishing, repairing, restoring, improving, relocating, constructing, or reconstructing new or exi

  • The term “recreation fee” means an entrance fee, standard amenity recreation fee, expanded amenity recreation fee, or special recreation permit fee.

  • The term "recreation pass" means the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass or one of the other recreation passes available as authorized by section 6804 of t

  • The term “recreation-related activities” means advocacy, capacity building, and systemic change activities that result in individuals with developmental disabilities having access

  • The term "recreation service provider" means a person that provides recreational services to the public under a special recreation permit under clause (iii) or (iv) of pa

  • The term “recruit” means a noncitizen, nonresident person, recruited by the international matchmaking organization for the purpose of providing dating, matrimonial, or social refer

  • The term “recruiting access” means access requested as described in paragraph (1).

  • The term “recurring plan or report” means a plan or report submitted on a recurring basis.

  • For purposes of this section, the term “recyclable material” means scrap paper, scrap plastic, scrap glass, scrap textiles, scrap rubber (other than whole tires), scrap metal, or s

  • The term “recycling” or “recycle” means that process (including sorting) by which worn or superfluous materials are manufactured or processed into specification grade commodities t

  • The term “recycled oil” means— (A) used oil from which physical and chemical contaminants acquired through use have been removed by re-refining or other processing, or (B) any blen

  • The term “recycled wool” means (1) the resulting fiber when wool has been woven or felted into a wool product which, without ever having been utilized in any way by the ultimate co

  • The term “recycling” or “recycle” means that process (including sorting) by which worn or superfluous materials are manufactured or processed into specification grade commodities t

  • The term “Redband Trout Reserve” means the Donner und Blitzen Redband Trout Reserve designated by section 460nnn–72 of this title .

  • For purposes of this subtitle, the term "redeemable ground rent" means only a ground rent with respect to which—

  • “Redeemable security” means any security, other than short-term paper, under the terms of which the holder, upon its presentation to the issuer or to a person designated by the iss

  • The term "redesignated area" means any census tract that ceases to be qualified under subparagraph (A) and any nonmetropolitan county that ceases to be qualified under su

  • the term “redesignation bonus” means a bonus under section 9804 paid to an individual described in subsection (a)(2) thereof;

  • the term “redetermination” means redetermination of eligibility under sections 1611(c)(1) and 1614(a)(3)(H) of the Social Security Act [ 42 U.S.C. 1382(c)(1) , 1382c(a)(3)(H)]; and

  • The term “redetermined deductions” means deductions (other than redetermined rents) of a taxable REIT subsidiary of a real estate investment trust to the extent the amount of such

  • The term “redetermined rents” means rents from real property (as defined in section 856(d)) to the extent the amount of the rents would (but for subparagraph (F)) be reduced on dis

  • The term “redetermined TRS service income” means gross income of a taxable REIT subsidiary of a real estate investment trust attributable to services provided to, or on behalf of,

  • The term “redevelopment purposes” means, with respect to any designated blighted area— (i) the acquisition (by a governmental unit having the power to exercise eminent domain) of r

  • The term “redomesticated insurer” means a mutual insurer that has redomesticated pursuant to this subchapter.

  • The term “redomesticating insurer” means a mutual insurer that is redomesticating pursuant to this subchapter.

  • The term “redomestication” or “transfer” means the transfer of the domicile of a mutual insurer from one State to another State pursuant to this subchapter.

  • the term “reduced leave schedule” means a leave schedule that reduces the usual number of hours per workweek, or hours per workday, of an employee; / The term “reduced leave schedu

  • In clause (i), the term “reduced payment allowance” means, with respect to an action— (I) under subsection (b)(8)(B), the inherently reasonable charge established under subsection