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  • In this paragraph, the term “related entity” means a contractor or subcontractor at any tier, and a supplier, user, customer, cooperating party, grantee, investigator, or detailee.

  • The term “related equipment” includes equipment useful for enrichment of uranium in the isotope 235 and for extraction of fissile materials from irradiated fuel rods and other equi

  • the term “related facilities” means (A) new structures (including household furnishings) suitable for use as dining halls, community rooms or buildings, or infirmaries, or for othe

  • The term “related facility” means any necessary appurtenance to a storage facility, including pipelines, roadways, reservoirs, and salt brine lines. / The term "related facili

  • For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “related foreign person” means any person— (i) who is not a United States person, and (ii) who is related (within the meaning of section

  • the term “related health care entity” shall mean an entity with which a medical practitioner has a professional affiliation under which the medical practitioner performs the medica

  • The term “related income” means, with respect to any portion of any foreign income tax, the income (or, as appropriate, earnings and profits) to which such portion of foreign incom

  • The term "related instruction" means an organized and systematic form of instruction designed to provide an individual in a pre-apprenticeship program or apprenticeship p

  • the term “related interests of such persons” includes any company controlled by such executive officer, director, or person, or any political or campaign committee the funds or ser

  • The term "related material" means paper, plastic, rubber, synthetic film, or synthetic foam which is intended for use or which may reasonably be expected to be used in an

  • The term "related offshore wind vessel" means any vessel which is purpose-built or retrofitted for purposes of the development, transport, installation, operation, or mai

  • For purposes of this subsection, the term "related organization" means, with respect to an educational institution, any organization which— (A) controls, or is controlled

  • For purposes of this subpart, the term "related or subordinate party" means any nonadverse party who is— (1) the grantor's spouse if living with the grantor; (2) any one

  • As used in this subparagraph, the term “related party” means— (I) a past or present affiliate of the debtor; (II) a predecessor in interest of the debtor; or (III) any entity that

  • The term “related peripheral equipment” means any auxiliary machine (whether on-line or off-line) which is designed to be placed under the control of the central processing unit of

  • The term “related person”— (A) shall apply only with respect to a covered person that is not a bank holding company (as that term is defined in section 1841 of this title ), credit

  • For purposes of this subsection, the term “related person insurance income” means any insurance income (within the meaning of subsection (a)) attributable to a policy of insurance

  • The term “related persons” means persons specified in any of the following subparagraphs: (A) Persons who are officers or directors of one another's businesses. (B) Persons who are

  • For purposes of this clause, the term “related record” means any record, list, or compilation that indicates, directly or indirectly, the identity of any individual with respect to

  • The term “related services” means transportation, and such developmental, corrective, and other supportive services (including speech-language pathology and audiology services, int

  • For purposes of this part, the term “related taxpayer” means a taxpayer who, with the taxpayer with respect to whom a determination is made, stood, in the taxable year with respect

  • The term “related terminal income” means the income (determined in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary) of a terminal railroad corporation derived— (A) from ser

  • The term “related terminal services” includes only services, and the use of facilities, taken into account in computing related terminal income.

  • The term “relative” means an individual who is related to the reporting individual, as father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, great aunt, great uncle, first c

  • The term “relative light output” means the light output delivered through the use of a ballast divided by the light output delivered through the use of a reference ballast, express

  • For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “relative of the taxpayer” means an individual who, with respect to the taxpayer, bears any of the relationships described in subparagraphs

  • For purposes of paragraph (3)(B), the term “relative State population proportion” means, with respect to a State, the quotient of— (A) the population of the State; and (B) the tota

  • For purposes of subsection (b)(2), the term “relative unit of local government population proportion amount” means, with respect to a unit of local government and a State, the amou

  • The terms “environment”, “facility”, “hazardous substance”, “person”, “pollutant or contaminant”, “release”, “removal”, “response”, “disposal”, and “hazardous waste” have the meani

  • The term “release rate” means the rate at which organotin is released from an antifouling paint over the long term, as determined by the Administrator, using— (A) the American Soci

  • The term “releases” has the meaning given the term “release” in section 9601(22) of this title.

  • The term “relevant accepted use” means a use for a drug in clinical practice that is supported by scientific evidence that appears to the Secretary to meet the standards for approv

  • In this section, the term “relevant acquisition function” means an acquisition function closely associated with inherently governmental functions.

  • The term "relevant actor" means— (A) the Federal Government; (B) a State, local, or Tribal government; or (C) the private sector.

  • The term “relevant agency” means the agency with authority under subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (b)(1). / The term “relevant agency” means a Federal agency, other than the F

  • The term "relevant basis" means, with respect to any partner, the portion of such partner's modified basis in the partnership which is allocable (under rules similar to t

  • The term “relevant CAFTA–DR article” means the CAFTA–DR article with respect to which a petition has been filed under section 4061(a) of this title.

  • The term “relevant capital measure” means the measures described in subsection (c).

  • the term “relevant children’s advocacy center personnel” means children’s advocacy center staff that regularly participate in multidisciplinary child support settings, including th

  • Relevant committees.—The term "relevant committees" means— (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Oversig

  • The term “relevant committees of Congress” means— (A) the Committees on Appropriations, Armed Services, and Rules and Administration of the Senate; and (B) the Committees on Approp

  • The term “relevant congressional committee”— (A) means a congressional committee to which a recurring plan or report is required to be submitted; and (B) does not include any plan

  • The term "relevant congressional committees" means— (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Science, Space, and

  • In this section, the term “relevant date” means, with respect to an application for the registration of a mark with an initial filing basis of— (1) section 1051(a) of this title an

  • For purposes of this subsection, the term “relevant depository institution” means any depository institution of which the party is or was an institution-affiliated party at the tim

  • The term “relevant evidence” means evidence that tends to prove or disprove a matter in issue.

  • The term “relevant executive branch agencies” means the Department of State, the United States Agency for International Development, the Department of Health and Human Services (in

  • The term "relevant Executive branch agencies and officials" means the Department of State, the United States Agency for International Development, the Department of the T

  • The term “relevant FDA regulations” means the regulations promulgated under section 505(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 355(i) ).

  • The term “relevant Federal agency” means any of the following Federal agencies that guarantee or make direct mortgage loans on Indian land: (A) The Department of Agriculture. (B) T

  • The term "relevant Federal department or agency" means the Department of State, the United States Agency for International Development, the Department of Defense, the Dep

  • The term "relevant Federal departments and agencies" means— (A) the United States Agency for International Development; (B) the Department of State; (C) the Department of

  • For purposes of this section, the term “relevant foreign asset” means, with respect to any covered asset acquisition, any asset (including any goodwill, going concern value, or oth

  • The term “relevant FTA country” means the free trade area country to which an antidumping or countervailing duty proceeding pertains.

  • The term "relevant FTA Secretary" means the Secretary— (A) referred to in article 10.16 of the USMCA, or (B) provided for in paragraph 5 of article 1909 of the Agreement,

  • The term “relevant geographic market area” includes a State or a standard metropolitan statistical area as periodically established by the Office of Management and Budget.

  • The term “relevant museum”— (A) has the meaning given the term “museum” in section 9172 of title 20 ; and (B) shall not include any entity that is organized as a for-profit entity.

  • the term “relevant period” means the period determined by the President to be applicable to a special safeguard agricultural good for purposes of applying this section; and

  • The term “relevant specified assets” means, with respect to any specified holder with respect to any insurance company, the aggregate amount of the specified assets, with respect t

  • “reliability” refers to (A) the average time and distance over which normal automobile operation can be expected without significant repair or replacement of parts, and (B) the eas

  • The term “reliability standard” means a requirement, approved by the Commission under this section, to provide for reliable operation of the bulk-power system. The term includes re

  • The term "reliable broadband service" means broadband service that meets performance criteria for service availability, adaptability to changing end-user requirements, le

  • the term “reliable data” means the most recent data available which are found by the Secretary to be reliable for purposes of this section.

  • The term “reliable operation” means operating the elements of the bulk-power system within equipment and electric system thermal, voltage, and stability limits so that instability,

  • The term “reliable source” means a citizen of, or business entity organized under the laws of— (A) the United States or any territory or possession of the United States; (B) a coun

  • The term “reliance party” means any person who— (A) with respect to a particular work, engages in acts, before the source country of that work becomes an eligible country, which wo

  • “relief” includes the whole or a part of an agency— (A) grant of money, assistance, license, authority, exemption, exception, privilege, or remedy; (B) recognition of a claim, righ

  • “reliever airport” means an airport the Secretary designates to relieve congestion at a commercial service airport and to provide more general aviation access to the overall commun

  • The term “religion” includes all aspects of religious observance and practice, as well as belief, unless an employer demonstrates that he is unable to reasonably accommodate to an

  • In this section, the term “religious apparel” means apparel the wearing of which is part of the observance of the religious faith practiced by the member.

  • The term “religious exercise” includes any exercise of religion, whether or not compelled by, or central to, a system of religious belief.

  • the term “religious group” means a set of individuals whose identity as such is distinctive in terms of common religious creed, beliefs, doctrines, practices, or rituals; and

  • The term “religious nonmedical health care institution” means an institution that— (A) is described in subsection (c)(3) of section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and is

  • The term “religious organization” means a nonprofit religious organization.

  • As used in this section, the term "religious real property" means any church, synagogue, mosque, religious cemetery, or other religious real property, including fixtures

  • The term "relocation allowances" means the costs associated with relocating a member of the uniformed services and the member's dependents between an old and new temporar

  • For purposes of this section and section 928 of this title, the term "relocation or sharing costs" means the costs incurred by a Federal entity in connection with the auc

  • The term “remaining obligations” means the debt obligations of the Association outstanding as of the dissolution date.

  • The term “remaining property” means the following assets and liabilities of the Association which are outstanding as of the reorganization effective date: (A) Debt obligations issu

  • The Secretary may establish such additional conditions on loans provided under this section as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. The Secretary may require owners receivin

  • The term “remanufactured good” means a good that is classified under chapter 84, 85, or 87, or heading 9026, 9031, or 9032, other than a good classified under heading 8418 or 8516,

  • The term “remanufactured product” means a rechargeable consumer product that has been altered by the replacement of parts, repackaged, or repaired after initial sale by the origina

  • The term “remedial action” has the meaning given that term by section 101(24) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9601(

  • “Remedial Action Plan” means a written document which embodies a systematic and comprehensive ecosystem approach to restoring and protecting the beneficial uses of areas of concern

  • The term “remedial period” means the 365-day period beginning on the date on which a certification is issued with respect to a foreign country.

  • The term “remedy” means whichever of the following actions the warrantor elects: (A) repair, (B) replacement, or (C) refund; except that the warrantor may not elect refund unless (

  • REMICdefined inU.S. Code

    For purposes of this title, the terms "real estate mortgage investment conduit" and "REMIC" mean any entity— (1) to which an election to be treated as a REMIC a

  • The term “remined area” means only that area of any coal remining operation on which coal mining was conducted before August 3, 1977.

  • the term “remittance transfer”— (A) means the electronic (as defined in section 106(2) of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7006(2) )) trans

  • the term “remittance transfer provider” means any person or financial institution that provides remittance transfers for a consumer in the normal course of its business, whether or

  • In this paragraph, the term “remote collection” means the collection of cord blood units at locations that do not have written contracts with cord blood banks for collection suppor

  • the term “remote computing service” has the meaning given that term in section 2711 of title 18 ; / the term "remote computing service" has the meaning given that term in

  • The term “remote condensing unit” means a factory-made assembly of refrigerating components designed to compress and liquefy a specific refrigerant that is remotely located from th

  • The term “remote Indian or Native village” means an Indian or Native village that— (A) is located in a rural area; (B) has a population of less than 5,000 inhabitants; and (C) is n

  • The term “remote or isolated installation” means a military installation (as defined in section 2801 of this title ) that is a remote military installation, as determined by the Se

  • The term "remote or isolated installation contractor employee" means an individual who— (A) is an employee of a contractor; (B) as such an employee, provides goods or ser

  • The term "remote work" refers to a work flexibility arrangement under which an employee— (A) is not expected to physically report to the location from which the employee

  • The term “removable” means— (A) in the case of an alien not admitted to the United States, that the alien is inadmissible under section 1182 of this title , or (B) in the case of a

  • Removable power source.—The term "removable power source" means a power source that is separately installed in, and removable from, a zero-emission vehicle and may includ

  • The terms “environment”, “facility”, “hazardous substance”, “person”, “pollutant or contaminant”, “release”, “removal”, “response”, “disposal”, and “hazardous waste” have the meani