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For purposes of section 1396a(a)(86) of this title , the term “residential pediatric recovery center” means a center or facility that furnishes items and services for which medical
The term “residential property” means a 1-family residence, including a 1-family unit in a condominium project, a membership interest and occupancy agreement in a cooperative housi
The terms “residential real property” or “residential real estate” mean leaseholds, homes (including condominiums and cooperatives, except that in connection with loans on individu
The term “residential real estate management association” means any organization meeting the requirements of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) with respect to a subdivision, develo
As used in this section, the term “residential real estate-related transaction” means any of the following: (1) The making or purchasing of loans or providing other financial assis
The terms “residential real property” or “residential real estate” mean leaseholds, homes (including condominiums and cooperatives, except that in connection with loans on individu
The term “residential rental property” means any building or structure if 80 percent or more of the gross rental income from such building or structure for the taxable year is rent
the term “residential substance abuse treatment” means a course of individual and group activities and treatment, lasting at least 6 months, in residential treatment facilities set
the term "residential substance abuse treatment program" means a course of individual and group activities, lasting between 6 and 12 months, in residential treatment faci
“Residential use” or “residential load” means all usual residential, apartment, seasonal dwelling and farm electrical loads or uses, but only the first four hundred horsepower duri
The term “resident level” means, with respect to a hospital, the total number of full-time equivalent residents, before the application of weighting factors (as determined under pa
The term "resides" means, with respect to an individual, the location of the individual's home or other place where the individual habitually lives. / The term “resides”
The term “residual interest” means an interest in a REMIC which is issued on the startup day, which is not a regular interest, and which is designated as a residual interest.
The term “residual radioactive material” means— (A) waste (which the Secretary determines to be radioactive) in the form of tailings resulting from the processing of ores for the e
Resilience.—The term "resilience" means the capability to avoid, prepare for, minimize the effect of, adapt to, and recover from extreme weather events, flooding, wildfir
The term "resilience and sustainability program" means the Midsize and Large Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Program established under
The term “resilience improvement” means the use of materials or structural or nonstructural techniques, including natural infrastructure— (A) that allow a project— (i) to better an
For purposes of this subsection, the term “resolution” means a simple, joint, or concurrent resolution. / For purposes of this chapter, the term “resolution” means (A) a joint reso
The term "Resolution Copper" means Resolution Copper Mining, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, including any successor, assign, affiliate, member, or joint ventu
The term "Resolution mine plan of operations" means the mine plan of operations submitted to the Secretary by Resolution Copper in November, 2013, including any amendment
For purposes of this subsection, the term "resolution of disapproval" means only a resolution of either House of Congress, the matter after the resolving clause of which
For purposes of this section, the term “resolution of repository siting approval” means a joint resolution of the Congress, the matter after the resolving clause of which is as fol
The terms "National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource" and "Resource" mean a system that provides researchers and students across scientific fields and
The term “resource advisory committee” means— (A) an advisory committee established by the Secretary concerned under section 7125 of this title ; or (B) an advisory committee deter
Definitions.—In this section, the terms "enterprise definition", "program objective memorandum process", "resource allocation plan", "strategic b
The term “resource assistant” means a resource assistant selected under section 1725 of this title .
The term “resource benefit level” means the level of monthly benefits determined under subsections (c)(1) and (3) and (d)(3) to be the highest level which can be paid out of the pl
The term “resource conservation” means reduction of the amounts of solid waste that are generated, reduction of overall resource consumption, and utilization of recovered resources
There is hereby established an Interagency Coordinating Committee on Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Activities which shall have the responsibility for coordinating all
The term “resource-conserving crop” means legumes, legume-grass mixtures, legume-small grain mixtures, legume-grass-small grain mixtures, and alternative crops.
The term “resource-conserving crop rotation” means a crop rotation that includes at least one resource-conserving crop and that reduces erosion, maintains or improves soil fertilit
the term “resource extraction issuer” means an issuer that— (i) is required to file an annual report with the Commission; and (ii) engages in the commercial development of oil, nat
The term “resource management plan” means— (A) a land and resource management plan prepared for 1 or more units of land of the National Forest System described in section 6502(1)(A
The term “resource management system” means a system of conservation practices and management relating to land or water use that is designed to prevent resource degradation and per
the term "resource partner" means— (A) a small business development center; and (B) a women's business center; / The term “resource partner” means— (A) a small business d
The term “resource recovery” means the recovery of material or energy from solid waste.
The term “resource recovery facility” means any facility at which solid waste is processed for the purpose of extracting, converting to energy, or otherwise separating and preparin
The term “resource recovery system” means a solid waste management system which provides for collection, separation, recycling, and recovery of solid wastes, including disposal of
the term “resources” means personnel and major items of equipment, supplies, and facilities available or potentially available for responding to a natural disaster, act of terroris
The term “resources allocated for human generic drug activities” means the expenses for— (A) officers and employees of the Food and Drug Administration, contractors of the Food and
The term “respite care” means planned or emergency care provided to a child or adult with a special need in order to provide temporary relief to the family caregiver of that child
The term “respite care services” means short term care services, including the services of crisis nurseries, provided in the temporary absence of the regular caregiver (parent, oth
The terms "respond" or "response" means 2 remove, removal, remedy, and remedial action;,3 all such terms (including the terms "removal" and "reme
- respondentdefined inU.S. CodeCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Bouvier (1914)Black's (1910)Kinney (1893)Abbott (1879)Bouvier (1839)
“respondent” includes a corporation, company, association, firm, partnership, proprietorship, society, joint stock company, individual, or other organization or entity which report
The terms “environment”, “facility”, “hazardous substance”, “person”, “pollutant or contaminant”, “release”, “removal”, “response”, “disposal”, and “hazardous waste” have the meani
The term “response action” means methods that protect human health and the environment from asbestos-containing material. Such methods include methods described in chapters 3 and 5
The term “response action contract” means any written contract or agreement entered into by a response action contractor (as defined in paragraph (2)(A) of this subsection) with— (
The term “response action contractor” means— (A) any— (i) person who enters into a response action contract with respect to any release or threatened release of a hazardous substan
The term “response actions” has the meaning given the term “response” in section 9601(25) of this title.
“response costs” means the costs of actions taken or authorized by the Secretary to minimize destruction or loss of, or injury to, sanctuary resources, or to minimize the imminent
The term “responsible administrative authority” means the administrative authority which had jurisdiction over the underlying action or proceeding which was resolved by means of th
The term “responsible agency” means the agency determined in accordance with section 1828(c)(2) of this title with respect to a merger transaction.
Definition of Responsible Entity of a Vessel.—In this section, the term "responsible entity of a vessel" means— (1) the owner, master, or managing operator of a documente
For purposes of this section, the term “responsible official concerned” means— (1) the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, with respect to m
the term “responsible party” has the meaning given such term in section 350f(a)(1) of this title . / For purposes of this subsection, the term “responsible party” means— (A) the gr
“Responsible person” means an individual who has the power to direct the management and policies of the applicant pertaining to explosive materials. / The term “responsible person”
The term "responsible plan fiduciary" means a fiduciary with authority to cause the covered plan to enter into, or extend or renew, the contract or arrangement. / the ter
In this subtitle, the term “responsible source” means a prospective contractor that— (1) has adequate financial resources to perform the contract or the ability to obtain those res
The term “responsibly connected” means affiliated or connected with a commission merchant, dealer, or broker as (A) partner in a partnership, or (B) officer, director, or holder of
The term “restoration” means a process undertaken to move an ecosystem or habitat toward— (A) a sustainable structure of the ecosystem or habitat; or (B) a condition that supports
In this section the term "restorative justice program" means a program that emphasizes the moral accountability of an offender toward the victim and the affected communit
The term "restorative practice" means a practice relating to a specific harm that— (A) is community-based and unaffiliated with any civil or criminal legal process; (B) i
The term “restored copyright” means copyright in a restored work under this section.
For the purposes of sections 971a to 971e of this title, the words “restored lands” include, without limiting the meaning thereof, those lands at Big Delta and Tok Junctions that a
The term “restored work” means an original work of authorship that— (A) is protected under subsection (a); (B) is not in the public domain in its source country through expiration
The term "protection order" or "restraining order" includes— (A) any injunction, restraining order, or any other order issued by a civil or criminal court for t
The term “restraints” means any physical or mechanical device used to control the movement of a prisoner’s body, limbs, or both. / the term “restraints” has the meaning given that
For purposes of this subsection, the term "restricted bank director stock" means stock in a bank (as defined in section 581) or a depository institution holding company (
the term “restricted buildings or grounds” means any posted, cordoned off, or otherwise restricted area— (A) of the White House or its grounds, or the Vice President's official res
The term “Restricted Data” has the meaning given such term in section 11 y. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ( 42 U.S.C. 2014(y) ). / The term “Restricted Data” means all data conc
The term “restricted egg” means any check, dirty egg, incubator reject, inedible, leaker, or loss.
The term “restricted land” means any land, the title to which is held in the name of an Indian or Indian tribe subject to restrictions by the United States against alienation.
For purposes of this section, the term “restricted period” means, with respect to any plan described in subparagraph (A)— (i) any period during which the plan is in at-risk status
The term “restricted person” means an individual who— (A) is under indictment for a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding 1 year; (B) has been convicted in any cour
the term “restricted personal information” means, with respect to an individual, the Social Security number, the home address, home phone number, mobile phone number, personal emai
The term “restricted reporting” means a system of reporting that allows a volunteer who is sexually assaulted to confidentially disclose the details of his or her assault to specif
Restricted transaction.—The term "restricted transaction" means any transaction or transmittal involving any credit, funds, instrument, or proceeds described in any parag
The term “restricted visibility” means any condition in which visibility is restricted by fog, mist, falling snow, heavy rainstorms, sandstorms, or any other similar causes;
The term “restriction period” means, with respect to any election year— (I) except as provided in subclause (II), the 3-year period beginning with the election year (or, if later,
The terms “restructure” and “restructuring” include rescheduling, reamortization, renewal, deferral of principal or interest, monetary concessions, and the taking of any other acti
the term “restructured Milwaukee Railroad” means the entity that is designated as the reorganized railroad under the reorganization plan for the Milwaukee Railroad finally certifie
The terms “restructure” and “restructuring” include rescheduling, reamortization, renewal, deferral of principal or interest, monetary concessions, and the taking of any other acti
The term “resubmission” means a subsequent submission for advisory review of a direct-to-consumer television advertisement that has been revised in response to the Secretary's comm
The term “resulting bank” means a bank that has resulted from an interstate merger transaction under this section.
The term “resulting economic loss” means the gross income, as estimated by the Secretary, that a fishing vessel owner or operator who is eligible for compensation under this sectio
- retaildefined inCase LawU.S. CodeCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Bouvier (1914)Black's (1910)Anderson (1889)
The term “retail” means the transfer of title to tangible personal property other than for resale, after manufacturing or processing.
The term “retail community pharmacy” means an independent pharmacy, a chain pharmacy, a supermarket pharmacy, or a mass merchandiser pharmacy that is licensed as a pharmacy by the
For purposes of this subsection, the term “retail customer” means a natural person, or the legal representative of such natural person, who— (A) receives personalized investment ad
The term “retail dealer in beer” means any dealer (other than a limited retail dealer) who sells, or offers for sale, beer, but not distilled spirits or wines, to any person other
The term “retail dealer in liquors” means any dealer (other than a retail dealer in beer or a limited retail dealer) who sells, or offers for sale, distilled spirits, wines, or bee
(A) The term "retail distributor" means a grocery store, general merchandise store, drug store, or other entity or person whose activities as a distributor relating to ep
The terms “perishable agricultural commodity” and “retailer” have the meanings given the terms in section 499a(b) of this title . / The term “retailer” means a person that is a dea
The term “retail facility” means a stationary source at which more than one-half of the income is obtained from direct sales to end users or at which more than one-half of the fuel
“Retail food store” means— (1) an establishment, house-to-house trade route, or online entity that sells food for home preparation and consumption and— (A) offers for sale, on a co
As used in this section, the term “retail loan volume” means all loans (as defined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles) by a System bank or association, exc
the term “retail marketer” means a person engaged primarily in the sale of odorized propane to the ultimate consumer or to retail propane dispensers;
The term “retail price” means (A) the maximum statutory price applicable to any type of product; or (B) in any case where there is no applicable maximum statutory price, the most r
the term “retail propane dispenser” means a person who sells odorized propane to the ultimate consumer but is not engaged primarily in the business of such sales; and
The term “retail space” means real property leased, occupied, or otherwise used by a lessee in its trade or business of selling tangible personal property or services to the genera
“retained grade” means the grade used for determining benefits to which an employee to whom section 5362 of this title applies is entitled;