United States Code

“Sabotage” means activities that involve a violation of chapter 105 of title 18, or that would involve such a violation if committed against the United States.

The term “saccharin” includes calcium saccharin, sodium saccharin, and ammonium saccharin.

In this section, the term “safeguard good” means a good— (A) that is included in the Schedule of the United States to Annex 3.15 of the Agreement; (B) that qualifies as an originat

The terms “Antidumping Agreement”, “Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures”, and “Safeguards Agreement” mean the agreements referred to in section 3511(d)(7), (12), and

For purposes of this subparagraph, the term “safe harbor amount” means, with respect to any taxable year, the product of— (I) $2,000, multiplied by (II) the excess (if any) of the

For purposes of this paragraph, the term "safe harbor deferral-only plan" means any plan which meets— (i) the automatic deferral requirements of subparagraph (C), (ii) th

For purposes of this paragraph, the term "safe harbor plan" means a qualified cash or deferred arrangement which meets the requirements of paragraph (11), (12), (13), or

The term “safe haven” means a facility— (A) that provides 24-hour residence for eligible persons who may reside for an unspecified duration; (B) that provides private or semiprivat

The term “safe system approach” means a roadway design— (A) that emphasizes minimizing the risk of injury or fatality to road users; and (B) that— (i) takes into consideration the

“safety” refers to the performance of an automobile propulsion system or equipment in such a manner that the public is protected against unreasonable risk of accident and against u

Safety approval plate.—The term “safety approval plate” has the meaning given that term in annex I of the Convention.

The term “safety convention” means the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea in force and the regulations referred to therein.

The term “safety data” means crash, roadway, and traffic data on a public road. / The term “safety data” includes, in the case of a railway-highway grade crossing, the characterist

The term “safety improvement project” means a strategy, activity, or project on a public road that is consistent with the State strategic highway safety plan and corrects or improv

The term “safety net payments” means the special payment amounts paid to States and counties required by section 13982 or 13983 2 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (

“safety-related railroad employee” means— (A) a railroad employee who is subject to chapter 211; (B) another operating railroad employee who is not subject to chapter 211; (C) an e

The Federal share payable on account of any project for traffic control signalization, maintaining minimum levels of retroreflectivity of highway signs or pavement markings, traffi

The term “safety vacuum release system” means a vacuum release system capable of providing vacuum release at a suction outlet caused by a high vacuum occurrence due to a suction ou

The term “safety zone” means the safety zone established around a deepwater port as determined by the Secretary in accordance with section 1509(d) of this title .

“sailing instruction” means teaching, research, and practical experience in operating vessels propelled primarily by sail and may include— (A) any subject related to that operation

“sailing school instructor” means an individual who is on board a sailing school vessel to provide sailing instruction, but does not include an operator or crewmember who is among

“sailing school student” means an individual who is on board a sailing school vessel to receive sailing instruction. / Definitions.—In this section, the terms “sailing school instr

“sailing school vessel” means a vessel— (A) that is less than 500 gross tons as measured under section 14502 of this title , or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of

The term “sailing vessel” means any vessel under sail provided that propelling machinery, if fitted, is not being used;

the term “salary or other compensation” includes any deferred compensation or pension payments, any payments for expenses for which the recipient is not obligated to itemize, and a

The term “salary reduction contribution” means, with respect to a cafeteria plan, any amount which is contributed to the plan at the election of the employee and which is not inclu

The term “sale” means any sale, exchange, or other transfer for value. / “sale”, “sale of a cooperative unit” or “sale of a condominium unit” means any obligation or arrangement fo

the term “sale date” means the date on which the initial public offering is closed;

“sale”, “sale of a cooperative unit” or “sale of a condominium unit” means any obligation or arrangement for consideration for conveyance to a purchaser of a cooperative or condomi

“sale”, “sale of a cooperative unit” or “sale of a condominium unit” means any obligation or arrangement for consideration for conveyance to a purchaser of a cooperative or condomi

The term “sale or distribution” includes sampling or any other distribution not for sale. / The term “sale or distribution” includes sampling or any other distribution not for sale

For purposes of this paragraph, the term "sale or exchange" means any sale, exchange, or other disposition.

“Sales load” means the difference between the price of a security to the public and that portion of the proceeds from its sale which is received and invested or held for investment

The term “sales or use tax” means any tax levied on, with respect to, or measured by, sales, receipts from sales, purchases, storage, or use of tangible personal property, except a

The term “sales promotion, marketing, and after-sales service costs” means the costs related to sales promotion, marketing, and after-sales service for the following: (A) Sales and

“Sales territory” means a country or group of countries to which a defense article or defense service is authorized to be reexported.

The term “salmon” means any anadromous species of the family Salmonidae and Genus Oncorhynchus, commonly known as Pacific salmon. / “salmon” means all species of salmon which migra

The term “salmon or steelhead resource” means any stock of salmon or steelhead.

The term “Salton Sea” means the inland body of water located in Riverside and Imperial Counties which serves as a drainage reservoir for water from precipitation, natural runoff, i

The term “saltwater flush” means— (I) (aa) the addition of as much midocean water into each empty ballast tank of a vessel as is safe for the vessel and crew; and (bb) the mixing o

“salvage automobile” means an automobile that is damaged by collision, fire, flood, accident, trespass, or other event, to the extent that its fair salvage value plus the cost of r

The term “salvage equipment” means any equipment that is capable of being used to assist a vessel in potential or actual danger in order to prevent loss of life, damage or destruct

Salvage Services Defined.—In this section, the term “salvage services” includes services performed in connection with a marine salvage operation that are intended to prevent, abate

“salvage yard” means an individual or entity engaged in the business of acquiring or owning salvage automobiles for— (A) resale in their entirety or as spare parts; or (B) rebuildi

For purposes of this subchapter the term “same kind of fruit” includes, in the case of grapes, all of the several species and varieties of grapes. In the case of fruits other than

“Sampler” means any person employed, licensed, or authorized by the Secretary to select, tag, and seal official samples of tobacco.

“sanction” includes the whole or a part of an agency— (A) prohibition, requirement, limitation, or other condition affecting the freedom of a person; (B) withholding of relief; (C)

For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “sanctioned entity” means an entity— (i) that has been convicted of any offense described in subsection (a) or in paragraph (1), (2), or

For purposes of this subsection, the term “sanctioned whaling activities” means subsistence bowhead whale hunting activities conducted pursuant to the management plan of the Alaska

The term “sanctioning organization” means an organization that sanctions professional boxing matches in the United States— (A) between boxers who are residents of different States;

The term “sanctions” means tangible, proportional consequences that hold the juvenile offender accountable for the offense committed. A sanction may include counseling, restitution

the terms “terrorist sanctuary” and “sanctuary” mean an area in the territory of the country— (A) that is used by a terrorist or terrorist organization— (i) to carry out terrorist

“sanctuary resource” means any living or nonliving resource of a national marine sanctuary that contributes to the conservation, recreational, ecological, historical, educational,

The term “sanctuary system” means the system described in subsection (a) of this section.

The term “sanitary container” means any container of such material and construction as (1) will not permit the infiltration of foreign matter into the contents of such container un

The term “sanitary landfill” means a facility for the disposal of solid waste which meets the criteria published under section 6944 of this title .

The term “sanitary or phytosanitary measure” means a measure to— (i) protect animal or plant life or health in the United States from risks arising from the introduction, establish

The term “sanitary or phytosanitary standard” means a standard intended to form a basis for a sanitary or phytosanitary measure.

(A) The Secretary may treat as equivalent to a United States standard a standard of an exporting country described in paragraph (1) if the exporting country provides the Secretary

The term “Santo Domingo Pueblo Grant” means all of the lands within the 1907 Hall-Joy Survey, as confirmed by the Pueblo Lands Board in 1927.

The Secretary of Defense shall include a statement of the quantity determined under paragraph (1) in the first SAR submitted with respect to the program concerned after that quanti

the term “satellite” means the satellites proposed to be acquired for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA);

The term “satellite broadcast programming” means broadcast video programming when such programming is retransmitted by satellite and the entity retransmitting such programming is n

The term “satellite broadcast programming vendor” means a fixed service satellite carrier that provides service pursuant to section 119 of title 17 with respect to satellite broadc

The term "satellite cable programming" has the meaning provided under section 605 of this title, except that such term does not include satellite broadcast programming. /

The term “satellite cable programming vendor” means a person engaged in the production, creation, or wholesale distribution for sale of satellite cable programming, but does not in

The term “satellite carrier” means an entity that uses the facilities of a satellite or satellite service licensed by the Federal Communications Commission and operates in the Fixe

the term “satellite earth terminal station” means a complex of communications equipment located on land, operationally interconnected with one or more terrestrial communications sy

the term "satellite terminal station" refers to a complex of communication equipment located on the earth's surface, operationally connected with one or more terrestrial

For purposes of this subsection, the term “satisfactory documentary evidence of citizenship or nationality” means— (i) any document described in subparagraph (B); or (ii) a documen

In this subsection, the term “satisfactory immigration status” means an immigration status which does not make the individual ineligible for financial assistance.

“satisfactory progress toward a degree or certificate” has the meaning given to such term by the institution at which the student is enrolled.

The term “savings” means— (A) monetary savings to an agency; or (B) savings in time or other benefits realized by the agency, including enhanced revenues (other than enhanced reven

“Savings and loan association” means a savings and loan association, building and loan association, cooperative bank, homestead association, or similar institution, which is superv

Except as provided in clause (ii), the term “savings and loan holding company” means any company that directly or indirectly controls a savings association or that controls any oth

Savings association.—The term "savings association" has the meaning given to such term in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act [12 U.S.C. 1813]. / The term &quo

The term “Savings Association Insurance Fund member” means any depository institution the deposits of which are insured by the Savings Association Insurance Fund.

The term “Savings Association Insurance Fund reserve ratio” means the ratio of the net worth of the Savings Association Insurance Fund to the value of the aggregate estimated insur

The term “savings bank” means a bank (including a mutual savings bank) which transacts its ordinary banking business strictly as a savings bank under State laws imposing special re

For purposes of this chapter, the term “savings bank holding company” means any company which controls one or more qualified savings banks if the aggregate total assets of such sav

For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term “savings credited to subscriber accounts” means such portion of the surplus as is credited to the individual accounts of subscriber

The term "savings promotion raffle" means a contest in which the sole consideration required for a chance of winning designated prizes is obtained by the deposit of a spe

the term “Small Business Innovation Research Program” or “SBIR” means a program under which a portion of a Federal agency's research or research and development effort is reserved

Wages, scale of wages, wage rates, minimum wages, and prevailing wages.—The terms “wages”, “scale of wages”, “wage rates”, “minimum wages”, and “prevailing wages” include— (A) the

The term “scan” means utilizing nonintrusive imaging equipment, radiation detection equipment, or both, to capture data, including images of a container.

the term “scanning receiver” means a device or apparatus that can be used to intercept a wire or electronic communication in violation of chapter 119 or to intercept an electronic

“scenic area” means the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area established pursuant to section 544b of this title ;

“Scenic easement” means the right to control the use of land (including the air space above such land) within the authorized boundaries of a component of the wild and scenic rivers

The term “Scenic Recreation Area” means the Opal Creek Scenic Recreation Area, comprising approximately 13,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled “Proposed Opal Creek

The term “Schedule 1 chemical agent” means any of the following, together or separately: (A) (Me, Et, n-Pr or i-Pr)-phosphonofluoridates (B) (Me, Et, n-Pr or i-Pr)-phosphoramidocya

The term “Schedule 2 chemical agent” means the following, together or separately: (A) phosphorothiolate and corresponding alkylated or protonated salts. (B) PFIB: 1,1,3,3,3-Pentafl

The term “Schedule 3 chemical agent” means any of the following, together or separately: (A) Phosgene: carbonyl dichloride. (B) Cyanogen chloride. (C) Hydrogen cyanide. (D) Chlorop

The term “Schedule A” means a form or information by a taxpayer to report itemized deductions.

The term “schedule and timetable of compliance” means a schedule of required measures including an enforceable sequence of actions or operations leading to compliance with an emiss

In this paragraph, the term “Schedule B” means the Department of Commerce Schedule B, Statistical Classification of Domestic and Foreign Commodities Exported from the United States

The term “Schedule C” means a form or information filed by a taxpayer to report income or loss from a business operated or a profession practiced as a sole proprietor.

The term “Schedule D” means a form or information filed by a taxpayer to report sales, exchanges or some involuntary conversions of capital assets, certain capital gain distributio

(A) The term "scheduled listed chemical product" means, subject to subparagraph (B), a product that— (i) contains ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine; and

the term “rates of pay under the General Schedule”, “rates of pay for the General Schedule”, or “scheduled rates of basic pay” means the rates of basic pay under the General Schedu

the term “scheduled service” means— (A) flights are operated in common carriage available to the general public under a published schedule; (B) flight schedules are announced in ad