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  • The term "State eugenics compensation program" means a program established by State law that is intended to compensate individuals who were sterilized under the authority

  • The term "State expenditures" means all State or local funds that are expended by the State or a local agency including State or local funds that are matched or reimburse

  • the term “State fish and game department” or “State fish and wildlife department” means any department or division of department of another name, or commission, or official or offi

  • The term “State fish and wildlife agency” means the one or more agencies of State government that are responsible under State law for managing fish or wildlife resources.

  • the term “State fish and game department” or “State fish and wildlife department” means any department or division of department of another name, or commission, or official or offi

  • The term “State forester” means the director or other head of a State Forestry Agency or equivalent State official.

  • The term “State forest land” means land that— (A) is rural, as determined by the Secretary; and (B) is under State or local governmental ownership and considered to be non-Federal

  • The terms “State Forest Stewardship Coordinating Committee” and “Committee” means 1 a State Forest Stewardship Coordinating Committee established under section 2113(b) of this titl

  • The term "State foster care prevention expenditures" means the following: (i) TANF; IV–B; SSBG State expenditures for foster care prevention services and activities under

  • In this subsection, the term “State foster care ratio” means the ratio of the number of children in foster care under a program of the State in the most recent fiscal year for whic

  • The term “State funds” includes funds raised under the authority of the State or any political or other subdivision thereof, and made available for expenditure under the direct con

  • the term "State government" includes the government of the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa,

  • For purposes of this section and sections 1320a–7a and 1320a–7b of this title, the term “State health care program” means— (1) a State plan approved under subchapter XIX, (2) any p

  • The term “State higher education agency” means the officer or agency primarily responsible for the State supervision of higher education. / the term “State higher education agency”

  • The term “State highway safety improvement program” means a program of highway safety improvement projects, activities, plans and reports carried out as part of the Statewide trans

  • The term “State Historic Preservation Officer” means a State Historic Preservation Officer appointed pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) of section 470a(b) of this title by the Governor o

  • “State historic preservation review board” means a board, council, commission, or other similar collegial body established as provided in section 470a(b)(1)(B) of this title — (A)

  • The term "State home" means a home established by a State (other than a possession) or Indian tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Educatio

  • The term “State hospital facilities agency” means an existing agency which is broadly representative of the public hospitals and the nonprofit hospitals, or, if no such agency exis

  • The term “State housing corporation” means a corporation established by a State for the limited purpose of providing housing and incidental services, particularly for families of l

  • The term “State housing finance agency” means the public agency, authority, corporation, or other instrumentality of a State that has the authority to provide residential mortgage

  • The term “State housing finance authority” means any public agency, authority, or corporation which— (A) serves as an instrumentality of any State or any political subdivision of a

  • the term “State housing finance or State development agency” means any public body or agency, publicly sponsored corporation, or instrumentality of one or more States which is desi

  • The term "State identification bureau" means the State entity designated by the Attorney General for the submission and receipt of criminal history record information.

  • The term “State implementing act” means legislation enacted by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts conforming to the requirements of this subchapter and the requirements of the Massa

  • For purposes of this paragraph, the term “State income tax” includes any local income tax administered by the chief tax administration agency of the State.

  • The term “State infrastructure bank” means an infrastructure bank established under section 610.

  • The term “State infrastructure financing authority” means the State entity established or designated by the Governor of a State to receive a capitalization grant provided by, or ot

  • The term “State insurance assistance program” means the program established under subsection (b)(1) of this section.

  • The term “State insurance authority” means, in the case of any person engaged in providing insurance, the State insurance authority of the State in which the person is domiciled.

  • For purposes of this subsection, the term "State insurance commissioner" means a person who serves in the position in State government, or on the board, commission, or ot

  • State insurance measure.—The term "State insurance measure" means any State law, regulation, administrative ruling, bulletin, guideline, or practice relating to or affect

  • the term “State insurance regulator” has the meaning given the term in section 6735 of title 15 ; / The term “State insurance regulator” means the principal insurance regulatory au

  • The term “State juvenile justice agency” means the agency of the State or Indian tribe responsible for administering grant funds awarded under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency

  • The term “State law” means the statutes of any State, the District of Columbia, any territory of the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pa

  • The term "State law enforcement officer" means any officer, agent, or employee of a State authorized by law or by a State government agency to engage in or supervise the

  • The term “State law or fraud enforcement agency” includes— (A) a State law enforcement agency; and (B) a State medicaid fraud control unit (as defined in section 1396b(q) of this t

  • The term “State legal assistance developer” means an individual described in section 3058j of this title .

  • The term “State levee safety agency” means the agency of a State that has regulatory authority over the safety of any non-Federal levee in the State.

  • The term “State library administrative agency” means the official agency of a State charged by the law of the State with the extension and development of public library services th

  • As used in this section, the term “State licensed appraiser” means an individual who has satisfied the requirements for State licensing in a State or territory whose criteria for t

  • The term “State-licensed loan originator” means any individual who— (A) is a loan originator; (B) is not an employee of— (i) a depository institution; (ii) a subsidiary that is— (I

  • The term "State-licensed mortgage company" means an entity that is licensed or registered under the law of any State to engage in residential mortgage loan origination an

  • The term “State licensing board” means, with respect to a physician or health care provider in a State, the agency of the State which is primarily responsible for the licensing of

  • The term “State licensing or certification agency” includes any authority of a State (or of a political subdivision thereof) responsible for the licensing of health care practition

  • The term “State, local, and Tribal affairs” means domestic activities conducted by a National Drug Control Program agency that are intended to reduce the availability and use of il

  • The term “State Long-Term Care Ombudsman” means the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman described in section 3058g(a)(2) of this title .

  • For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “State long-term care plan” means any plan— (A) which is established and maintained by a State or an instrumentality of a State, (B) which p

  • For purposes of this section the term “State mandate” means any provision in a State statute or regulation that imposes an enforceable duty on local governments, the private sector

  • State maritime academy.—The term “State maritime academy” means— (A) a State maritime academy or college sponsored by a State and assisted under chapter 515 of this title; and (B)

  • The term “State median income” means the State median income promulgated by the Secretary in accordance with procedures established under section 1397a(a)(6) of this title (as such

  • The term “State Medicaid agency” means the State agency responsible for administering the State Medicaid plan.

  • For the purposes of this section, the term “State medicaid fraud control unit” means a single identifiable entity of the State government which the Secretary certifies (and annuall

  • The term “State Medicaid plan” means the State plan established under subchapter XIX and includes any waiver of such plan.

  • The term “State member bank” means any State bank which is a member of the Federal Reserve System.

  • “statement” means any representation, certification, affirmation, document, record, or accounting or bookkeeping entry made— (A) with respect to a claim or to obtain the approval o

  • The term “State mental health authority” means the State health authority, except that, in the case of any State in which there is a single State agency, other than the State healt

  • The term “statement gain or loss from operations” means the net gain or loss from operations required to be set forth in the annual statement, determined without regard to Federal

  • The term “statement of sickness” means a statement with respect to days of sickness of an employee, executed in such manner and form by an individual duly authorized pursuant to se

  • The term “State nonmember bank” means any State bank which is not a member of the Federal Reserve System.

  • The terms “State of domicile” and “domiciliary State” mean, with respect to an insurer or reinsurer, the State in which the insurer or reinsurer is incorporated or entered through,

  • The term "State office" means— (A) a State office of— (i) the Farm Service Agency; (ii) the Natural Resources Conservation Service; (iii) the Rural Business-Cooperative S

  • The term “State of Florida” means the State of Florida, its agencies, political subdivisions, constitutional officers, officials of its agencies and subdivisions, and the South Flo

  • "state-of-good-repair" means a condition in which physical assets, both individually and as a system, are— (A) performing at a level at least equal to that called for in

  • “State of record” means a State that has given the Secretary a report under section 30304 of this title about an individual who is the subject of a request for information made und

  • State one-call notification program.—The term “State one-call notification program” means the State statutes, regulations, orders, judicial decisions, and other elements of law and

  • The term “State or district attorney” means the chief elected or appointed prosecuting attorney in a district, county (as defined in section 2 of title 1 ), municipality, or compar

  • The term “State organic certification program” means a program that meets the requirements of section 6506 of this title , is approved by the Secretary, and that is designed to ens

  • “state or government facility” includes any permanent or temporary facility or conveyance that is used or occupied by representatives of a state, members of Government, the legisla

  • “State or local agency” means the executive branch of a State, municipality, or other political subdivision of a State, or an agency or department thereof, or the executive branch

  • The term "State or local agency head" means the head of any executive, legislative, or judicial branch entity of a State or local government that employs State or local l

  • In this section, the terms “State or local area”, “recognized postsecondary credential”, “industry or sector partnership”, and “in-demand industry sector or occupation” have the me

  • The term “State or local bond” means an obligation of a State or political subdivision thereof.

  • The term “State or local child support enforcement agency” means a State or local agency which administers a State or local program for establishing and enforcing child support obl

  • The term “State or local government” includes— (A) any State and any agency or instrumentality thereof; (B) any local government within a State, and any agency or instrumentality t

  • The term "State or local jurisdiction" includes any governmental entity or person acting on behalf of a State or local jurisdiction that has the authority to assess, impo

  • The term "State or local law enforcement officer" means an employee of a State or local government— (A) who has statutory authority to make arrests or apprehensions; (B)

  • “State or local officer or employee” means an individual employed by a State or local agency whose principal employment is in connection with an activity which is financed in whole

  • Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), for purposes of this subchapter the term “State or local public benefit” means— (A) any grant, contract, loan, professional license, o

  • the term "State or Military sex offense" means an offense under State law or the Uniform Code of Military Justice that is punishable by more than one year in prison and c

  • The term "State or regional office" means— (A) a State office of the Bureau of Land Management; or (B) a regional office of— (i) the National Park Service; (ii) the Unite

  • The term “State or taxing jurisdiction” means a State, political subdivision thereof, Indian Tribe, or village or regional corporation serving a region established pursuant to the

  • The term “State other credit support program”— (A) means a program of a State that— (i) uses public resources to promote private access to credit; (ii) is not a State capital acces

  • The term “state-owned enterprise” means— (A) an entity that is owned by, or under the control of, a national, provincial, or local government of a country of concern, or an agency

  • The term “State-owned National Guard installation” means land owned and operated by a State when such land is used for training the National Guard pursuant to chapter 5 of title 32

  • “State-owned railroad” means the authority, agency, corporation or other entity which the State of Alaska designates or contracts with to own, operate or manage the rail properties

  • The term “State Party” means any nation which has ratified, accepted, or acceded to the Convention.

  • The term “State payment” means the payment for an eligible State calculated under section 7111(a) of this title .

  • The term “State payment stablecoin regulator” means a State agency that has primary regulatory and supervisory authority in such State over entities that issue payment stablecoins.

  • For purposes of this paragraph, the term “State pension plan” means a pension plan established and maintained for its employees by the government of the State or political subdivis

  • As used in clause (iii), the term “State percentage” means, with respect to a fiscal year, ½ of the sum of— (I) the percentage represented by the number of individuals in the State

  • The term "State performance measure" means a performance measure established under section 2871(b) of this title.

  • For purposes of this part, the term “State Pharmaceutical Assistance Program” means a State program— (1) which provides financial assistance for the purchase or provision of supple

  • The term “State plan” means the document which gives assurances that the officially designated State library administrative agency has the fiscal and legal authority and capability

  • “State Police Corps program” means a State police corps program that meets the requirements of section 12559 of this title . / “State Police Corps program” means a State police cor

  • The term “State program” means a State capital access program or a State other credit support program. / “State program” means a program established by a State pursuant to section

  • In this section, the term “State protection and advocacy system” means a system established in a State under subtitle C of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rig

  • The term “State public affairs network” means a non-commercial non-broadcast network or a noncommercial educational television station— (i) whose programming consists of informatio

  • The term “State public benefit assistance program” means the program established under subsection (b)(2) of this section.

  • The term “State qualified payment stablecoin issuer” means an entity that— (A) is legally established under the laws of a State and approved to issue payment stablecoins by a State