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The term "subsequent loan" means a loan to a veteran, other than an interest rate reduction refinancing loan, guaranteed under section 3710 or made under section 3711 of
The term “subsequently listed transaction” means any transaction to which a tax-exempt entity is a party and which is determined by the Secretary to be a listed transaction at any
The term "subsequent Phase II SBIR award" means an award granted to an eligible entity under this subsection to carry out further commercialization activities for researc
The term “subsidiary”— (A) means any company which is owned or controlled directly or indirectly by another company; and (B) includes any service corporation owned in whole or in p
The term "subsidiary agreement" means any of the following: (A) The 2023 U.S.-FSM Federal Programs and Services Agreement. (B) The 2023 U.S.-FSM Fiscal Procedures Agreeme
For purposes of this part, the term “subsidiary corporation” means any corporation (other than the employer corporation) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the emp
With respect to an insured credit union, the term “subsidiary of an insured credit union” means— (A) an organization providing services to the insured credit union that are associa
For the purpose of this subsection, the term “subsidiary remuneration” means, with respect to any employee, remuneration not in excess of an average of $15 a day for the period wit
The term "Subsidies Agreement" means the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures referred to in section 3511(d)(12) of this title. / The term “Subsidies Agreem
For purposes of this subtitle, the term “Subsidies Agreement country” means—
The term “Subsidies Committee” means the committee established pursuant to Article 24 of the Subsidies Agreement.
The term “subsidized project” means a multifamily housing project that, immediately prior to the assignment of the mortgage on such project to, or the acquisition of such mortgage
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The term “subsidy” has the meaning given that term in Article 1 of the Subsidies Agreement.
Subsidy amount.—The term “subsidy amount” means the amount of budget authority sufficient to cover the estimated long-term cost to the Federal Government of a Federal credit instru
Subsidy Cap Defined.—In this section, the term "subsidy cap" means the subsidy-per-passenger cap established under section 41731(a)(1)(C).
For purposes of this part, subject to subparagraph (F), the term “subsidy eligible individual” means a part D eligible individual who— (i) is enrolled in a prescription drug plan o
“subsistence” means lodging, meals, and other necessary expenses for the personal sustenance and comfort of the traveler; / The term “subsistence” includes selling any edible porti
For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “subsistence uses” means the customary and traditional uses by rural Alaska residents of marine mammals for direct personal or family consum
The term “Substance abuse” includes inhalant abuse. / The term “substance abuse” includes inhalant abuse. / The term “substance abuse” means the abuse of alcohol or other drugs. /
The term “substance of concern” means a chemical or other substance that is associated with potential acute or chronic human health effects, the risk of exposure to which could pot
The term “substance use and misuse” means— (A) the illegal use or misuse of drugs, including substances for which a listing is effect 2 under any of schedules I through V under sec
The term "substance use disorder" has the meaning given such term by the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use. / The term "substance use disorder&
The term “substance use disorder benefits” means benefits with respect to services for substance use disorders, as defined under the terms of the plan and in accordance with applic
The term “substance use disorder services” includes detoxification, risk reduction, outpatient treatment, residential treatment, and rehabilitation for substance abuse provided in
The term "substance use disorder treatment" means an evidence-based, professionally directed, deliberate, and planned regimen including evaluation, observation, medical m
The term “substance use disorder treatment employment” means full-time employment (including a fellowship)— (A) where the primary intent and function of the position is the direct
The term “substandard” means, with respect to a multifamily housing project, that 25 percent or more of the dwelling units in the project have severe physical problems.
The term “substantial” means, for purposes of paragraph (15)(E) with reference to trade or capital, such an amount of trade or capital as is established by the Secretary of State,
For purposes of this subsection, the term “substantial beneficial interest” means not less than 5 percent of all beneficial interests in the policyholder. / In the administration o
the term “substantial bodily injury” means bodily injury which involves— (A) a temporary but substantial disfigurement; or (B) a temporary but substantial loss or impairment of the
For purposes of this section, the term “substantial cause” means a cause which is important and not less than any other cause.
The term "substantial cessation of operations" means a permanent cessation of operations at a facility which results in a workforce reduction of a number of eligible empl
Substantial completion.—The term “substantial completion” means the opening of a project to vehicular or passenger traffic. / The term “substantial completion” means— (A) the openi
“substantial consummation” means— (A) transfer of all or substantially all of the property proposed by the plan to be transferred; (B) assumption by the debtor or by the successor
The term “substantial content” means parts of a college textbook such as new chapters, new material covering additional eras of time, new themes, or new subject matter.
The term “substantial contributor” means a person who is described in section 507(d)(2). / For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “substantial contributor” means a person who is d
For purposes of subparagraph (F), the term “substantial dilution” means that a majority of the financial interests in the successor entity is no longer held or controlled, directly
the term “substantial economic injury” means an economic harm to a business concern that results in the inability of the business concern— (I) to meet its obligations as they matur
For purposes of determinations of substantial equivalence under subsection (f) and section 360j( l ) of this title, the term “substantially equivalent” or “substantial equivalence”
If the Secretary finds, after due notice to the applicant in accordance with subsection (c) and giving him an opportunity for a hearing, in accordance with said subsection, that (1
In this paragraph, the term “substantial failure” means the willful failure to comply with the requirements of this section that constitutes a significant deviation from the terms
For purposes of this paragraph, the term “substantial farmland” means any parcel of land unless such parcel is smaller than 30 percent of the median size of a farm in the county in
In this item, the term "substantial interest" has the meaning given that term in regulations which the Committee shall prescribe. In developing those regulations, the Com
As used in this subsection, the term “substantially complete application” means an application under this subsection that on its face is sufficiently complete to permit a substanti
the term “substantially damaged structure” means a structure covered by a contract for flood insurance that has incurred damage for which the cost of repair exceeds an amount speci
For purposes of determinations of substantial equivalence under subsection (f) and section 360j( l ) of this title, the term “substantially equivalent” or “substantial equivalence”
Substantially equivalent to the level of protection achieved.—The term "substantially equivalent to the level of protection achieved" means the prudential measures of a f
The term “substantially transformed” means a component of a railroad freight car that undergoes an applicable change in tariff classification as a result of the manufacturing proce
The term “substantially underserved trust area” means a community in “trust land” (as defined in section 3765 of title 38) with respect to which the Secretary determines has a high
The term "substantial misrepresentation" means misrepresentation in which the person to whom it was made could reasonably be expected to rely, or has reasonably relied, t
For purposes of subsection (b)(9), the term “substantial owner” means an individual who, at any time during the 60-month period ending on the date the determination is being made—
the term “substantial part” means a part of a group of such numerical significance that the destruction or loss of that part would cause the destruction of the group as a viable en
For purposes of this section, the term “substantial product hazard” means— (1) a failure to comply with an applicable consumer product safety rule under this chapter or a similar r
The term “substantial rehabilitation” means the rehabilitation of residential property at an average cost in excess of $25,000 per dwelling unit.
The term “substantial United States owner” means— (i) with respect to any corporation, any specified United States person which owns, directly or indirectly, more than 10 percent o
In this section, the term “substantiated” has the meaning given the term under section 1631(c) of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 ( 10 U.S.C
The term “substate area” means that geographic area in a State established pursuant to section 1661a(a) of this title.
The term “substate grantee” means that agency or organization selected to administer programs pursuant to section 1661a(b) of this title.
The term “substitute check” means a paper reproduction of the original check that— (A) contains an image of the front and back of the original check; (B) bears a MICR line containi
The term “substituted basis property” means property which is— (A) transferred basis property, or (B) exchanged basis property.
For purposes of this subsection, the term “substitute mortgagor” means a person who, upon the release by a mortgagee of a previous mortgagor from personal liability on the mortgage
The term “subsystem” means a functional grouping of items that combine to perform a major function within an end item, such as electrical power, attitude control, and propulsion. /
“subterminal facility” means any facility that is located in the area of production or consumption of agricultural commodities or any major storage or major export point for such c
The term “successor” shall include any company which acquires directly or indirectly from a bank holding company shares of any bank, when and if the relationship between such compa
The term “successor entity”— (A) means any privatized entity created from the privatization of INTELSAT or Inmarsat or from the assets of INTELSAT or Inmarsat; but (B) does not inc
The term “successor registry” means any entity that enters into a contract with the NTIA to operate and maintain the United States country code Internet domain that covers any peri
The term “successor to an existing contract” means any contract, other than a rollover contract, entered into on or after November 9, 1978, for the first sale of natural gas which
The term "Sudanese security and intelligence services" means— (A) the Sudan Armed Forces; (B) the Rapid Support Forces,1 (C) Sudan's Popular Defense Forces and other para
The term "sudden infant death syndrome" means a sudden unexpected infant death that remains unexplained after a thorough case investigation.
The term "sudden unexpected death in childhood" means the sudden death of a child who is at least 1 year of age but not more than 17 years of age that, when first discove
The term "sudden unexpected infant death" means the sudden death of an infant under 1 year of age that when first discovered did not have an obvious cause. Such term incl
The term "sudden unexplained death in childhood" means a sudden unexpected death in childhood that remains unexplained after a thorough case investigation.
The term "SUD-eligible individual" means, with respect to a State, an individual who satisfies all of the following: (I) The individual is an eligible individual with chr
The term "SUD-focused State plan amendment" means a State plan amendment under this section that is designed to provide health home services primarily to SUD-eligible ind
The term “sufficient proof of authority” means documentation that shows a protected consumer’s representative has authority to act on behalf of a protected consumer and includes— (
The term “sufficient proof of identification” means information or documentation that identifies a protected consumer and a protected consumer’s representative and includes— (i) a
the term “sufficient quantities” means an amount of a covered product that the eligible product developer determines allows it to— (A) conduct testing to support an application und
the term “suffocating” means intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly impeding the normal breathing of a person by covering the mouth of the person, the nose of the person, or both,
The term “sugar” means sugar in any form whatsoever, derived from sugar beets or sugarcane, whether raw sugar or direct-consumption sugar, including also edible molasses, sirups, a
The term “sugar and beef products” means— (i) sugars, sirups, and molasses provided for in subheadings 1701.11.00, 1701.12.00, 1701.91.20, 1701.99.00, 1702.90.30, 1806.10.40, and 2
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The term “Suit” or “Suits” means Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina v. State of South Carolina, et al., docketed as Civil Action No. 80–2050 and filed in the United States Dist
The term “Suitability and Credentialing Executive Agent” means the Director of the Office of Personnel Management acting as the Suitability and Credentialing Executive Agent in acc
The terms "Security Executive Agent" and "Suitability Executive Agent" mean the Security Executive Agent and the Suitability Executive Agent, respectively, esta
For purposes of this section the term “suitable employment” means, with respect to a worker, work of a substantially equal or higher skill level than the worker's past adversely af
“suitable facility” means a facility that is suitable to provide care or treatment given the nature of the offense and the characteristics of the defendant;
The term “suitable for minors” means, with respect to material, that it— (A) is not psychologically or intellectually inappropriate for minors; and (B) serves— (i) the educational,
The term “suitable model” means a model that meets the requirements described in paragraph (5)(E)(ii) of section 8512(b) of this title , as determined by the Administrator.
The term “Suit” or “Suits” means Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina v. State of South Carolina, et al., docketed as Civil Action No. 80–2050 and filed in the United States Dist
The term “Sullivan’s Island Life Saving Station Historic District” means the Charleston Lighthouse, the boathouse, garage, bunker/sighting station, signal tower, and any associated
(1) As used in this subsection, the term “summary period” means— (A) the period beginning on December 23, 1985, and ending on the date on which the first loan summary statement is
The term “summer institute” means an institute, operated during the summer, that— (A) is hosted by a National Laboratory or an eligible partner; (B) is operated for a period of not
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The term “summons” means any summons issued under subsection (a) of this section which requires the production of records or the giving of testimony relating to records. Such term
the term "sunscreen" means a drug containing one or more sunscreen active ingredients; and
the term "sunscreen active ingredient" means an active ingredient that is intended for application to the skin of humans for purposes of absorbing, reflecting, or scatter
the term “supercompliant coal” means coal that contains less than 1.0 pounds of sulfur dioxide per million Btu.
In this section, the term “super construction project” has the meaning given such term in section 8103(e)(3) of this title .
The term “Superfund site” means a site included on the National Priorities List developed by the President in accordance with section 9605(a)(8)(B) of this title .
“Superintendent” means the Superintendent of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, Utah.
The term “superior commissioned officer” means a commissioned officer superior in rank or command.
The term “superior level of proficiency” means level 3, the professional working level, as measured by the Federal Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) or by other generally recog