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For purposes of this part, the term “super single tire” means a single tire greater than 13 inches in cross section width designed to replace 2 tires in a dual fitment. Such term s
“Supervised person” means any partner, officer, director (or other person occupying a similar status or performing similar functions), or employee of an investment adviser, or othe
the term “supervised securities holding company” means a securities holding company that is supervised by the Board of Governors under this section; and
the term "supervising ethics office" means— (A) the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of the House of Representatives or the House of Representatives as a whole,
the term “supervision of weighing” means such supervision by official inspection personnel of the grain-weighing process as is determined by the Secretary to be adequate to reasona
“supervisor” means an individual employed by an agency having authority in the interest of the agency to hire, direct, assign, promote, reward, transfer, furlough, layoff, recall,
"supervisors' organization" means the organization recognized by the Postal Service under subsection (b) of this section as representing a majority of supervisors;
"supervisory agency" means with respect to any particular financial institution, holding company, or any subsidiary of a financial institution or holding company, any of
The term “supervisory employee” means an employee of the Department who is a supervisor as defined in section 7103(a) of title 5 . / In this section, the terms “supervisory employe
As used in this subsection, the term “supervisory official” means the investigative agent in charge or assistant investigative agent in charge or an equivalent of an investigating
The term “supplement” means a request to the Secretary to approve a change in a human drug application which has been approved. / The term “supplement” means a request to the Secre
The terms “supplemental abbreviated application for a generic new animal drug” and “supplemental abbreviated application” mean a request to the Secretary to approve a change in an
The terms “supplemental abbreviated application for a generic new animal drug” and “supplemental abbreviated application” mean a request to the Secretary to approve a change in an
The term “supplemental animal drug application” means— (A) a request to the Secretary to approve a change in an animal drug application which has been approved; or (B) a request to
The term “supplemental claim” means a claim for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary filed by a claimant who had previously filed a claim for the same or similar benef
The term “supplemental educational assistance” means educational assistance provided under subchapter III of this chapter.
the term “supplemental educational services” means tutoring and other supplemental academic enrichment services that are— (i) in addition to instruction provided during the school
The terms "nutrition education" and "supplemental foods" have the meanings given the terms in section 17(b) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(b
The term “supplemental health services” means any health service which is not included as a basic health service under paragraph (1) of this section. If a health service provided b
the term “supplemental liability” means the estimated excess of— (A) the actuarial present value of all future benefits payable from the Fund under this chapter based on the servic
The term “supplemental material” means educational material developed to accompany a college textbook that— (A) may include printed materials, computer disks, website access, and e
“Supplemental nutrition assistance program” means the program operated pursuant to this chapter. / The term “supplemental nutrition assistance program” means— (A) the supplemental
Subject to subparagraph (B), in this subsection, the term "supplemental payment" means a payment to a provider that is in addition to any base payment made to the provide
For purposes of this section, the term “supplemental security income benefits” means benefits paid or payable by the Commissioner of Social Security under subchapter XVI, including
The term “supplemental security income benefit under subchapter XVI” means a cash benefit under section 1382 or 1382h(a) of this title, and does not include a State supplementary p
The term “supplemental services” means the services described in subsection (d). / “supplemental services” means those services which may be provided by a grantee, as determined by
Supplemental spouse annuity defined.—In this subchapter, the term “supplemental spouse annuity” means an annuity provided to a spouse or former spouse under this subchapter.
“supplemental transaction” means any transaction set forth in a proposal under section 745 of this title under which the Corporation or a subsidiary thereof would (A) acquire rail
For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “supplemental unemployment compensation benefits” means amounts which are paid to an employee, pursuant to a plan to which the employer is a
The term “supplementary aids and services” means aids, services, and other supports that are provided in regular education classes or other education-related settings to enable chi
For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “supplementary or special plan provision” means any plan provision which— (A) provides supplementary benefits, not in excess of one-third of
the term “supplementary safety measure” refers to a safety system or procedure, provided by the appropriate traffic control authority or law enforcement authority responsible for s
The term “supplier” means any person engaged in the business of making a consumer product directly or indirectly available to consumers. / The term “supplier” means a firm that pro
The term “supplier-based intangible” means any value resulting from future acquisitions of goods or services pursuant to relationships (contractual or otherwise) in the ordinary co
The term “supplier of water” means any person who owns or operates a public water system.
The term “supplies” includes material, equipment, and stores of all kinds. / The term “supplies” means any tangible property other than— (i) land or improvements to land, and (ii)
The term “supplies for vessels or aircraft” means fuel supplies, ships’ stores, sea stores, or legitimate equipment on vessels of war of the United States or of any foreign nation,
The term “supply” means, using the latest official data of the Bureau of the Census, the Department of Agriculture, and the Department of the Treasury— (I) the carry-over of upland
the term “supply chain” includes manufacturer, wholesaler, repacker, own-labeled distributor, private-label distributor, jobber, broker, drug trader, transportation company, hospit
The term "supply chain compromise" means an incident within the supply chain of an information system that an adversary can leverage, or does leverage, to jeopardize the
The term “supply chain disruption” means a shortage of supplemental foods that impedes the redemption of food instruments, as determined by the Secretary.
Supply chain risk.—The term "supply chain risk" means the risk that an adversary may sabotage, maliciously introduce unwanted function, or otherwise subvert the design, i
The term "supply chain security risk" includes specific risk and vulnerability information related to equipment and software.
The term "supply reduction" means any activity or program conducted by a National Drug Control Program agency that is intended to reduce the availability or use of illega
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The term “support” includes fuel, fire rescue, use of facilities, improvements necessary to accommodate use by civil air carriers, police, safety, housing, food, air traffic contro
The term "supported employment" means competitive integrated employment, including customized employment, or employment in an integrated work setting in which individuals
The term "supported employment services" means ongoing support services, including customized employment, needed to support and maintain an individual with a most signifi
For purposes of this subsection, the term “supported organization” means, with respect to an organization described in subsection (a)(3), an organization described in paragraph (1)
“Supporting agency” means either the Department of Commerce or the National Science Foundation, as appropriate.
For purposes of this section, the term “supportive equipment” includes blood pumps, heparin pumps, bubble detectors, other alarm systems, and such other items as the Secretary may
The term “supportive housing” means housing that engages tenants in on-site and community-based support services for veterans or their families that are at risk of homelessness or
The term “supportive housing for persons with disabilities” means dwelling units that— (A) are designed to meet the permanent housing needs of very low-income persons with disabili
The term “supportive housing for the elderly” means housing that is designed (A) to meet the special physical needs of elderly persons and (B) to accommodate the provision of suppo
The term "supportive service" means a service described in section 3030d(a) of this title. / The term “supportive service” means service that will enhance the physical, s
The term “supportive services” means services such as transportation, child care, dependent care, housing, and needs-related payments, that are necessary to enable an individual to
The term “supportive social services” means transitional and permanent housing, vocational counseling, and individual and group counseling aimed at preventing domestic violence, se
the term “support obligation” means any amount determined under a court order or an order of an administrative process pursuant to the law of a State or of an Indian tribe to be du
As used in this part, the term “support order” means a judgment, decree, or order, whether temporary, final, or subject to modification, issued by a court or an administrative agen
the term "support or procurement partnership agreement" means an agreement between two or more member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Support a
the term “support personnel” means, with respect to the House of Representatives, any employee of a credit union or of the Architect of the Capitol, whose principal duties are to s
The term "Support Plan" means the Technical Cybersecurity Support Plan developed by the Administrator under subsection (b)(2)(A).
In this subsection, the term “support services” includes utilities, office furnishings and equipment, communications services, records staging and archiving, audio and video suppor
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“Supreme Court” means the highest appellate court within a State unless, for the purposes of this chapter, a constitutionally or legislatively established judicial council acts in
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The term “surety” means the person who (A) under the terms of a bid bond, undertakes to pay a sum of money to the obligee in the event the principal breaches the conditions of the
“Surety Bond” means a bid bond, payment bond, or performance bond as those terms are defined in section 694a of title 15.
“surface coal mining and reclamation operations” means surface mining operations and all activities necessary and incident to the reclamation of such operations after August 3, 197
"surface coal mining operations" means— (A) activities conducted on the surface of lands in connection with a surface coal mine or subject to the requirements of section
The term "surface combatant vessel" means any littoral combat ship (including the LCS–1 and LCS–2 classes), frigate (including the FFG–62 class), destroyer (excluding the
The term “surface leasing transaction” means a residential, business, agricultural, or wind or solar resource lease of land the title to which is held— (A) in trust by the United S
For the purpose of this section the term "surface owner" means the natural person or persons (or corporation, the majority stock of which is held by a person or persons w
The term “surface transportation asset” includes facilities, equipment, or systems used to provide transportation services by— (A) a public transportation agency (as such term is d
For purposes of this subsection, the term “surge” means a significant increase in imports over the trend for a recent representative base period. / For purposes of this subsection,
the term “surge capacity” means the ability to rapidly and substantially increase the provision of search and rescue capabilities, food, water, medicine, shelter and housing, medic
the term “Surge Capacity Force” refers to the Surge Capacity Force, described under section 624 of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006.
“Surgeon General” means the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service. / The term “Surgeon General” means the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service;
The term “surplus” means, with respect to a fiscal year, the amount by which receipts exceeds 2 outlays during that year. / In paragraph (1), the term "surplus" means the
“Surplus agricultural commodity” means any agricultural commodity or product thereof, class, kind, type, or other specification thereof, produced in the United States, either publi
The term “surplus chimpanzees” has the meaning given that term in subsection (a) of this section. / The term "surplus chimpanzees" has the meaning given that term in subs
The term “surplus computer or technology equipment” means computer or technology equipment that is property described under section 549(b)(2).
“Surplus energy” means electric energy generated at Federal hydroelectric plants in the Pacific Northwest which would otherwise be wasted because of the lack of a market therefor i
The term “surplus lines broker” means an individual, firm, or corporation which is licensed in a State to sell, solicit, or negotiate insurance on properties, risks, or exposures l
For purposes of this section, the term “surplus natural gas” means any natural gas which is determined, by the State agency having regulatory jurisdiction over the intrastate pipel
“Surplus peaking capacity” means electric peaking capacity at Federal hydroelectric plants in the Pacific Northwest for which there is no demand in the Pacific Northwest at any est
In this subsection, the terms “Federal agency” and “surplus property” have the meanings given such terms under section 102 of title 40 . / The term “surplus property” means excess
The term “surrogate endpoint” means a marker, such as a laboratory measurement, radiographic image, physical sign, or other measure, that is not itself a direct measurement of clin
The term "surrogate foreign corporation" has the meaning given such term by section 7874(a)(2)(B) but does not include a foreign corporation treated as a domestic corpora
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The term “survey” means the collection of information by the Secretary pursuant to this section for the purpose of preparing the publication entitled “Quarterly Financial Report fo
The term "survival, evasion, resistance, and escape debriefing" means an interview conducted with a person described in section 1501(c) of this title who is returned to U
The term “surviving divorced father” means a man divorced from an individual who has died, but only if (A) he is the father of her son or daughter, (B) he legally adopted her son o
The term “surviving divorced husband” means a man divorced from an individual who has died, but only if he had been married to the individual for a period of 10 years immediately b
The term “surviving divorced mother” means a woman divorced from an individual who has died, but only if (A) she is the mother of his son or daughter, (B) she legally adopted his s
The term “surviving divorced parent” means a surviving divorced mother as defined in paragraph (3) of this subsection or a surviving divorced father as defined in paragraph (6).
The term “surviving divorced wife” means a woman divorced from an individual who has died, but only if she had been married to the individual for a period of 10 years immediately b
The term “surviving spouse” means a widow or widower. / The term “surviving spouse” means a widow or widower who is not remarried. / The term “surviving spouse” has the meaning giv
“survivor” means an individual entitled to annuity under this subchapter based on the service of a deceased employee, Member, or annuitant; / the term “survivor” means an individua
“survivor annuitant” means a survivor who files claim for annuity;
For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “survivor annuity percentage” means the percentage which the survivor annuity under the plan's qualified joint and survivor annuity bears
The term “survivors annuity fund” means the Tax Court judges survivors annuity fund established by this section.
The term "susceptibility test interpretive criteria" means— (A) one or more specific numerical values which characterize the susceptibility of bacteria or other microorga
The term "suspect product" means a product for which there is reason to believe that such product— (A) is potentially counterfeit, diverted, or stolen; (B) is potentially