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  • The term “seafarer” means an alien crew member who is employed or engaged in any capacity on board a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.

  • The term “seafood” means farm-raised and wild-caught fish, shellfish, or marine algae harvested in the United States or by a United States flagged vessel for human consumption. / T

  • “seagoing barge” means a non-self-propelled vessel of at least 100 gross tons as measured under section 14502 of this title , or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 o

  • “seagoing motor vessel” means a motor vessel of at least 300 gross tons as measured under section 14502 of this title , or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this

  • The term "sea grant college" means any institution, or any association or alliance of two or more such institutions, designated as such by the Secretary under section 112

  • The term "sea grant institute" means any institution, or any association or alliance of two or more such institutions, designated as such by the Secretary under section 1

  • The term “Sea Grant Institution” means a sea grant college or sea grant institute, as those terms are defined in section 1122 of this title .

  • The term “sea grant program” means a program of research and outreach which is administered by one or more sea grant colleges or sea grant institutes.

  • “Sealing” means the taking of fur seals.

  • “seaman” means an individual (except scientific personnel, a sailing school instructor, or a sailing school student) engaged or employed in any capacity on board a vessel.

  • The word “seaplane” includes any aircraft designed to maneuver on the water;

  • As used in this title, the term “seaport” means all piers, wharves, docks, and similar structures, adjacent to any waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, to which

  • For purposes of this paragraph, the term “search” means to review, manually or by automated means, agency records for the purpose of locating those records which are responsive to

  • The term “SEARCH grant” means a grant awarded under section 2009ee–1(f) of this title.

  • The term "seasonal" means the time range between 3 months and 2 years. / The term "seasonal" means the time range between 3 months and 2 years.

  • In this section, the term “seasonal agricultural services” means the performance of field work related to planting, cultural practices, cultivating, growing and harvesting of fruit

  • Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term “seasonal agricultural worker” means an individual who is employed in agricultural employment of a seasonal or other temporary natu

  • In this section, the term “seasonal closure” means any period during which— (1) a unit, or portion of a unit, of Federal recreational lands and waters is closed to the public for a

  • the term "seasonal employer" means an eligible recipient that— (I) does not operate for more than 7 months in any calendar year; or (II) during the preceding calendar yea

  • The term “seasonal quarters” means quarters typically occupied by field employees who are hired on assignments of 6 months or less. / The term “seasonal quarters” means quarters ty

  • The term “seasonal worker” means a worker who performs labor or services on a seasonal basis as defined by the Secretary of Labor, including workers covered by section 500.20(s)(1)

  • The term “seasoned direct loan borrower” means a borrower receiving a direct loan under this chapter who has been classified as “commercial” or “standard” under subpart W of part 2

  • SECCdefined inU.S. Code

    the term "SECC" means a State Emergency Communications Committee;

  • The term “seclusion” means a behavior control technique involving locked isolation. Such term does not include a time out. / The term “seclusion” means a behavior control technique

  • The term “secondarily contained” means a release detection and prevention system that meets the requirements of 40 CFR 280.43(g), but shall not include under-dispenser spill contai

  • The term "secondary activities" means— (A) the active management or operation of vessels other than qualifying vessels in the United States foreign trade, (B) the provisi

  • The term “secondary drinking water regulation” means a regulation which applies to public water systems and which specifies the maximum contaminant levels which, in the judgment of

  • the terms "elementary education" and "secondary education" have the meaning given such terms under State law;

  • The term "secondary recovery" means the recovery of critical minerals and metals from discarded end-use products or from waste products produced during the metal refining

  • In this section, the terms “early childhood education program”, “elementary school”, and “secondary school” have the meanings given such terms in section 7801 of title 20 . / The t

  • The term "secondary State" means, with respect to a covered sports medicine professional, any State that is not the primary State.

  • The term “secondary transmission” has the meaning given that term in section 111(f) of this title . / The terms “network station”, “non-network station”, “satellite carrier”, and “

  • The term “secondary treatment” has the meaning such term has under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and its implementing regulations.

  • For purposes of this subparagraph, the term “second-chance home” means an entity that provides individuals described in clause (ii) with a supportive and supervised living arrangem

  • The term “second crop” means a second crop of the same agricultural commodity as the first crop, or a crop of a different agricultural commodity following the first crop, planted o

  • The term “second generation biofuel” means any liquid fuel which— (I) is derived by, or from, qualified feedstocks, and (II) meets the registration requirements for fuels and fuel

  • For purposes of this subparagraph, the term “second phase” means the 15-year period immediately following the 20-year, 15-year, or 10-year period described in subparagraph (B), whi

  • The term “second segment rate” means, with respect to any month, the single rate of interest which shall be determined by the Secretary for such month on the basis of the corporate

  • In this paragraph, the term "second target station" means the Spallation Neutron Source second target station described in— (i) the publication entitled, "Facilities

  • For purposes of this subchapter, the term “second tier tax” means any tax imposed by subsection (b) of section 4941, 4942, 4943, 4944, 4945, 4951, 4952, 4955, 4958, 4971, or 4975.

  • The term "Second Tranche Amount" means, with respect to each metropolitan city for which an amount is allocated under subsection (b)(1), each State for which an amount is

  • The term “Secretaries” means the Secretary of Agriculture and/or the Secretary of Commerce acting each separately or jointly. / the term “Secretaries” means the Secretary of Agricu

  • The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of State. / “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Senate; and / The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Senate. / “Secretary” mean

  • the term “Secretary concerned” has the meaning given the term in section 101 of title 37 . / The term “Secretary concerned” has the meaning set forth in section 101(a) of title 10

  • The term “Secretary-held single family mortgage” means a single-family mortgage held by the Secretary or by a contract mortgagee at the time of initiation of foreclosure that— (i)

  • The term “Secretary of Agriculture” means the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States.

  • In this chapter, the terms “Secretary concerned” and “Secretary of a military department” include the Secretary of Defense with respect to the Pentagon Reservation. / The term “Sec

  • The term “Secretary of Commerce” means the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. / The term "Secretar

  • The term “Secretary of Defense” means the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Secretary of the Navy. / The term “Secretary of Defense” means the Secretary of Defense, except t

  • The term “Secretary of State” means the Secretary of State or the designee of the State.

  • The term “Secretary of the Interior” means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Geological Survey, the Director of the Bureau of Land Man

  • the term “Secretary of the Treasury” means the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate. / The term “Secretary of the Treasury” means the Secretary of the Treasury, personally, an

  • “Secret ballot” means the expression by ballot, voting machine, or otherwise, but in no event by proxy, of a choice with respect to any election or vote taken upon any matter, whic

  • For purposes of this subsection, the term “section 1202 gain” means the excess of— (A) the gain which would be excluded from gross income under section 1202 but for the percentage

  • The term “section 1231 gain” means— (i) any recognized gain on the sale or exchange of property used in the trade or business, and (ii) any recognized gain from the compulsory or i

  • The term “section 1231 loss” means any recognized loss from a sale or exchange or conversion described in subparagraph (A).

  • For purposes of this section, the term “section 1244 stock” means stock in a domestic corporation if— (A) at the time such stock is issued, such corporation was a small business co

  • For purposes of this section, the term “section 1245 property” means any property which is or has been property of a character subject to the allowance for depreciation provided in

  • For purposes of this section, the term “section 1250 property” means any real property (other than section 1245 property, as defined in section 1245(a)(3)) which is or has been pro

  • The term “section 1254 property” means any property (within the meaning of section 614) if— (A) any expenditures described in paragraph (1)(A) are properly chargeable to such prope

  • The term “section 1256 contract” has the meaning given such term by section 1256(b). / The term “section 1256 contract” means any section 1256 contract (as defined in section 1256(

  • The term “section 1256 contracts” has the meaning given to such term by section 1256(b) of such Code.

  • For purposes of this section, “section 126 property” means any property acquired, improved, or otherwise modified by the application of payments excluded from gross income under se

  • The term “section 133 securities” means employer securities acquired by an employee stock ownership plan in a transaction to which section 133 applied.

  • Except as provided in subparagraph (C), the term “section 1362(c) recovery ratio” means the ratio which— (i) the sum of the values of all recoveries under section 1362(c) of this t

  • In this section, the term “section 14 application” means an application submitted by an applicant to the Secretary requesting permission for the temporary occupation or use of a pu

  • For purposes of this section, the term “section 179 property” means property— (A) which is— (i) tangible property (to which section 168 applies), or (ii) computer software (as defi

  • Except as otherwise provided in this section, the term “section 197 intangible” means— (A) goodwill, (B) going concern value, (C) any of the following intangible items: (i) workfor

  • The term “section 212 program” means the program under section 212 of this Act [ 7 U.S.C. 8401 ].

  • Except as provided in paragraph (3), the prohibitions of section 1843 of this title shall not apply to shares of any company organized under the laws of a foreign country (or to sh

  • The term “section 303 redemption needs” means, with respect to the taxable year of the corporation in which a shareholder of the corporation died or any taxable year thereafter, th

  • For purposes of this subchapter, the term "section 306 stock" means stock which meets the requirements of subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of this paragraph.

  • For purposes of this subsection, the term “section 314(a) State health planning agency” means the agency of a State which administers or supervises the administration of a State's

  • For purposes of this section, the term “section 341 assets” means property held for a period of less than 3 years which is— (A) stock in trade of the corporation, or other property

  • The term “section 351A program” means the program under section 351A of the Public Health Service Act [ 42 U.S.C. 262a ].

  • Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the term “section 467 rental agreements” means any rental agreement for the use of tangible property under which— (A) there is at l

  • The term “section 501(c)(3) organization” means any organization which (without regard to any political expenditure) would be described in section 501(c)(3) and exempt from taxatio

  • the term “section 501(c)(4) organization” means— (i) an organization described in section 501(c)(4) of title 26 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such title; or (ii)

  • The terms “section 5 exposure”, “section 5 facility”, and “section 5 illness” mean the exposure, facility, and illness, respectively, to which an individual's status as a section 5

  • The terms “section 5 exposure”, “section 5 facility”, and “section 5 illness” mean the exposure, facility, and illness, respectively, to which an individual's status as a section 5

  • The terms “section 5 exposure”, “section 5 facility”, and “section 5 illness” mean the exposure, facility, and illness, respectively, to which an individual's status as a section 5

  • The term “section 5 mine or mill” means the mine or mill to which an individual's status as a section 5 uranium worker relates.

  • The term “section 5 payment recipient” means an individual who receives, or has received, $100,000 under section 5 of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 2210 note)

  • The term “section 5 uranium worker” means an individual to whom subsection (a)(1)(A)(i) of section 5 of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act applies (whether directly or by reas

  • For purposes of this section, the term “section 6166 lien property” means interests in real and other property to the extent such interests— (A) can be expected to survive the defe

  • The term "section 7702 applicable Federal interest rate" means, with respect to any adjustment year, the average (rounded to the nearest whole percentage point) of the ap

  • The term "section 7702 valuation interest rate" means, with respect to any adjustment year, the prescribed U.S. valuation interest rate for life insurance with guaranteed

  • The term “section 988 transaction” means any transaction described in subparagraph (B) if the amount which the taxpayer is entitled to receive (or is required to pay) by reason of

  • sectordefined inU.S. Code

    “sector” means— (A) the sector consisting of harvesters; (B) the sector consisting of importers; (C) the sector consisting of marketers; (D) the sector consisting of processors; (E

  • The term “Sector Risk Management Agency” has the meaning given that term in section 650 of this title . / The term "Sector Risk Management Agency" means a Federal departm

  • The term "sector-specific agency" means the Federal department or agency responsible for providing institutional knowledge and specialized expertise as well as leading, f

  • the term “secure area” means an area access to which is restricted by the airport authority, captain of the seaport, or a public agency; and

  • The term “secure area of an airport” means the sterile area and the Secure Identification Display Area of an airport (as such terms are defined in section 1540.5 of title 49, Code

  • For purposes of this part, the term “secure base amount” means, with respect to any point in time, 2 percent of the aggregate outstanding insured obligations of all insured System

  • the term "secure correctional facility" means any public or private residential facility which— (A) includes construction fixtures designed to physically restrict the mov

  • the term "secure detention facility" means any public or private residential facility which— (A) includes construction fixtures designed to physically restrict the moveme

  • Secured loan.—The term “secured loan” means a direct loan or other debt obligation issued by an obligor and funded by the Secretary in connection with the financing of a project un

  • “secured party” means a person having a security interest in, or security title to, a civil aircraft, aircraft engine, or propeller under a conditional sales contract, equipment tr

  • The term "Secured Pool" means a Pool established in accordance with subsection (d) consisting only of Bonds that are secured by a lien on property, provided that the incl

  • The term “secured property” means the real property referred to in subparagraph (A).