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For the purposes of this chapter, the term “small agricultural cooperative” means an association (corporate or otherwise) acting pursuant to the provisions of the Agricultural Mark

The term “small airport or other facility” means any airport or facility to which section 58b of this title applies, if more than 25,000 informal entries were cleared through such

The term “small and disadvantaged business” has the meaning given the term “small business concern owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals” in s

The term "small and medium manufacturers" means manufacturing firms— (A) classified in the North American Industry Classification System as any of sectors 31 through 33;

The term "small and rural community" means a noncore area, a micropolitan area, or a small metropolitan statistical area with a population of not more than 250,000.

the term “small batch manufacturer” means a manufacturer that had no more than $1,000,000 in total gross revenue from sales of all consumer products in the previous calendar year.

The term “small business” has the meaning given the term “small-business concern” by section 632(a) of title 15. / The term “small business” means a small business concern as defin

The term “small business case” means a case filed under chapter 11 of this title in which the debtor is a small business debtor and has not elected that subchapter V of chapter 11

the term “small business concern” means a business concern that satisfies the definitions and standards specified by the Administrator of the Small Business Administration under se

The terms “small business concern”, “small business concern owned and controlled by veterans”, “small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans”, “qualifie

The terms “small business concern”, “small business concern owned and controlled by veterans”, “small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans”, “qualifie

The term “small business concern owned and controlled by women” has the meaning given that term in section 8(d)(3)(D) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(3)(D)). / The term

For purposes of this subchapter, the term “small business corporation” means a domestic corporation which is not an ineligible corporation and which does not— (A) have more than 10

The term "small business debtor"— (A) subject to subparagraph (B), means a person engaged in commercial or business activities (including any affiliate of such person tha

For purposes of this subsection, the terms “small business concern” and “small business development center” have the meaning given such terms, respectively, under section 632 of ti

“Small business firm” means a small business concern as defined in section 632 of this title and implementing regulations of the Administrator of the Small Business Administration.

The term “Small Business Innovation Research Program” means the program established under the following provisions of section 9 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 638 ): (A) Par

The term "small business innovator" means a small business concern that has an advanced transportation security technology or capability.

the terms “small business investment company”, “company”, and “licensee” mean a company approved by the Administration to operate under the provisions of this chapter and issued a

The term “small business lending company” means a business concern that is authorized by the Administrator to make loans pursuant to section 636(a) of this title and whose lending

The term “small business loan” means a loan made to a small business.

The term “small business refiner” means, with respect to any taxable year, a refiner of crude oil— (A) with respect to which not more than 1,500 individuals are engaged in the refi

The term “small business related security” means a security that meets standards of credit-worthiness as established by the Commission, and either— (i) represents an interest in 1

Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), for purposes of this section, the term “small business stationary source” means a stationary source that— (A) is owned or operated by

The term “small business subcontracting plan” means a plan negotiated pursuant to section 8(d) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)) that establishes a goal for the particip

The term “Small Business Technology Transfer Program” means the program established under the following provisions of such section: (A) Paragraphs (4) through (7) of subsection (b)

For purposes of this subsection, the term “small cable operator” means a cable operator that, directly or through an affiliate, serves in the aggregate fewer than 1 percent of all

the term “Small Capitalization Stock Index Investment Fund” means the Small Capitalization Stock Index Investment Fund established under subsection (b)(1)(D).

The term “small commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment” means commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment that is rated below 135,000 Btu per hour

The term “small community” means an incorporated or unincorporated rural community with a population of 2,500 inhabitants or less. / The term “small community” means a community wi

In this section, the term “small community care setting” means— (A) a nonresidential setting that serves more than 2 and less than 8 individuals; or (B) a residential setting in wh

The term “small conduit hydropower” means a facility capable of producing 5 megawatts or less of electric capacity.

the term “small dollar loan program” means a loan program wherein a community development financial institution or any partnership between or among such institutions offers loans t

Small duct, high velocity system.—The term "small duct, high velocity system" means a heating and cooling product that contains a blower and indoor coil combination that—

The term “small electric motor” means a NEMA general purpose alternating current single-speed induction motor, built in a two-digit frame number series in accordance with NEMA Stan

The term “small employer” means, with respect to any calendar year, any employer if such employer employed an average of 50 or fewer employees on business days during either of the

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “small-engine fuel taxes” means the taxes under section 4081 with respect to gasoline used as a fuel in the nonbusiness use of small-engine

The term “smaller community” means a unit of general local government (as such term is defined in section 5302 of this title ) that— (i) has a population of 50,000 or fewer; and (i

The term “smaller enterprise” means any rural business concern that, together with its affiliates— (A) has— (i) a net financial worth of not more than $6,000,000, as of the date on

For purposes of this study required by subparagraph (A), the term “smaller insured depository institution” means an insured depository institution with total consolidated assets of

“small farm” means any farm (1) producing family net income from all sources (farm and nonfarm) below the median nonmetropolitan income of the State; (2) operated by a family depen

The term “small government” means any small governmental jurisdictions defined in section 601(5) of title 5 and any tribal government.

the term “small governmental jurisdiction” means governments of cities, counties, towns, townships, villages, school districts, or special districts, with a population of less than

For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “small group” means the lesser of— (i) 15 individuals, or (ii) the number of individuals required for a small group under applicable Stat

The term “small group market” means the health insurance market under which individuals obtain health insurance coverage (directly or through any arrangement) on behalf of themselv

“small hub airport” means a commercial service airport (as defined in section 47102) that has at least 0.05 percent but less than 0.25 percent of the passenger boardings. / Small h

“small hydroelectric power project” means any hydroelectric power project which is located at the site of any existing dam, which uses the water power potential of such dam, and wh

In this section, the term “small impoverished community” means a community of 3,000 or fewer individuals that is economically disadvantaged, as determined by the State in which the

The term “small irrigation power” means power— (A) generated without any dam or impoundment of water through an irrigation system canal or ditch, and (B) the nameplate capacity rat

the term “small local educational agency” means a local educational agency serving an area with a total population of less than 20,000.

As used in this subsection, the term “small manufacturer” means a small business concern— (A) the primary business of which is classified in sector 31, 32, or 33 of the North Ameri

The term “small modular reactor” means an advanced nuclear reactor— (A) with a rated capacity of less than 300 electrical megawatts; and (B) that can be constructed and operated in

The term “small municipal or rural cooperative electric powerplant” means an electric generating unit, which— (A) by design is not capable of consuming fuel at a fuel heat input ra

the term “small organization” means any not-for-profit enterprise which is independently owned and operated and is not dominant in its field, unless an agency establishes, after op

The term "small- or medium-sized manufacturer" means a manufacturing firm— (A) the gross annual sales of which are less than $100,000,000; (B) that has fewer than 500 emp

The terms “small passenger vessel”, “uninspected passenger vessel”, and “passenger for hire” have the meaning given those terms in section 2101 of this title . / “small passenger v

“small power production facility” means a facility which is an eligible solar, wind, waste, or geothermal facility, or a facility which— (i) produces electric energy solely by the

The term “smallpox emergency response plan” or “plan” means a response plan detailing actions to be taken in preparation for a possible smallpox-related emergency during the period

For purposes of this subsection, the term “small provider of services or supplier” means— (A) a provider of services with fewer than 25 full-time equivalent employees; or (B) a phy

The term “small public housing agency” means a public housing agency— (A) for which the sum of the number of public housing dwelling units administered by the agency and the number

Definition of small purchase.—For purposes of determining whether a purchase qualifies for a general public interest waiver under paragraph (2)(A) of this subsection, including und

The term "small refiner" means an owner of a refinery or refineries (including refineries not in operation) who qualifies as a small business refiner under the rules and

The term “small refinery” means a refinery for which the average aggregate daily crude oil throughput for a calendar year (as determined by dividing the aggregate throughput for th

The term “small scale biomass energy project” means a biomass energy project with an anticipated annual production capacity of not more than 1,000,000 gallons of ethanol per year,

The term "small scale construction" means construction at a cost not to exceed $1,000,000 for any project. / The term "small-scale construction" means construct

For purposes of this subsection, the term “small scale portable power device” means a field-deployable portable mechanical or electromechanical device that can be used for applicat

The term "small-scale producer" means farmers, pastoralists, foresters, and artisanal fishing communities that have a low asset base and limited resources, including land

The term “small service sponsor organization” means a service sponsor organization described in subsection (d)(1) that has not more than 10 full-time employees and 10 part-time emp

In this section, the term “small shipyard” means a shipyard facility in one geographic location that does not have more than 1,200 employees.

The term “small source” means a source that emits less than 100 tons of regulated pollutants per year, or any class of persons that the Administrator determines, through regulation

Small start project.—The term "small start project" means a new fixed guideway capital project or corridor-based bus rapid transit project for which— (A) the Federal assi

The term “small tobacco product manufacturer” means a tobacco product manufacturer that employs fewer than 350 employees. For purposes of determining the number of employees of a m

For purposes of this section, the term “small town” means an incorporated or unincorporated community (as defined by the Administrator) with a population of less than 2,500 individ

the term “small unit” means a unit with a generating capacity in the 10–50 megawatt range.

The terms “small unmanned aircraft”, “unmanned aircraft”, and “unmanned aircraft system” have the meanings given those terms in section 44801 of title 49. / In this section, the te

The term "Small Vessel General Permit" means the permit that is the subject of the notice of final permit issuance entitled "Final National Pollutant Discharge Elimi

The term “small vessel or fishing vessel” means a vessel that is— (i) less than 79 feet in length; or (ii) a fishing vessel, fish processing vessel, or fish tender vessel (as those

the term “small wind energy system” means a wind energy system having a maximum rated capacity of one hundred kilowatts or less;

The term "smart building" means a building, or collection of buildings, with an energy system that— (A) is flexible and automated; (B) has extensive operational monitorin

The term "smart building accelerator" means an initiative that is designed to demonstrate specific innovative policies and approaches— (A) with clear goals and a clear ti

The term “smart card” means an intelligent benefit card described in section 2026(f) of this title .

For the purposes of this subparagraph, the term "smart community" means a community that has the ability to integrate multiple technological solutions, in a secure fashio

The term "smart contract" means a computer program stored in a distributed ledger system that is executed when certain predefined conditions are satisfied and wherein the

For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “smart electric meter” means any time-based meter and related communication equipment which is capable of being used by the taxpayer as p

The term "smart energy and water efficiency pilot program" or "pilot program" means the pilot program established under subsection (b).

For the purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “smart grid property” means electronics and related equipment that is capable of— (i) sensing, collecting, and monitoring data of or

In this section, the term “smart manufacturing” means advanced technologies in information, automation, monitoring, computation, sensing, modeling, artificial intelligence, analyti

The term "smoke alarm" has the meaning given the term "smoke detector" in section 2225(d) of title 15. / The term "smoke alarm" has the meaning given

The term “smoke constituent” means any chemical or chemical compound in mainstream or sidestream tobacco smoke that either transfers from any component of the cigarette to the smok

The term “smoke detector” means an alarm that is designed to respond to the presence of visible or invisible particles of combustion.

The term “smoke detectors” means single or multiple station, self-contained alarm devices designed to respond to the presence of visible or invisible particles of combustion, insta

The term “smokeless tobacco” means any finely cut, ground, powdered, or leaf tobacco, or other product containing tobacco, that is intended to be placed in the oral or nasal cavity

the term "Smokey Bear" means the name and character "Smokey Bear" originated by the Forest Service of the United States Department of Agriculture in cooperation

In this subsection, the term “smuggled food” means any food that a person introduces into the United States through fraudulent means or with the intent to defraud or mislead.

The term “SNS power upgrade” means the Spallation Neutron Source power upgrade described in the 20-year facilities plan of the Office of Science of the Department.

The term “SNS second target station” means the Spallation Neutron Source second target station described in the 20-year facilities plan of the Office of Science of the Department.

The term “snuff” means any finely cut, ground, or powdered tobacco that is not intended to be smoked.

The term "social impact partnership model" means a method of financing social services in which— (A) Federal funds are awarded to a State or local government only if a St

The term "social impact partnership project" means a project that finances social services using a social impact partnership model.

The term "socially and economically disadvantaged individual" means an individual who is a socially disadvantaged individual or an economically disadvantaged individual,