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The term "Tribal College or University" has the meaning given that term in section 1059c(b) of title 20. / The term “Tribal College or University” has the meaning given t
The term "Tribal community" means a community of people who are recognized and defined under Federal law as indigenous people of the United States.
the term “Tribal Council” means the governing body of the tribe as recognized by the Texas Indian Commission on August 18, 1987, and such tribal council's successors; and / the ter
“tribal court” means a court with jurisdiction over child custody proceedings and which is either a Court of Indian Offenses, a court established and operated under the code or cus
The term “tribal court”, “tribal court system”, or “tribal justice system” means the entire judicial branch, and employees thereof, of an Indian tribe, including, but not limited t
For purposes of this section, the term “tribal economic development bond” means any bond issued by an Indian tribal government— (i) the interest on which would be exempt from tax u
“tribal education agency” means a school or community college which is controlled by an Indian tribe, band, or nation, including any Alaska Native village, which is recognized as e
The term "tribal educational agency" means the agency, department, or instrumentality of an Indian tribe that is primarily responsible for supporting tribal students' ele
The term “tribal elementary or secondary educational programs” means all Bureau elementary and secondary functions, together with any other Bureau programs or portions of programs
The term "tribal energy development organization" means— (A) any enterprise, partnership, consortium, corporation, or other type of business organization that is engaged
The term "Tribal enterprise" means a commercial activity or business managed or controlled by an Indian Tribe.
The term “Tribal entity” includes any Indian Tribe, tribal organization, Indian-controlled organization serving Indians, Native Hawaiian organization, or Alaska Native entity, as s
The term “tribal governing body” means the duly elected governing body of a covered Indian tribe. / The term “tribal governing body” means, with respect to any school, the tribal g
The term “tribal government” means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village or regional or village corporation as
The term "tribal health program" means an Indian tribe or tribal organization that operates any health program, service, function, activity, or facility funded, in whole
The terms “tribal health programs” and “Urban Indian organizations” have the meanings given those terms in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act ( 25 U.S.C. 1603 ).
“tribal integrated resource management plan” means a document, approved by an Indian tribe and the Secretary, which provides coordination for the comprehensive management of such t
1 The term “tribal justice official” means— (A) a tribal prosecutor; (B) a tribal law enforcement officer; or (C) any other person responsible for investigating or prosecuting an a
The term “tribal justice system” means the entire judicial branch, and employees thereof, of an Indian tribe, including (but not limited to) traditional methods and forums for disp
The term "Tribal land" means any land— (A) located within the boundaries of an Indian reservation, pueblo, or rancheria; or (B) not located within the boundaries of an In
“Tribal lands” means— (A) all lands within the exterior boundaries of any Indian reservation; and (B) all dependent Indian communities. / Tribal lands.—The term "tribal lands&
The term "tribal law enforcement agency" means the law enforcement agency of a tribal government.
The term "Tribal Liaison" means a permanent employee of a Corps of Engineers district whose primary responsibilities are to— (A) serve as a direct line of communication b
the term "tribally controlled college or university" has the meaning given the term in section 1801 of title 25; and / The term “tribally controlled college or university
The term “tribally controlled postsecondary career and technical institution” means an institution of higher education (as defined in section 1001 of this title , except that subse
The term “tribally controlled school” means a school that— (A) is operated by an Indian tribe or a tribal organization, enrolling students in kindergarten through grade 12, includi
the term “tribally designated housing” means housing assistance described in the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 ( 25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.); an
In this section, the term “tribally designated housing entity” has the meaning given the term in section 4103 of title 25 . / the term “tribally designated housing entity” means a
The term “tribally designated official” means an individual designated by an Indian tribe, tribal organization, or nonprofit private organization authorized by an Indian tribe, to
The term "Tribally-owned concern" has the meaning given the term in section 124.3 of title 13, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation.
The term “tribally owned corporation” means a corporation owned entirely by an Indian tribe. / The term "tribally owned corporation" means a corporation owned entirely by
The term “tribally sanctioned educational authority” means— (A) any department or division of education operating within the administrative structure of the duly constituted govern
The term "tribal nonprofit organization" means— (A) a victim services provider that has as its primary purpose to assist Native victims of domestic violence, dating viole
"Tribal organization" means the recognized governing body of an Indian tribe (including the tribally recognized intertribal organization of such tribes), as the term &quo
“Tribal property” means any real or personal property, including water rights, or any interest in real or personal property, that belongs to the tribe and either is held by the Uni
the term “tribal regulations” means regulations enacted in accordance with applicable tribal law and approved by the Secretary;
The term “tribal share” means an Indian tribe's portion of all funds and resources that support secretarial programs, services, functions, and activities (or portions thereof) that
The term "Tribal student" means a student at a land-grant college or university that is a member of an Indian tribe.
The term “tribal transportation facility” means a public highway, road, bridge, trail, or transit system that is located on or provides access to tribal land and appears on the nat
The term "Tribal water rights settlement" means any settlement, compact, or other agreement expressly ratified or approved by an Act of Congress that— (A) includes an Ind
The term “tribe” or “Indian tribe” means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community of Indians, including any Alaska Native village or regional or villag
The term “TRICARE-eligible employee” means a covered beneficiary under section 1086 of this title entitled to health care benefits under the TRICARE program.
The term “TRICARE Extra” means the preferred-provider option of the TRICARE program made available prior to January 1, 2018, under which TRICARE Standard beneficiaries may obtain d
The term “TRICARE for Life” means the Medicare wraparound coverage option of the TRICARE program made available to the beneficiary by reason of section 1086(d) of this title .
The term “TRICARE Prime” means the managed care option of the TRICARE program. / In this subsection, the term “TRICARE Prime” means the managed care option of the TRICARE program.
The term “TRICARE program” means the various programs carried out by the Secretary of Defense under this chapter and any other provision of law providing for the furnishing of medi
The term "TRICARE Reserve Select" means— (A) medical care at facilities of the uniformed services to which a dependent described in section 1076(a)(2) of this title is en
The term "TRICARE Retired Reserve" means— (A) medical care at facilities of the uniformed services to which a dependent described in section 1076(a)(2) of this title is e
The term “TRICARE Select” means the self-managed, preferred-provider network option under the TRICARE program established by section 1075 of this title .
The term "TRICARE Standard" means the TRICARE program made available prior to January 1, 2018, covering health benefits contracted for under the authority of section 1079
The term “trigger price” means the average daily closing price of the New York Cotton Exchange, or any successor as determined by the Secretary, for the corresponding month during
The term “TriService Nursing Research Program” means the program of military nursing research authorized under this section.
The term “tropical disease” means any of the following: (A) Tuberculosis. (B) Malaria. (C) Blinding trachoma. (D) Buruli Ulcer. (E) Cholera. (F) Dengue/dengue haemorrhagic fever. (
The term “tropical disease product application” means an application that— (A) is a human drug application as defined in section 379g(1) of this title — (i) for prevention or treat
The term “troubled assets” means— (A) residential or commercial mortgages and any securities, obligations, or other instruments that are based on or related to such mortgages, that
For purposes of this subsection, the term “troubled public housing agency” means a public housing agency that, upon the effective date of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibilit
The term "troubled small public housing agency" means a small public housing agency designated by the Secretary as a troubled small public housing agency under subsection
“truck” means a motor vehicle with motive power (except a trailer) designed primarily to transport property or special purpose equipment.
The term “truck stop electrification system” means a system that delivers heat, air conditioning, electricity, or communications to a heavy-duty vehicle.
Truck tractor.—The term "truck tractor" means— (A) a non-property-carrying power unit that operates in combination with a semitrailer or trailer; or (B) a power unit that
For purposes of this section, the terms “Trump account” and “account beneficiary” have the meaning given such terms in section 530A(b). / The term “Trump account” means an individu
The term “truncate” means to remove an original paper check from the check collection or return process and send to a recipient, in lieu of such original paper check, a substitute
The term “Trust” means the Oklahoma City National Memorial Trust. / The term “Trust” means the National Park Trust, Inc., a District of Columbia nonprofit corporation, or any succe
The term "trusted" means, with respect to a provider of advanced communications service or a supplier of communications equipment or service, that the Assistant Secretary
In this section the term “trusted agent” means a medical practitioner certified by the Secretary to perform physical examinations of an individual for purposes of a license, certif
For purposes of this paragraph, the term "trusted third party" means an entity that— (i) demonstrates the capability to carry out the duties of the partnership described
In this section, the term "trusted traveler program" means a voluntary program of the Department that allows U.S. Customs and Border Protection to expedite clearance of p
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“trustee” includes a trustee, a debtor in possession in a case under any chapter of this title, or a debtor under chapter 9 of this title; / In the case of an arrangement which is
For purposes of this subsection, the term "trustee responsibility" means any responsibility provided in the plan's trust instrument (if any) to manage or control the asse
“Trusteeship” means any receivership, trusteeship, or other method of supervision or control whereby a labor organization suspends the autonomy otherwise available to a subordinate
“trust estate” means that portion of the estate that consists of real or personal property, title to which is held by the United States for the benefit of the Indian or which may n
The term “Trust Fund” means the Agricultural Disaster Relief Trust Fund established under section 2497a of title 19 . / The term “Trust Fund” means the Agricultural Disaster Relief
The term “trust funds” means funds held by an insured depository institution in a fiduciary capacity and includes, without being limited to, funds held as trustee, executor, admini
“Trust in which a labor organization is interested” means a trust or other fund or organization (1) which was created or established by a labor organization, or one or more of the
The term “trust land” means land title to which is held by the United States for the benefit of an Indian or Indian tribe or title to which is held by an Indian tribe subject to a
The term “trust or otherwise restricted land” means (A) that area of land, as defined by the Secretary of the Interior, over which an Indian tribe is recognized by the United State
“trust or restricted lands” means lands, title to which is held by the United States in trust for an Indian tribe or individual, or which is held by an Indian tribe or individual s
TTY.—The term “TTY” means a text-telephone used in the transmission of coded signals through the nationwide telecommunications system.
The term “tuber propagated” means propagated by a tuber or a part of a tuber.
The term “tuition and fees” means the average annual cost of tuition and fees for an institution of higher education for first-time, full-time undergraduate students enrolled in th
the term “tuna product” means a food item which contains tuna and which has been processed for retail sale, except perishable sandwiches, salads, or other products with a shelf lif
The term “tungsten-halogen lamp” means a gas-filled tungsten filament incandescent lamp containing a certain proportion of halogens in an inert gas.
The term "turn back" means an unlawful border crosser who, after making an unlawful entry into the United States, responds to United States enforcement efforts by returni
The term “TV” means the transaction value of the good adjusted to a F.O.B. basis. / The term "TV" means the transaction value of the good, adjusted to exclude any costs i
The term “test weight” and the abbreviation “tw” mean the vehicle curb weight added to the gross vehicle weight rating (gvwr) and divided by 2.
The term “two-year high-deployment threshold” means— (i) 400 days; or (ii) a lower number of days prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defe
The term “type” means a classification of resources that refers to the capability of a resource. / The term “type” means either (A) a group of varieties so nearly similar that the
Definition of type certificate.—In this subsection, the term "type certificate"— (A) means a type certificate issued under subsection (a) or an amendment to such certific
The term “type commander” means the flag officer in command of a naval surface force, such as the following: (A) Commander, Naval Surface Force, Atlantic. (B) Commander, Naval Surf
the terms “typed” and “typing” mean having evaluated, or evaluating, respectively, a resource in accordance with standards created under section 320 of this title . / The terms “ty
The term “Type II active pharmaceutical ingredient drug master file” means a submission of information to the Secretary by a person that intends to authorize the Food and Drug Admi
The term “type III supporting organization” means an organization which meets the requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (C) of section 509(a)(3) and which is operated in connection
The term “type of contract” means the classification of contracts or risk management agreements for the purchase of swine by— (A) the mechanism used to determine the base price for
The term “typical lot” means a cabin lot, or a group of cabin lots, in a tract that is selected for use in an appraisal as being representative of, and that has similar value chara
the terms “typed” and “typing” mean having evaluated, or evaluating, respectively, a resource in accordance with standards created under section 320 of this title . / The terms “ty
the term "typology" means a technique to launder money or finance terrorism.