United States Code

The terms “unified carrier registration agreement” and “UCR agreement” mean the interstate agreement developed under the unified carrier registration plan governing the collection

The terms “unified carrier registration plan” and “UCR plan” mean the organization of State, Federal, and industry representatives responsible for developing, implementing, and adm

The term “ultimate consumer” means a person who obtains a textile fiber product by purchase or exchange with no intent to sell or exchange such textile fiber product in any form.

The term “ultimate purchaser” means, with respect to any new automobile, the first person, other than a dealer purchasing in his capacity as a dealer, who in good faith purchases s

The term “ultimate user” means a person who has lawfully obtained, and who possesses, a controlled substance for his own use or for the use of a member of his household or for an a

The term “ultracapacitor” means an energy storage device that has a power density comparable to a conventional capacitor but is capable of exceeding the energy density of a convent

The term "ultra efficient vehicle" means a fully closed compartment vehicle designed to carry at least 2 adult passengers that achieves— (A) at least 75 miles per gallon

The term “ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel” means diesel fuel that contains sulfur at not more than 15 parts per million.

The term “ultrasound screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm” means— (1) a procedure using sound waves (or such other procedures using alternative technologies, of commensurate acc

The term “UMWA Benefit Plan” means a plan— (i) which is described in section 404(c), or a continuation thereof; and (ii) which provides health benefits to retirees and beneficiarie

“unacceptable performance” means performance of an employee which fails to meet established performance standards in one or more critical elements of such employee's position.

The terms “unaccompanied”, “unaccompanied youth”, or “unaccompanied homeless youth” have the meaning given the term “unaccompanied youth” in section 11434a of title 42 .

the term “unaccompanied alien child” means a child who— (A) has no lawful immigration status in the United States; (B) has not attained 18 years of age; and (C) with respect to who

The terms “unaccompanied”, “unaccompanied youth”, or “unaccompanied homeless youth” have the meaning given the term “unaccompanied youth” in section 11434a of title 42 .

The terms “unaccompanied”, “unaccompanied youth”, or “unaccompanied homeless youth” have the meaning given the term “unaccompanied youth” in section 11434a of title 42 . / The term

In this section, the term “unaccounted for United States personnel” means the following:

The term "unadjusted MA statutory non-drug monthly bid amount" means the portion of the bid amount submitted under clause (i) of subsection (a)(6)(A) for the year that is

“unallotted trust land, property, resources or rights” means those lands, property, resources, or rights reserved for Indian purposes which have not been allotted to individuals un

The term “unamortized insurance-in-force” means the remaining obligation on outstanding mortgages which are obligations of the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund, as estimated by the S

The terms “emergency” and “unanticipated” have the meanings given to such terms in section 900(c) of this title . / The term “unanticipated” means that the underlying situation is—

The term “unapproved product” has the meaning indicated for such term in paragraph (2)(A).

The term “unapproved use of an approved product” has the meaning indicated for such term in paragraph (2)(B).

“unattributable liability” means the excess of withdrawal liability over attributable liability.

the term “unauthenticated copies” means exact copies or reproductions of records or other materials that are not certified as such under seal and that need not be legally accepted

the term “unauthorized access device” means any access device that is lost, stolen, expired, revoked, canceled, or obtained with intent to defraud;

As used in this section, the term “unauthorized alien” means, with respect to the employment of an alien at a particular time, that the alien is not at that time either (A) an alie

“unauthorized disbursement” means a disbursement made from the trust estate of a deceased Indian which was made by the Secretary to a State or a political subdivision of a State fo

the term “unauthorized electronic fund transfer” means an electronic fund transfer from a consumer's account initiated by a person other than the consumer without actual authority

The term “unblockable drain” means a drain of any size and shape that a human body cannot sufficiently block to create a suction entrapment hazard.

In this section, the term “unborn child” means a child in utero, and the term “child in utero” or “child, who is in utero” means a member of the species homo sapiens, at any stage

For purposes of this subsection, the term “unborrowed policy cash value” means, with respect to any life insurance policy or annuity or endowment contract, the excess of— (A) the c

The term “unclaimed accrued royalties” means accrued royalties eligible for distribution under subsection (d)(3)(J).

the term “unclaimed property” means any articles, items, assets, other property, or the proceeds thereof from safe deposit boxes or other safekeeping arrangements with closed natio

As used in this subsection, the term “uncollected overissuance” means the amount of an overissuance of benefits, as determined under subsection (b)(1), that has not been recovered

The term “uncovered child” means a child that does not have creditable health coverage.

For purposes of this subsection, the term “uncovered month” means, with respect to a part D eligible individual, any month beginning after the end of the initial enrollment period

The term "undefinitized contractual action" means a new procurement action entered into by the head of an agency for which the contractual terms, specifications, or price

The term “underbody” means the floor pan of a motor vehicle.

For purposes of this subsection, the term “undercapitalized savings association” means any savings association— (A) the assets of which exceed the liabilities of such association;

The terms “undercover investigative operation” and “undercover operation” mean any undercover investigative operation of the Service— (A) in which— (i) the gross receipts (excludin

The terms “undercover investigative operation” and “undercover operation” mean any undercover investigative operation of the Service— (A) in which— (i) the gross receipts (excludin

the term “undergraduate foreign language and area or international studies center” means an administrative unit of an institution of higher education, including but not limited to

The term “underground injection”— (A) means the subsurface emplacement of fluids by well injection; and (B) excludes— (i) the underground injection of natural gas for purposes of s

“underground natural gas storage facility” means a gas pipeline facility that stores natural gas in an underground facility, including— (A) a depleted hydrocarbon reservoir; (B) an

The term “underground storage tank” has the meaning given to it in section 6991 of this title , except that such term does not include tank combinations or more than a single under

The term "underground water source protection program" means a program for the adoption and enforcement of a program which meets the requirements of regulations under sec

the term "underlicensed State" means a State in which the number of licensees per capita is less than the median number of licensees per capita for all States, as calcula

The term “underlying security” means, with respect to any notional principal contract, the security with respect to which the dividend referred to in paragraph (2)(B) is paid. For

In the case of any failure by any partnership to pay on the date prescribed therefor any amount required by subsection (a)(2) or (b)(1)(A), there is hereby imposed on such partners

the term “underpayment error rate” means the ratio of the value of allotments underissued to recipient households to the total value of allotments issued in a fiscal year by a Stat

The term “underrepresented in science and engineering” means a minority group whose number of scientists and engineers per 10,000 population of that group is substantially below th

Subject to subparagraph (B), the term “underrepresented minorities” means, with respect to a health profession, racial and ethnic populations that are underrepresented in the healt

For purposes of this subsection, the term “underrepresented minority individuals” means individuals who are members of racial or ethnic minority groups that are underrepresented in

The term “underrepresented population” means a population that is typically underrepresented in service provision, and includes populations such as individuals who have low-inciden

The term “Under Secretary” means the Under Secretary for Science and Technology. / The term “Under Secretary” means the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere. / “Un

The term “underserved area” means any area that— (A) is outside the grade A contour (as determined using standards employed by the Federal Communications Commission) of the local t

The term "underserved community" means a community with a population of less than 50,000 that has a median household income of less than 80 percent of the statewide media

The term "underserved harbor project" means a project that is assigned to a harbor or inland harbor referred to in subsection (a)(2)— (i) that is a moderate-use harbor pr

Underserved market.—The term “underserved market” means a passenger air transportation market (as defined by the Secretary) that— (A) is served (as determined by the Secretary) by

The term "underserved populations" has the meaning given the term in section 12291(a) of this title. For the purposes of this chapter, the Secretary has the same authorit

The term "underserved producer" means an individual (including a member of an Indian Tribe) that is— (I) a beginning farmer or rancher; (II) a veteran farmer or rancher;

For purposes of this subsection, the term “understatement” has the meaning given to such term by section 6662(d)(2)(A). / For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “understatement” m

For purposes of this section, the term “understatement of liability” means any understatement of the net amount payable with respect to any tax imposed by this title or any oversta

“Undertaking” means a project, activity, or program funded in whole or in part under the direct or indirect jurisdiction of a Federal agency, including— (A) those carried out by or

For purposes of this section, the term “underutilized species of the northwest Atlantic Ocean” means any fish species of the northwest Atlantic Ocean that is identified, by the Dir

The word “underway” means that a vessel is not at anchor, or made fast to the shore, or aground;

The term “underwriter” means any person who has purchased from an issuer with a view to, or offers or sells for an issuer in connection with, the distribution of any security, or p

The term “underwriting income” means the premiums earned on insurance contracts during the taxable year less losses incurred and expenses incurred.

The term “underwriting purposes” means, with respect to any group health plan, or health insurance coverage offered in connection with a group health plan— (A) rules for, or determ

The term “undesirable plants” means plant species that are classified as undesirable, noxious, harmful, exotic, injurious, or poisonous, pursuant to State or Federal law. Species l

The term "undetermined cause" means a cause in which the current state of knowledge does not allow the Secretary to identify the exact cause, and there is no current conc

The term “undeveloped” means— (A) containing few manmade structures and having geomorphic and ecological processes that are not significantly impeded by any such structures or huma

The term “undeveloped coastal barrier” means a coastal barrier the features and associated habitats of which contain few manmade structures and these structures, and man’s activiti

For purposes of this subsection, the term “undisclosed foreign financial asset” means, with respect to any taxable year, any asset with respect to which information was required to

For purposes of this section, the term “undisclosed foreign financial asset understatement” means, for any taxable year, the portion of the understatement for such taxable year whi

The term “undiscounted unearned premiums” means the unearned premiums shown in the yearly statement filed by the taxpayer for the year ending with or within such taxable year.

Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the term “undiscounted unpaid losses” means the unpaid losses shown in the annual statement filed by the taxpayer for the year endi

The term “undisposed of coal” means coal that has not been conveyed to private parties or to the State of Montana by the United States.

The term “undisposed of oil, gas, coal methane, or other minerals” means oil, gas, coal methane, or other minerals (excluding coal) that have not been conveyed to private parties o

The term “undisposed of surface lands” means surface land that has not been conveyed to private parties or to the State of Montana by the United States.

For purposes of this paragraph, the term "undistributed capital gain" means the excess of the net capital gain over the deduction for dividends paid (as defined in sectio

The term “undistributed earnings” means, with respect to any qualified electing fund, the excess (if any) of— (A) the amount includible in gross income by reason of section 1293(a)

For purposes of this section, the term “undistributed income” means, with respect to any private foundation for any taxable year as of any time, the amount by which— (1) the distri

For purposes of this subsection, the term “undistributed income year” means any prior taxable year of the trust for which there is undistributed net income, other than a taxable ye

For purposes of this subpart and subparts B, C, and D, the term “income”, when not preceded by the words “taxable”, “distributable net”, “undistributed net”, or “gross”, means the

For purposes of this part, the term “undistributed personal holding company income” means the taxable income of a personal holding company adjusted in the manner provided in subsec

The term “undistributed PFIC earnings tax liability” means, in the case of any taxpayer, the excess of— (A) the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year, over (B) the tax w

The term “undivided profits” means earnings retained after dividends have been paid minus the sum of— (A) that portion required to be added to reserves maintained pursuant to the f

In this title, the term “undocumented” means not having and not required to have a certificate of documentation issued under chapter 121 of this title.

For purposes of this subsection, the term “undocumented criminal alien” means an alien who— (A) has been convicted of a felony or two or more misdemeanors; and (B) (i) entered the

The term "undue burden" means significant difficulty or expense. In determining whether the closed captions necessary to comply with the requirements of this paragraph wo

As used in this subsection, the term “undue economic hardship” shall include, but not be limited to: (A) substantial economic loss resulting from inability caused by this chapter t

The term “undue hardship” means an action requiring significant difficulty or expense, when considered in light of the factors set forth in subparagraph (B).

The term “unearned leave status” means leave approved to be used by a member of the armed forces that exceeds the amount of leave credit that has been accrued as a result of the me

“unemancipated minor” means a minor who is subject to the control, authority, and supervision of his or her parents or guardians, as determined under State law.

The term "unemployed" includes being furloughed or being scheduled to work zero hours.

The term “unemployed individual” means an individual who is without a job and who wants and is available for work. The determination of whether an individual is without a job shall

The term “unemployed veteran” means any veteran (as defined in paragraph (3)(B), determined without regard to clause (ii) thereof) who is certified by the designated local agency a

The term “unemployment compensation” has the meaning given to such term by section 85(b). / For purposes of this section, the term “unemployment compensation” means any amount rece

For purposes of this chapter, the term “unemployment fund” means a special fund, established under a State law and administered by a State agency, for the payment of compensation.