United States Code

The term “United States depreciation adjustments” means the portion of the depreciation adjustments to the adjusted basis of the property which are attributable to the depreciation

In this section, the term "United States development assistance" means—

“United States district court” means a district court of the United States, a United States court for Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa, and the district court for the N

“United States district courts” means the Federal district courts of the United States and the United States courts of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, th

United states-documented vessel.—The term "United States-documented vessel" means a vessel documented under chapter 121 of this title.

The term “United States domestic trade” means the transportation of goods or passengers between places in the United States.

The term “United States duty” means the rate or rates of ordinary customs duty which (at the time and place of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, in the United States for consump

In this subsection, the term “United States economic assistance” means any bilateral economic assistance, from any budget functional category, that is provided by any department or

United states entry point.—The term “United States Entry Point” means the Federal Aviation Administration Civil Aviation Registry.

the term “United States exporter” means— (A) a United States citizen; (B) a corporation, partnership, or other association created under the laws of the United States or of any Sta

The term "United States financial institution" means 1 has the meaning given that term in section 510.310 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on August

The term “United States firm” means a business entity that performs substantially all of its manufacturing, production, and research and development activities in the United States

The term “United States fishery” means any fishery, including any tuna fishery, that is, or may be, engaged in by citizens or nationals of the United States or citizens of the Nort

The term “United States fish processors” means facilities located within the United States for, and vessels of the United States used or equipped for, the processing of fish for co

The term “United States flag vessel” means any vessel documented under the laws of the United States.

The term “United States foreign trade” means the transportation of goods or passengers between a place in the United States and a foreign place or between foreign places. / United

The term “United States Government agency” includes any department, board, wholly or partly owned corporation, or instrumentality, commission, or establishment of the United States

The term “United States Government and its affiliated users” means— (A) United States Government agencies; (B) researchers involved with the United States Global Change Research Pr

In this section, the term “United States government astronaut” has the meaning given the term “government astronaut” in section 50902, except it does not include an individual who

The term “United States harvested fish” means fish caught, taken, or harvested by vessels of the United States within any fishery regulated under this chapter.

The term "United States individual" means a natural person residing in the United States.

the term “United States insurance company”— (i) includes an individual, partnership, corporation, holding company, or other legal entity which is authorized (or in the case of a ho

United states insurer.—The term "United States insurer" means— (A) an insurer that is organized under the laws of a State; or (B) a United States branch of a non-United S

“United States judge” means any judicial officer of the United States, and includes a justice of the Supreme Court and a United States magistrate judge; and

The term “United States law enforcement agency” means any department or agency of the Federal Government that the Attorney General designates as law enforcement agency for purposes

The term "United States long-haul trucking services industry" means— (A) United States suppliers, operators, or drivers as a whole providing cross-border long-haul trucki

"magistrate judge" or "United States magistrate judge" means an individual appointed under section 631 of title 28; / “United States magistrate judge” and “magi

For purposes of this subsection, the term “United States mainland” means the continental United States (not including Alaska).

The term “United States maritime industry” means the design, construction, repair, operation, manning, and supply of vessels in all segments of the maritime transportation system o

“United States marshal” means a United States marshal, a deputy marshal, or an official of the United States Marshals Service designated under section 564.

“United States medical officers and hospitals” includes medical officers and hospitals of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Department of Veterans Affairs, and United States Public Health

The term “United States members” means members of the Commission appointed by the President. The term “Canadian members” means members of the Commission appointed by the appropriat

The term “United States-Mexico Border Area” means the area located in the United States and Mexico within 100 kilometers of the border between the United States and Mexico.

The term “United States Munitions List” means the list maintained pursuant to part 121 of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (or any corresponding similar regulation or

The term “United States narcotics laws” means the laws of the United States for the prevention and control of illicit trafficking in controlled substances (as such term is defined

The term “United States national” means— (A) any United States citizen; or (B) any other legal entity which is organized under the laws of the United States, or of any State, the D

The term “United States National Authority” means the United States National Authority established or designated pursuant to Article VII, paragraph 4, of the Convention.

The term “United States Naval Historical Center” means the archive for historical records and materials of the Navy that the Secretary of the Navy designates as the primary archive

The term “United States nuclear energy company” means a company that— (A) is organized under the laws of, or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of, the United States; and (B) is

United states oceanborne trade.—The term “United States oceanborne trade” means the carriage of cargo between the United States and a foreign country, whether directly or indirectl

“United States official” means the President, President-elect, Vice President, Vice President-elect, a Member of Congress, a member-elect of Congress, a member of the executive bra

the term “United States offshore facility” means any offshore facility, fixed or floating, that dynamically holds position or is temporarily or permanently attached to the seabed o

The term “United States Olympic Committee” means the organization established by the “Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act” ( 36 U.S.C. 220501 et seq.).

The term “United States-owned foreign corporation” has the meaning given to such term by section 904(h)(6). / For purposes of this subsection, the term “United States-owned foreign

The term “United States owned foreign entity” means any foreign entity which has one or more substantial United States owners.

In this subsection, the term “United States person” means an individual who is a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent resid

The term “United States Premium Factor” means the percentage by which the difference in the United States loan schedule premiums for Strict Middling (SM) 1⅛-inch upland cotton and

the term “United States private business” means a business entity organized under the laws of the United States, or of a State, and conducting substantial business operations in th

“United States property” means any real or personal property which is within the United States or, if outside the United States, the actual or beneficial ownership of which rests i

The term “United States real property holding corporation” means any corporation if— (A) the fair market value of its United States real property interests equals or exceeds 50 per

The term “United States real property interest” has the meaning given to such term by section 897(c). / Except as provided in subparagraph (B) or subsection (k), the term “United S

The term “United States refinery” means any facility in the United States at which crude oil is refined.

“United States registered pilot” means an individual (except a regular crewmember of a vessel) who is registered under section 9303 of this title.

The term “United States resident” means— (i) any individual who— (I) is a United States citizen or a resident alien and does not have a tax home (as defined in section 911(d)(3)) i

The term “United States Secretary” means— (A) the secretary for the United States Section referred to in article 10.16 of the USMCA, and (B) the secretary of the United States Sect

the term “United States Secret Service Uniformed Division” has the meaning given that term under section 3056A of title 18 .

“United States Section” means the four United States Commissioners appointed by the President pursuant to this chapter. / “United States Section” means the United States Commission

The term “United States security” means a security (other than an exempted security) issued by a person incorporated under the laws of any State, or whose principal place of busine

In this section the term “United States segment of the International Space Station” means those elements of the International Space Station manufactured— (1) by the United States;

In this section the term “United States segment of the ISS” means those elements of the ISS manufactured—

the term “United States serviceman”— (A) means a member of the Armed Forces; and (B) includes a former member of the Armed Forces during the 5-year period beginning on the date of

the term “United States share” means a share of common stock of the Corporation held by the United States Government on October 21, 1986, or as a result of any split required pursu

The term “United States shareholder” has the meaning given to such term by section 951(b), except that, in the case of a foreign corporation having related person insurance income

Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), the term “United States source gross transportation income” means any gross income which is transportation income (as defined in secti

For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “United States source ratio” means, with respect to any dividend paid out of the earnings and profits for any taxable year, a fraction— (

The term “United States-supported financial intermediary” means a financial intermediary that has received funds made available under subchapter I of this chapter for fiscal year 1

The term “United States-supported microfinance institution” means a financial intermediary that has received funds made available under subchapter I of this chapter for fiscal year

As used in this subsection, the term “United States territories and commonwealths” means the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwe

For purposes of this subsection, the term "United States Treasury obligation yield curve" means, with respect to any day, a yield curve which shall be prescribed by the S

“United States trustee” includes a designee of the United States trustee.

The term “United States wine” means wine produced within the customs territory of the United States.

The term “United States worker” means an employee who— (i) is a citizen or national of the United States; or (ii) is an alien who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence, is a

For purposes of subparagraph (B), the term “unit fraction” means the fraction— (i) the numerator of which is the number of low-income units in the building, and (ii) the denominato

The term “unit heater” means a self-contained fan-type heater designed to be installed within the heated space.

the terms “diversified”, “employee benefit plan”, “holdings”, “mutual fund”, and “unit investment trust” have the meanings given those terms under section 2640.102 of title 5, Code

The term “unit of general local government” means any city, county, parish, town, township, borough, village, or other general purpose political subdivision of a State. / The term

The term “unit of general purpose local government” means— (A) a political subdivision of the State whose authority is general and not limited to only one function or combination o

the term “unit of local government” means a county, municipality, town, township, village, or other unit of general government below the State level; and / the term “unit of local

The term “unit operator” means the entity designated in a pooling order to develop a spacing unit by the drilling of one or more wells on the unit.

In this paragraph, the term “units” means the significant increments of performance prescribed as qualifying standards in regulations promulgated by the President pursuant to this

The term “units of general local government” means (A) any city, county, township, town, borough, parish, village, or other general purpose political subdivision of a State, (B) an

the term “units of general local government of the same type” means all townships if the unit of general local government is a township, all municipalities if the unit of general l

For purposes of this section, the term “units of local government” includes Indian tribes.

Universal changing station.—The term "universal changing station" means a universal or adult changing station that meets the standards established by the United States Ac

The term “universal design” has the meaning given the term in section 3002 of title 29 . / The term “universal design” has the meaning given the term in section 3002 of title 29 .

The term “universal design for learning” means a scientifically valid framework for guiding educational practice that— (A) provides flexibility in the ways information is presented

The term "Universal Service Fund high-cost programs" means— (A) the program for Universal Service Support for High-Cost Areas set forth under subpart D of part 54 of titl

The term "Universal Service Fund Program" means any program authorized under section 254 of this title to help deploy broadband.

The term "universal service mechanism" means any funding stream provided by a Universal Service Fund Program to support broadband access.

The term “universal testing of newborns” means HIV/AIDS testing that is administered within 48 hours of delivery to— (A) all infants born in the State; or (B) all infants born in t

As used in this subpart, the term “universities” means those colleges or universities in each State, territory, or possession of the United States, or the District of Columbia, now

As used in this section, the term “university” means— (1) a land grant university established under the Act of July 2, 1862 (known as the “First Morrill Act”; 12 Stat. 503, chapter

The term "university center" means an institution of higher education or a consortium of institutions of higher education established under section 3147(c)(1) of this tit

As used in this section “unlawful act” means any act the use of any electronic, mechanical, or other device (as defined in section 2510(5) of this title) in violation of the Consti

The term "unlawful border crossing effectiveness rate" means the percentage that results from dividing the number of apprehensions and turn backs by the sum of the number

“unlawful debt” means a debt (A) incurred or contracted in gambling activity which was in violation of the law of the United States, a State or political subdivision thereof, or wh

The term “unlawful discrimination” means discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. / The term "unlawful discrimination" means discrim

The term "unlawful entry" means an unlawful border crosser who enters the United States and is not apprehended by a border security component of the Department of Homelan

The term “unlawful force” means an act of force done without legal justification or excuse.

In general.—The term "unlawful Internet gambling" means to place, receive, or otherwise knowingly transmit a bet or wager by any means which involves the use, at least in