United States Code

The term “W–2 wages” means, with respect to any person for any taxable year of such person, the sum of the amounts described in paragraphs (3) and (8) of section 6051(a) paid by su

the term “wage information” means information regarding wages paid to an individual, the social security account number of such individual, and the name, address, State, and the Fe

The term “wager” means— (A) any wager with respect to a sports event or a contest placed with a person engaged in the business of accepting such wagers, (B) any wager placed in a w

Wages, scale of wages, wage rates, minimum wages, and prevailing wages.—The terms “wages”, “scale of wages”, “wage rates”, “minimum wages”, and “prevailing wages” include— (A) the

For purposes of this chapter, the term “wages” means all remuneration for employment, including the cash value of all remuneration (including benefits) paid in any medium other tha

The term “waiting period” means, with respect to a group health plan and an individual who is a potential participant or beneficiary in the plan, the period that must pass with res

For purposes of this section and part III of this subchapter, the term “waived funding deficiency” means the portion of the minimum funding standard under subsection (a) (determine

For purposes of this subparagraph, the term “walkaway clause” means any provision in a qualified financial contract that suspends, conditions, or extinguishes a payment obligation

The terms “walk-in cooler” and “walk-in freezer” mean an enclosed storage space refrigerated to temperatures, respectively, above, and at or below 32 degrees Fahrenheit that can be

The terms “walk-in cooler” and “walk-in freezer” mean an enclosed storage space refrigerated to temperatures, respectively, above, and at or below 32 degrees Fahrenheit that can be

The term "Wampanoag Tribal Council of Gay Head, Inc." means the tribal entity recognized by the Secretary of the Interior as having a government to government relationshi

Definitions of terms in section 103 1 of title 41 shall apply to similar terms used in this section. For purposes of applying such definitions in this section, the term "war&q

“war activities” includes activities directly relating to military operations; / the term “war activities” includes activities directly relating to military operations; / The term

As used in this section the term “war crime” means any conduct— (1) defined as a grave breach in any of the international conventions signed at Geneva 12 August 1949, or any protoc

The term “ward of the State” means a child who, as determined by the State where the child resides, is a foster child, is a ward of the State, or is in the custody of a public chil

The term “warehouse” means a structure or other approved storage facility, as determined by the Secretary, in which any agricultural product may be stored or handled for the purpos

The term “warehouse operator” means a person that is lawfully engaged in the business of storing or handling agricultural products.

The term “warm air furnace” means a self-contained oil- or gas-fired furnace designed to supply heated air through ducts to spaces that require it and includes combination warm air

The words “war material” include arms, armament, ammunition, livestock, forage, forest products and standing timber, stores of clothing, air, water, food, foodstuffs, fuel, supplie

The words “war premises” include all buildings, grounds, mines, or other places wherein such war material is being produced, manufactured, repaired, stored, mined, extracted, distr

The term “warrant officer” means a person who holds a commission or warrant in a warrant officer grade. / The term “warrant officer” means a member of the naval service serving in

The term “warrant officers above the promotion zone” means a group of officers on a warrant officer active-duty list in the same grade (or the same grade and competitive category)

The term “warrant officers below the promotion zone” means a group of officers on a warrant officer active-duty list in the same grade (or the same grade and competitive category)

The term “warrantor” means any supplier or other person who gives or offers to give a written warranty or who is or may be obligated under an implied warranty.

“war-risk hazard” means a hazard arising during a war in which the United States is engaged; during an armed conflict in which the United States is engaged, whether or not war has

War risks.—The term “war risks” includes, to the extent the Secretary of Transportation determines— (A) any part of a loss excluded from marine insurance coverage under a “free of

The words “war utilities” include all railroads, railways, electric lines, roads of whatever description, any railroad or railway fixture, canal, lock, dam, wharf, pier, dock, brid

The term "Wash-Healey Act" 2 means the Act entitled "An Act to provide conditions for the purchase of supplies and the making of contracts by the United States, and

The term “Washington conservation area” means all salmon and steelhead habitat within the State of Washington except for the Columbia River drainage basin, and in the fishery conse

“Washington Dulles International Airport” means the airport constructed under the Act of September 7, 1950 (ch. 905, 64 Stat. 770), and includes the Dulles Airport Access Highway a

In this chapter, the term “Washington metropolitan region” includes the District of Columbia, the counties of Montgomery and Prince Georges in Maryland, and the counties of Arlingt

The term “Washington tribal coordinating body” means the organization duly authorized by the treaty tribes of the Washington conservation area to coordinate their activities for th

In this subsection and in subsection (j), the term "WASH Needs Index" means the needs index for water, sanitation, or hygiene projects or programs authorized under this s

The term “waste energy” means— (A) exhaust heat or flared gas from any industrial process; (B) waste gas or industrial tail gas that would otherwise be flared, incinerated, or vent

The term "waste energy recovery property" means property that generates electricity solely from heat from buildings or equipment if the primary purpose of such building o

The term “Waste Fund” means the Nuclear Waste Fund established in section 10222(c) of this title .

The term “waste fur” means the ears, throats, or scrap pieces which have been severed from the animal pelt, and shall include mats or plates made therefrom.

“waste source” means a facility or vessel from which municipal or commercial waste is loaded onto a vessel, including any rolling stock or motor vehicles from which that waste is d

Water carrier.—The term “water carrier” means a person providing water transportation for compensation.

The term “water closet” has the meaning given such term in ASME A112.19.2M–1990, except such term does not include fixtures designed for installation in prisons.

The term “water consumption factor” means, with respect to a clothes washer, the quotient of the total weighted per-cycle water consumption divided by the cubic foot (or liter) cap

The term “water district” means any public agency providing water service, including water districts, county water districts, public utility districts, and irrigation districts.

The term “water heater” means a product which utilizes oil, gas, or electricity to heat potable water for use outside the heater upon demand, including— (A) storage type units whic

The term “watermelon” means all varieties of watermelon grown by producers in the United States or imported into the United States.

The term “water power” refers to hydropower, including conduit power, pumped storage, and marine energy technologies.

For the purposes of this chapter the term “water quality standards” includes thermal water quality standards.

As used in this paragraph, the term “water resource facility” means irrigation and pumping facilities, reservoirs, water conservation works, aqueducts, canals, ditches, pipelines,

In this section, the term "water resources development project" means a project recommendation that results from— (1) a feasibility report, as such term is defined in sec

In this section, the term “water resources project constructed by the Secretary” includes a water resources project constructed or funded jointly by the Secretary and the head of a

The term “water resources projects to be constructed in the future” includes all projects not yet actually under construction, and, to the extent of work remaining to be completed,

The term “waters covered under this chapter” means the navigable waters of the United States and the waters superjacent to the Outer Continental Shelf as defined in section 1331 of

The term “waters of a foreign nation” means any part of the territorial sea or exclusive economic zone (or the equivalent) of a foreign nation, to the extent such territorial sea o

“waters of the United States” means the navigable waters and the territorial sea of the United States; and

The term "water source management plan" means the water source management plan developed under subsection (d)(1).

The term “waters under the jurisdiction of the United States” means— (A) the territorial sea of the United States; (B) the waters included within a zone, contiguous to the territor

The term “water supply system” means a system for the provision to the public of piped water for human consumption if such system has at least 15 service connections or regularly s

The term “Water System Land” means the federally-owned land located within the Santa Fe National Forest to be conveyed to the County under the Los Alamos Agreement.

For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “water treatment works facility” means any treatment works within the meaning of section 212(2) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Ac

The term “water use” means a use, activity, or project conducted in or on waters within the coastal zone. / The term “water use” means the quantity of water flowing through a showe

The term “water utility property” means property— (A) which is an integral part of the gathering, treatment, or commercial distribution of water, and which, without regard to this

The terms “WCPFC Convention” and “Western and Central Pacific Convention” means the Convention on the Conservation and Management of the Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western

The term "weapon" has the meaning given the term "dangerous weapon" under section 930(g)(2) of title 18. / For the purpose of this section, the term “weapon” me

The term “weaponization” means incorporation into usable ordnance or other militarily useful means of delivery. / The term “weaponize” or “weaponization” means to incorporate into,

The term “weaponize” or “weaponization” means to incorporate into, or the incorporation into, usable ordnance or other militarily useful means of delivery.

The term “weapon of mass destruction” has the meaning given that term in section 1403 of the Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996 ( 50 U.S.C. 2302(1) ). / the te

the term “weapon production facility of the Department of Energy” means a facility under the control or jurisdiction of the Secretary of Energy that is operated for national securi

The term “weapons activities” means each activity within the budget category of weapons activities in the budget of the Administration.

The term “weapons activities funds” means funds appropriated to the Department of Energy pursuant to an authorization for carrying out weapons activities necessary for national sec

“weapons of mass destruction” has the meaning provided by section 2302(1) of title 50 ; and / The terms “weapons of mass destruction” and “WMD” mean chemical, biological, and nucle

Definition.—In this section, the term “Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team” means a team of members of the reserve components of the armed forces that is established und

The term “weapons of mass destruction information” means information that could reasonably be expected to assist in the development, proliferation, or use of a weapon of mass destr

“weapons of mass destruction program” means a program or plan for the development, acquisition, or production of any weapon or weapons of mass destruction (as defined in section 23

The term “weapons-related activities” means each activity under the Department of Energy that involves nuclear weapons, nuclear weapons technology, or fissile or radioactive materi

The term “weapon system” means items that can be used directly by the armed forces to carry out combat missions and that cost more than $100,000 or for which the eventual total pro

The term “weatherization materials” means— (A) caulking and weatherstripping of doors and windows; (B) furnace efficiency modifications, including, but not limited to— (i) replacem

The term “weatherized warm air furnace or boiler” means a furnace or boiler designed for installation outdoors, approved for resistance to wind, rain, and snow, and supplied with i

The term “weather modification” means any activity performed with the intention of producing artificial changes in the composition, behavior, or dynamics of the atmosphere.

the term “webcaster” means a person or entity that has obtained a compulsory license under section 112 or 114 and the implementing regulations therefor.

the term “website” means any collection of material placed in a computer server-based file archive so that it is publicly accessible, over the Internet, using hypertext transfer pr

The term “website or online service directed to children” means— (i) a commercial website or online service that is targeted to children; or (ii) that portion of a commercial websi

The term “weed” means any plant which grows where not wanted.

The term “weed management entity” means an entity that— (A) is recognized by the State in which it is established; (B) is established for the purpose of or has demonstrable experti

For the purpose of subchapter II, the term "weed seeds" means the seeds or bulblets of plants recognized as weeds either by the law or rules and regulations of— (A) The S

The term “week” means a week as defined in the applicable State law.

The term “week of unemployment” means a week of total, part-total, or partial unemployment as determined under the applicable State law or Federal unemployment insurance law.

“Weigher” means any person employed, licensed, or authorized by the Secretary to weigh and certify the weight of tobacco.

The term “weighted average price” means, with respect to a covered drug and a period of time (as determined by the Secretary) an amount equal to— (A) the sum of the products of the

“weight of the overload” means the amount obtained by multiplying the number of inches that the vessel is submerged below the applicable assigned freeboard by the tons-an-inch imme

The term “welfare benefit” means any benefit other than a benefit with respect to which— (A) section 83(h) applies, (B) section 404 applies (determined without regard to section 40

The term “welfare benefit fund” means any fund— (A) which is part of a plan of an employer, and (B) through which the employer provides welfare benefits to employees or their benef

The terms “employee welfare benefit plan” and “welfare plan” mean any plan, fund, or program which was heretofore or is hereafter established or maintained by an employer or by an

Welfare recipient.—The term "welfare recipient" means an individual who has received assistance under a State or tribal program funded under part A of title IV of the Soc

In this section, the term “welfare reform effective date” means the effective date, with respect to a State, of title I of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconcil

The term “well” means any well for the discovery or production of natural gas, crude oil, or both.

the terms “agent institution”, “reciprocal deposits”, and “well capitalized” have the meanings given those terms in subsection (i); and / The term “well capitalized” has the meanin

As used in this section, the term “wellhead protection area” means the surface and subsurface area surrounding a water well or wellfield, supplying a public water system, through w

The term “well managed” means— (A) in the case of any company or depository institution which receives examinations, the achievement of— (i) a CAMEL composite rating of 1 or 2 (or

The term “well-rounded education” means courses, activities, and programming in subjects such as English, reading or language arts, writing, science, technology, engineering, mathe

The term “West Basin Strip” means a strip of land along the West Basin which the Wampanoag Tribal Council is authorized to convey, under paragraph (11) of the Settlement Agreement,

The term "Western Alaska Captain of the Port Zone" means the area described in section 3.85–15(a) of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on December 23, 2