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The term “Y2K action”— (A) means a civil action commenced in any Federal or State court, or an agency board of contract appeal proceeding, in which the plaintiff's alleged harm or
The term “Y2K failure” means failure by any device or system (including any computer system and any microchip or integrated circuit embedded in another device or product), or any s
The term “Y2K upset”— (i) means an exceptional temporary noncompliance with applicable federally enforceable measurement, monitoring, or reporting requirements directly related to
Yacht.—The term “yacht” means a recreational vessel even if not documented.
The term “yarn” means a strand of textile fiber in a form suitable for weaving, knitting, braiding, felting, webbing, or otherwise fabricating into a fabric.
the term “year” refers to the 12-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this chapter, and each succeeding 12-month period in which any assignments under this chapte
For purposes of this subsection, the term “year of change” means the taxable year in which the change in business practices which results in the accelerated policyholder dividends
“Year of operation” shall mean the period from and including June 1 of any calendar year to and including May 31 of the following calendar year.
For purposes of determining an employee's accrued benefit, the term “year of participation” means a period of service (beginning at the earliest date on which the employee is a par
The term “year of service” has the meaning given such term by section 411(a)(5). / For purposes of this subsection, the term “year of service” means a 12-month period during which
For the purposes of this subsection the term “years” shall mean full years and twelfth parts thereof, excluding from the aggregate any fractional part of a month which numbers less
In this section, the term “years of creditable service” means the number of years of service creditable to a member in computing the member’s retired or retainer pay (including 1 ⁄
For purposes of this paragraph, the term “years of service” has the meaning given such term by section 403(b). / Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of this paragraph,
The term “young adult” means an individual who is age 21 or younger but not a juvenile.
The term “young child” means any child from birth to the age of mandatory school attendance in the State where the child resides.
In this subsection, the term “young child factor” means the ratio of the number of children under 5 years of age in a State to the number of such children in all States, as provide
The term “young individual” means any child or youth from birth to 21 years of age. / the terms “child”, “youth”, and “young individual” means 1 an individual who is less than 21 y
the term “young offender” means a non-violent first-time offender or a non-violent offender with a minor criminal record who is 22 years of age or younger (including juveniles);
“young violent offenders” means individuals, ages 7 through 22, who have committed crimes of violence, weapons offenses, drug distribution, hate crimes and civil rights violations,
The term “youth” shall have the meaning provided that term by the Administrator, in consultation with the Advisory Commission. / The term "youth" shall have the meaning g
The term "youth activity" means an activity described in section 2854 of this title that is carried out for eligible youth (or as described in section 2854(c)(5) of this
The term “youth at risk of separation from the family” means an individual— (A) who is less than 18 years of age; and (B) (i) who has a history of running away from the family of s
The term “YouthBuild program” means any program that receives assistance under this section and provides disadvantaged youth with opportunities for employment, education, leadershi
The term "youth council" means a council established under section 2832(h) of this title.
In this section, the term “youth group” means any group or organization intended to serve young people under the age of 21.
The term “youth offender” means an individual who is 21 years of age or younger who has been discharged from a State or local juvenile or criminal justice system, except that if th
The term "youth with a disability" means an individual with a disability who— (i) is not younger than 14 years of age; and (ii) is not older than 24 years of age.
The term "youth with disabilities" means more than 1 youth with a disability.
The term “youth with HIV” means individuals who are 13 through 24 years old and who have HIV/AIDS.
The term “Yucca Mountain site” means the candidate site in the State of Nevada recommended by the Secretary to the President under section 10132(b)(1)(B) of this title on May 27, 1
The term “Yugoslav Claims Agreement of 1948” means the agreement between the Governments of the United States of America and of the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia regardin
The term “Yukon River Joint Technical Committee” means the technical committee established by paragraph C.2 of the Memorandum of Understanding concerning the Pacific Salmon Treaty
"Yurok Reservation" means the reservation described in section 1300i–1(c) of this title; and
"Yurok Tribe" means the Indian tribe which is recognized and authorized to be organized pursuant to section 1300i–8 of this title.