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The term “military dependent students” refers to— (A) elementary and secondary school students who are dependents of members of the Armed Forces; and (B) elementary and secondary s
For purposes of this subsection, the term “military device” includes, but is not restricted to, shells, bombs, projectiles, mines, missiles, rockets, shaped charges, grenades, perf
“Military education and training” includes formal or informal instruction of foreign students in the United States or overseas by officers or employees of the United States, contra
The term “military equipment” means equipment used directly by the armed forces to carry out military operations. / The term “military equipment” includes all weapon systems, weapo
“military forces of a state” means the armed forces of a state which are organized, trained, and equipped under its internal law for the primary purpose of national defense or secu
The term “military ID card” means a card or other form of identification used for purposes of demonstrating eligibility for any benefit from the Department of Defense.
The terms "facility" and "military installation" have the meanings given, respectively, in section 2801 of this title. / Military Installation Defined.—In this
The term “military installation resilience” means the capability of a military installation to avoid, prepare for, minimize the effect of, adapt to, and recover from extreme weathe
In this paragraph, the terms “military institution” 1 and “realignment” have the meanings given the terms in section 2910 of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (P
The term "military judge" means a judge advocate designated under section 826(c) of this title (article 26(c)) who is detailed under section 826(a) or section 830a of thi
The term “military labor organization” means any organization that engages in or attempts to engage in— (A) negotiating or bargaining with any civilian officer or employee, or with
Military Law Enforcement Official.—In this section, the term “military law enforcement official” means a person authorized under regulations governing the armed forces to apprehend
The term “military legal assistance counsel” means— (A) a judge advocate (as defined in section 801(13) of this title ); or (B) a civilian attorney serving as a legal assistance of
The term "military magistrate" means a commissioned officer certified for duty as a military magistrate in accordance with section 826a of this title (article 26a).
The term “military medical cooperation” means any of the following: (A) Information exchange. (B) Medical interoperability, including credentialing of health care personnel. (C) Me
The term "military medical or dental position" means a position for the performance of health care functions within the armed forces held by a member of the armed forces.
In this subsection, the term "military medical treatment facility" means a facility described in subsection (b), (c), or (d) of section 1073d of this title. / The term &q
The term “military medicine” means any of the following: (A) Combat casualty care including trauma. (B) Military infectious disease. (C) Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuc
The term “military munitions” means all ammunition products and components produced for or used by the armed forces for national defense and security, including ammunition products
In this section, the term “military musical unit” means a band, ensemble, chorus, or similar musical unit of the armed forces.
The term “military nursing research” means research on the furnishing of care and services by nurses in the armed forces.
The term “military objective” means combatants and those objects during hostilities which, by their nature, location, purpose, or use, effectively contribute to the war-fighting or
The term “military operation” means a contingency operation as such term is defined in section 101(a)(13) of title 10 . / The term "military operation" means a contingenc
The term “military operations” includes those operations involving members of the armed forces assisting in United States Government sponsored training of military personnel of a f
The terms “military orders” and “permanent change of station” have the meanings given such terms in section 3955 of this title . / The term “military orders” has the meaning given
The term "military pay status" means a period of service where the amount of pay payable to a technician for that service is based on rates of military pay provided for u
For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “military property” means any property which is an arm, ammunition, or implement of war designated in the munitions list published pursua
The term "military readiness" includes any training or operation that could be related to combat readiness, including testing and evaluation activities.
Military readiness activity.—The term "military readiness activity" has the meaning given that term in section 315(f) of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act
In this section, the term "military record" means a document or other record that pertains to (1) an individual member or former member of the armed forces, or (2) at the
The term “military recruiter” means a person who, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, has the primary duty to recruit persons for military service.
The term “military region” means the geographical area of responsibility assigned to the commander of a unified combatant command (excluding Europe and adjacent waters).
In this chapter, the term “military retirement and survivor benefit programs” means— (1) the provisions of this title creating entitlement to, or determining the amount of, retired
"military service" means honorable active service— (A) in the armed forces; (B) in the Regular or Reserve Corps 2 of the Public Health Service after June 30, 1960; or (C)
The term "military sexual trauma" has the meaning given that term in section 1166 of this title. / The term "military sexual trauma" means, with respect to a ve
The term “military spouse” means, with respect to any employer, any individual who is married (within the meaning of section 7703 as of the first date that the employee is employed
the term "military technician (dual status)" means an employee described in section 10216 of title 10;
Military-to-Military Contacts Defined.—In this section, the term “military-to-military contacts” means contacts between members of the armed forces and members of foreign armed for
The term "military training route" means a training route developed as part of the Military Training Route Program, carried out jointly by the Administrator of the Federa
The term "military trauma care provider" means a member of the Armed Forces who furnishes emergency, critical care, and other trauma acute care services (including a phys
The term "military trauma team" means a complete military trauma team consisting of military trauma care providers.
The term “military treatment facility” means a facility referred to in section 1074(a) of title 10.
the term “military-type training” includes training in means or methods that can cause death or serious bodily injury, destroy or damage property, or disrupt services to critical i
The term “military unaccompanied housing” means military housing intended to be occupied by members of the armed forces serving a tour of duty unaccompanied by dependents and trans
In this section, the term “military welfare society” means the following: (A) Army Emergency Relief. (B) Air Force Aid Society, Inc. (C) Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society. (D) Coast
the term “milk” means any class of cow's milk; / the term “milk” means any class of cow's milk marketed in the United States;
the term “Milwaukee Railroad” means the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company; and
The term “mine land” means— (A) land subject to titles IV and V of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 ( 30 U.S.C. 1231 et seq.; 30 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.); and (B)
“miner” means any individual working in a coal or other mine; / The term “miner” means any individual who works or has worked in or around a coal mine or coal preparation facility
The term “mineral activities” means any activity for, related to or incidental to mineral exploration, mining, and beneficiation activities for any locatable mineral on a mining cl
“mineral leasing law” means any Federal law administered by the Secretary authorizing the disposition under lease of oil or gas;
As used in this chapter “mineral leasing laws” shall mean the Act of October 20, 1914 (38 Stat. 741); the Act of February 25, 1920 (41 Stat. 437) [30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.]; the Act o
As used in this section, the term “mineral property” has the meaning assigned to the term “property” in section 614(a).
The term “mineral resources” means all nonliving natural nonrenewable resources, including fossil fuels, minerals, whether metallic or nonmetallic, but does not include ice, water,
The term “minerals” includes oil, gas, sulphur, geopressured-geothermal and associated resources, and all other minerals which are authorized by an Act of Congress to be produced f
In the case of mines, oil and gas wells, other natural deposits, and timber, there shall be allowed as a deduction in computing taxable income a reasonable allowance for depletion
For purposes of this section, the term “minimal amount” means not more than 15 percent of the total amount made available for distribution under section 2322(a)(1) of this title .
the term “minimally sufficient sexual offender registration program” means any State sexual offender registration program that— (A) requires the registration of each offender who i
“minimal value” means a retail value in the United States at the time of acceptance of $100 or less, except that— (A) on January 1, 1981, and at 3 year intervals thereafter, “minim
"Minimum annual amortization charge" shall mean an amount equal to 2 per centum of the established investment, except that, in the case of a project where the real proper
In this paragraph, the term “minimum average operating speed” means— (i) 45 miles per hour, in the case of a HOV facility with a speed limit of 50 miles per hour or greater; and (i
The term “minimum base rate” means 11 percent.
The term “minimum basic research amount” means an amount equal to the greater of— (i) 1 percent of the average of the sum of amounts paid or incurred during the base period for— (I
The term “minimum disposition price” means 95 percent of the market value established by the Corporation. The chief executive officer, in the chief executive officer's discretion,
For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “minimum enrollment period” means, with respect to an individual's enrollment with an organization or entity under a State plan, a period
The term “minimum essential coverage” has the meaning given such term by section 5000A(f). / For purposes of this section, the term “minimum essential coverage” has the meaning giv
the term “minimum Federal Pell Grant” means the minimum amount of a Federal Pell Grant that shall be awarded to a student for any academic year in which that student is attending f
The term “minimum fractional ownership interest” means, with respect to each type of aircraft— (i) a fractional ownership interest equal to or greater than 1/16 of at least 1 subso
The term "minimum medical loss ratio" means, with respect to a State, a minimum medical loss ratio (as calculated under subsection (d) of section 438.8 of title 42, Code
The term “minimum population estimate” means an estimate of the number of animals in a stock that— (A) is based on the best available scientific information on abundance, incorpora
For purposes of this section and section 412(a)(2)(A), except as provided in subsection (f), the term “minimum required contribution” means, with respect to any plan year of a defi
For purposes of this section, the term “minimum required distribution” means the minimum amount required to be distributed during a taxable year under section 401(a)(9), 403(b)(10)
For purposes of this subparagraph, the term “minimum-required qualified joint and survivor annuity” means the qualified joint and survivor annuity which is the actuarial equivalent
“minimum safe freeboard” means the freeboard that the Secretary decides cannot be reduced safely without limiting the operation of the vessel.
The term “minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking” means the standards set forth in section 7106 of this title .
In this paragraph, the term “minimum threshold amount” means an amount, to be determined by the Commissioner, which shall not exceed the amount sufficient to demonstrate that an in
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
The term “mining” includes not merely the extraction of the ores or minerals from the ground but also the treatment processes considered as mining described in paragraph (4) (and t
The term “mining claim” means a claim located under the general mining laws of the United States (which generally comprise 30 U.S.C. chapters 2, 12A, and 16, and sections 161 and 1
The term “mining property” means any property (within the meaning of section 614 after the application of subsections (c) and (e) thereof) with respect to which any expenditures al
The term “Ministerial Conference” means the Ministerial Conference established under paragraph 1 of Article IV of the WTO Agreement.
The administering authority shall establish procedures for the correction of ministerial errors in final determinations within a reasonable time after the determinations are issued
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“minor” means any person under the age of eighteen years; / Minor.—The term “minor” means a person who has not reached 18 years of age. / the term “minor” means an individual who h
The term “minor child” means an individual who— (A) has not attained 18 years of age; or (B) has not attained 19 years of age and is a full-time student in a secondary school (or i
In this section, the term “minor collateral misconduct” means any minor misconduct that is potentially punishable under chapter 47 of title 10 that— (1) is committed close in time
In this section, the term “minor construction project” means any plant project not specifically authorized by law for which the approved total estimated cost does not exceed the mi
Except as provided by subparagraph (B), the term “minor construction threshold” means $30,000,000. / The term “minor construction threshold” means $5,000,000. / (A) Except as provi
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The term “minority” has the meaning given to such term by section 1204(c)(3) of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery 5 and Enforcement Act of 1989. / The term “minority” has
The term “minority 15 institution” means a depository institution (as defined in section 1813(c) of this title)— (i) more than 50 percent of the ownership or control of which is he
The term “minority bank” means any depository institution described in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of section 461(b)(1)(A) of this title — (I) more than 50 percent of the ownership
the term "minority business center" means a Business Center of the Agency;
The term "minority business enterprise" means a business enterprise— (i) that is not less than 51 percent-owned by 1 or more socially or economically disadvantaged indivi
The term “minority census tract” means a census tract that has a minority population of at least 30 percent and a median family income of less than 100 percent of the area family m
the term "minority chamber of commerce" means a chamber of commerce developed specifically to support minority business enterprises.
the term “minority depository institution” means an entity that is— (A) a minority depository institution, as defined in section 308 of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery,
“minority educational institution” means an educational institution with an enrollment in which a substantial proportion (as determined by the Secretary) of the students are minori
The term “minority group” has the meaning given the term “racial and ethnic minority group” in section 300u–6 of this title. / The term “minority group” includes subpopulations of
The term “minority group member” has the meaning given such term in section 544(d) of this title. / In this section, the term “minority group member” means an individual who is— (1
The term “minority health disparities research” means basic, clinical, and behavioral research on minority health conditions (as defined in paragraph (2)), including research to pr
The term “minority institution” means an institution of higher education whose enrollment of a single minority or a combination of minorities (as defined in paragraph (2)) exceeds